HeyJaredCanadian Immigration Podcast
This podcast is all about Canadian Immigration law, policy, and practice. Periodically Canadian immigration lawyer Mark Holthe will address various topics related to the Canadian immigration process.
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CIP 189: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 10 - 95 CRS Points at Risk - French, Study, and Sibling (opens the original)
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Episode Summary: In this episode, Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry examine three Express Entry bonus-point factors that could soon be removed or refined—up to 50 points for French-language ability, 30 points for Canadian education, and 15 points for having a sibling in Canada. They explain why IRCC considers these factors weaker predictors of long-term economic success, which applicants are most exposed to the proposed changes, and how candidates should prepare before new ministerial instr
CIP 188: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 9 - The Spousal Penalty - Can't be gone soon enough (opens the original)
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Episode Summary: In this episode, Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry examine one of the most controversial elements of Canada's proposed Express Entry reforms—the planned removal of the spousal points grid that currently reduces Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores for applicants with accompanying spouses. They explain how the current system penalizes many married and common-law couples, why IRCC's own economic research suggests the policy does not accurately predict immigrant success,
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