Posted by superuser Published Monday, August 09, 2010 Business Class
Canada has adjusted its 2010 immigration plan by increasing the 2010
quota for economic immigrants. These changes are a response to the
Canadian and Global economic recovery and will assist in further reducing the federal skilled worker backlog. As Canada recovers from the
recession, increasing economic immigration is beneficial to the country
and ensures employers have the workers they need to supplement the
Canadian domestic labor supply. Canada expects the need for more
economic immigrants will also grow further in the years ahead.
Posted by superuser Published Friday, July 16, 2010 Citizenship
Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Ministry recently
introduced a new rule that would better protect the value of Canadian
citizenship by strengthening the process of applying for citizenship and
cracking down on crooked citizenship consultants. The full package of amendments named as Bill C-37: Strengthening the
Value of Canadian Citizenship Act proposes to add legal authority to regulate citizenship consultants and to crack
down
Posted by superuser Published Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Skilled Worker
Quebec Skilled Worker / Professional applicants intending to reside in
Montreal or another city in the Province of Quebec are selected based
upon a different set of criteria than applicants who wish to settle
elsewhere in Canada. If you want to imigrate to Quebec as a skilled
worker, you must first follow a separate selection process before your
application is finalised by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Posted by superuser Published Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Experience Class
If you have studied or worked in the province of Quebec, you may be
eligible to immigrate to the province of Quebec, in Canada under the
fast-track Canadian immigration program. As of Sunday, February 14
2010, the new Quebec Experience Class program is finally in effect and
those who qualify can now submit their applications.
There are two categories under the Quebec Experience Class.
Posted by superuser Published Saturday, December 26, 2009 Work Visa
Temporary residents in Canada can now apply online for work permits. Temporary residents seeking work permits or an extension of their visit in
Canada can now apply online. Apart from applying online, applicants
can also pay their application fees, check their application status and change
their address online. The new online applications will result in faster processing because online
applications can only be submitted if they are complete.
Posted by superuser Published Thursday, November 05, 2009 Canadian Immigration
According to Citizenship and Immigration Canada's 2009 Annual Report,
Canada is actually maintaining its immigration levels to meet the
country's medium- to long-term economic needs. While other countries have cut back immigration levels as a short-term
response to the global economic downturn, Canada is actually
maintaining its immigration levels.
Posted by superuser Published Sunday, September 13, 2009 Canadian Immigration
On August 24th, Canada's Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism
Minister Jason Kenney announced the implementation of the redesigned
permanent resident (PR) card. The PR card will be in circulation
beginning today. The new card contains micro-lettering and fine line
patterns that are resistant to copying, similar to banknotes. Also, the
card holder's photograph and personal details are recorded on a bar
code in an encrypted format that may only be read by authorized
officials.
Posted by superuser Published Tuesday, June 30, 2009 General News
Three new designations to the Immigration and refugee board of Canada
(IRB) were announced today by the citizenship, Immigration and
Multiculturalism. Ms Shari. A. stein and Hazelyn Ross were designated
the deputy chairperson of the immigration Appeal Division and Assistant
deputy Chairperson respectively, in the Toronto Office. Whereas, in the
Vancouver office, Ross A Pattee was designated the assistant deputy
chairperson.
Posted by superuser Published Tuesday, May 26, 2009 Skilled Worker
As of May 19th 2009, the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) has removed certain occupations from its list of qualifying occupations for the popular U.S. Visa Holder category. Eight Information Technology (IT) occupations are no longer listed as "occupations under pressure" in Alberta. Applicants with work experience in these occupations are no longer qualified for the program.
Posted by superuser Published Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Citizenship
The new Citizenship law has retroactively restored Canadian citizenship to many who had lost it due to obscure and outdated provisions in past legislation. Secondly, it has henceforth limited citizenship by descent to first generation Canadians. Canadian Citizenship is now restored to anyone born in Canada or who became a Canadian
citizen on or after January 1, 1947 and then lost their citizenship.
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