Major Immigration Rule Changes Announced-June 24, 2011
On Friday, June 24, 2011, Citizenship and Immigration Canada made a major announcement, concerning the Federal Skilled Worker Class and both the Investor and Entrepreneur Categories of the Business Class. A. FEDERAL SKILLED WORKER CLASS 1. Changes a. The current General Occupations (Demand) List of twenty-nine (29) occupations will remain the same for the period […]
Immigration consultant arrested
The RCMP has arrested a Quebec immigration consultant accused of providing Canadian citizenship and immigration documents to hundreds of residents of Middle East countries who then collected tax benefits from Ottawa. Ahmad El-Akhal, 62, was arrested in Montreal on Thursday following a 2½-year investigation by the RCMP’s Immigration and Passport and Commercial Crimes sections. His […]
It’s now official: Santa Claus is a Canadian
Now we know why Santa Claus wears only red and white: Because he’s a Canadian. And that’s official (ho, ho, ho). Canada’s Immigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed it again at a citizenship ceremony in Calgary. The Vancouver Sun reports that the cabinet minister “reaffirmed” the jolly fat man (maybe he’s been eating too much poutine?) as a Canadian in […]
New arrivals push up immigration levels in Canada to their highest since 1971
Most of parts of Canada have recorded their highest immigration levels since figures began in their present form in 1971. Data from Statistics Canada for the third quarter of 2010 put Canada’s population at 34,238,000, an increase of 129,300, some 0.4%, since July. During the third quarter, 84,200 immigrants arrived in Canada, 8,800 more than in the same quarter of 2009. Despite the […]
Immigration bolsters Canada’s population
For the third quarter of 2010, 65 percent or 84,200 people of the 129,300 who were added to Canada’s head count were migrants. The new arrivals did not just stay in key urban centers such as Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, but also spread out into the provinces and territories. Tiny Prince Edward Island welcomed 1,200 […]
Quota for Registered Nurses (NOC Code 3152) Filled
Today, Wednesday, December 22, 2010, the quota for Registered Nurses (NOC Code 3152) on Canada’s General Occupations (Demand) List was filled. If your work experience is in occupation 3152 Registered Nurses (whose quota has been reached) and your Application for Permanent Residence in Canada has not yet been filed, you must either find another occupation […]