Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced on January 24, 2013 the launch of a new entrepreneur program – the so called “Start-up Visa” program that is expected to help innovative immigrant entrepreneurs. Toronto lawyer Jeff Li, who provides both immigration law…
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Quebec suspends intake of investor program, retroactive to April 14, 2012
On June 29, 2012, the Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles (MICC) of Quebec published a decision in Gazette officielle du Québec, and suspended the intake of applications for a selection certificate that can be submitted by candidates of…
10 most important immigration policy changes in 2011
There are many changes, expected or unexpected, with respect to Canadian immigration in 2011. While some of the changes like super visa will facilitate some people’s entry to Canada, most are to fight immigration fraud and to limit immigration to…
BC Provincial Nominee Program: Business immigrants encouraged to invest in regional communities
VICTORIA – The provincial government is taking steps to further encourage business immigrants to invest in communities in regional B.C. through the BC Provincial Nominee Program. This is one of a series of steps as part of a commitment in…
Important changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Investor Program, and Federal Entrepreneur Program
Effective July 1, 2011, three important Canadian immigration programs will have significant changes, again. 1. For the Federal Skilled Worker program, there will be a cap of 500 applicants in each of the 29 “priority occupations,” and a cap of…