COVID19

CoPR holders are still unable to enter Canada due to travel restrictions

2023-02-10T12:33:00-05:00December 21st, 2020|

When the Government of Canada introduced travel restrictions in March 2020, it allowed travelling to Canada only to those COPR holders who were approved for immigration and travel to Canada before March 18, 2020. What this means is that all those who received their COPRs (Confirmation of Permanent Residence) after March 18, 2020, are stuck outside Canada, unable to enter the country. By this time, for many COPRs have already expired and they require re-authorization to enter Canada, Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Canada’s immigration ministry, strives to stay in touch with these individuals, and they were encouraged to [...]

Canada bans travel from the UK as mass vaccination campaign starts

2023-02-10T12:27:38-05:00December 21st, 2020|

Starting midnight December 20, 2020, Canada has banned all flight from the United Kingdom. This decision comes as part of the effort to stop COVID-19 spread. The United Kingdom has become the focus of global attention as a new strain of coronavirus was identified in the kingdom last week. The new strain does not seem to be more lethal, but it spreads much quicker. The decision will be re-evaluated every 72 hours. The new strain of coronavirus has already been identified in a few countries outside the United Kingdom including Denmark, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, the South African Republic, [...]