Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Program to Reopen
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, 2015. Application forms, guides and information on how to apply to the Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Program became available this week. Highlights of the Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Program include: 1. The sponsorship […]
DEADLINE FOR FILING FEDERAL SKILLED WORKER APPLICATIONS
Citizenship and Immigration Canada has just amended its website and has confirmed that, in order for a Federal Skilled Worker Application to be assessed under CURRENT eligibility and selection criteria (i.e. May 1, 2014 General Occupations (Demand) List and 67 point pass mark), the Application MUST be received by Citizenship and Immigration Canada BEFORE January […]
Canada Day Office Closure and Ramadan
July 1 is Canada Day, the national day of Canada. It is a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary of the July 1, 1867 enactment of the British North America Act, 1867 (today called the Constitution Act, 1867), which united three colonies into a single country called Canada within the British Empire. Originally called Dominion […]
Change of Age of “Dependent Child”
Please be advised that as of August 1, 2014, the definition of a “dependent child” will change to be a person who is LESS THAN 19 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner; or a person who is 19 years of age or older who has depended substantially on the financial […]
Nova Scotia Provincial Nominee Program (Regional Labour Market Demand Stream) NOW CLOSED
On Monday, April 28, 2014, the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration announced that the Regional Labour Market Demand Stream is now closed and will not be accepting any Applications that are not received in the office and/or post-marked by end-of-day April 28, 2014. The Nova Scotia Office of Immigration is processing Applications to reach the […]
New Federal Skilled Worker General Occupations (Demand) List and Quotas
On Wednesday, April 23, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced new eligibility criteria for the Federal Skilled Worker Class. A maximum of twenty-five thousand (25,000) Federal Skilled Worker Applications will be considered for processing from May 1, 2014 until April 30, 2015. Within the twenty-five thousand (25,000) cap, a maximum of one thousand (1,000) Federal […]