Investor Category Moratorium to be Lifted December 1
The Canadian Immigrant Investor Program supports the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act objective to support the development of a strong and prosperous Canadian economy, in which the benefits of immigration are shared across all regions of Canada by attracting experienced business people and their economic resources to Canada. Candidates for the Immigrant Investor Program must […]
Federal Skilled Worker applications received since June 26, 2010
On Saturday, June 26, 2010, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced major changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Class with no advance notice. Unless an applicant has arranged employment, he/she must now have at least 1 year of continuous full-time paid work experience or 2 years of continuous half-time paid work experience in at least 1 […]
Kenney to learn about human smuggling in Australia
OTTAWA – Canada’s immigration minister is travelling to Australia to see what can be learned about dealing with boatloads of illegal immigrants and refugee claimants. Jason Kenney is currently on a 10-day trip through India, China and the Philippines to deal with the issue of overseas immigration fraud. On a conference call with reporters on […]
Illegal Migrant Ship Heading for British Columbia
Canadian Immigration Officials are monitoring a ship that may be headed to British Columbia. According to a Sri Lanka newspaper the ship is carrying Tamil migrants. According to the newspaper, the Colombo Observer, the ship is carrying 200 migrants, some of them Tamil Tigers. The Colombo Observer reported that the ship was last spotted in […]
Need A Job? Try Canada, Where Hiring Is Booming
Stubbornly high unemployment rates got you down? Not sold on the economic recovery? Look no further than America’s polite neighbor to the north, where jobs numbers are surging and home prices have been rising steadily for nearly a year. Last month, Canada, a nation with roughly one tenth of our population, created about 10,000 more […]
MAJOR CANADIAN IMMIGRATION RULE CHANGES
MAJOR CANADIAN IMMIGRATION RULE CHANGES MAJOR CANADIAN IMMIGRATION RULE CHANGES On Saturday, June 26, 2010, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced major changes to the Independent/Skilled Worker Class and to the Investor Category of the Business Class with no advance notice. A. INDEPENDENT/SKILLED WORKER CLASS 1. Changes a. As of June 26, 2010, to be eligible […]