Canada to Eliminate Investor and Entrepreneur Categories
On Tuesday, February 11, 2014, the Government of Canada delivered its Budget, wherein it announced its intent to eliminate both the Federal Immigrant Investor Program and Federal Entrepreneur Program. By doing so, the Government of Canada’s goal is to eradicate a large and longstanding backlog of applications, and pave the way for new pilot programs […]
Quota for 2014 Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Program Full
On February 3, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced that the 2014 quota of 5,000 new Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Applications had been met. No new Applications will be accepted for processing until January 2015, at which time it is anticipated that the quota will be raised from 5,000 new Applications to 20,000 new Applications. Further details […]
Parent Grandparent Sponsorship Program Relaunched
After a more than two (2) year moratorium on new Applications, which took effect on November 5, 2011, Citizenship and Immigration Canada will resume accepting applications of Canadian citizens/permanent residents, wishing to sponsor their parents and grandparents to immigrate to Canada, on January 2, 2014. Application forms, guides and information on how to apply to […]
New Federal Skilled Worker Application Kits and Forms
Citizenship and Immigration Canada has announced that new Kits and Application forms for the Federal Skilled Worker Program, which reopens on May 4, 2013, will be released and available to the public later today, May 3, 2013. Once these new Kits and forms become available, they will be sent to all of Abrams & Krochak’s […]
New Federal Skilled Worker Class Eligibility Criteria Announced
On Thursday, April 18, 2013, Citizenship and Immigration Canada made a major announcement, concerning the Federal Skilled Worker Class. Once again, there will be a General Occupations (Demand) List for the Federal Skilled Worker Class; however, the jobs on the List, the number of jobs on the List, the overall quota for the category and […]
Replacement for Former Entrepreneur Category Announced
On January 24, 2013, the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, announced a pilot Immigration program, which will likely permanently replace the former Entrepreneur Category of the Business Class, which ceased to accept new Applications as of July 1, 2011. The new pilot program, “The Start-up Visa Program”, will run for up […]