Ottawa, November 2, 2011 — Canada intends to accept up to 1,000 international PhD students per year as permanent residents through the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear announced today, on behalf of Citizenship, Immigration…
Category: Canada Immigration and Visa Matters
Blog on Canadian permanent residency or temporary residency matters written by Toronto immigration lawyer Jeff Li.
CIC stops accepting parental sponsorship applications – To cut backlog and wait times
Ottawa, November 4, 2011 — The Government of Canada is taking immediate action to cut the backlog and wait times for sponsored parents and grandparents, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. Currently, more than 165,000 parents and…
Asian immigration is responsible for good dietary trends in Canada: report
http://canadianimmigrant.ca/news-and-views/asian-immigration-is-responsible-for-good-dietary-trends-in-canada-report/
Ottawa moves to curb marriages of convenience
http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-moves-to-curb-marriages-of-convenience/article2215245/?service=mobile
Cut immigration applications to fix backlog: Is this our only option?
Cut immigration applications to fix backlog? This is what Jason Kenny, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada said to the House committee on citizenship and immigration recently. (For a detailed report on this, follow http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/10/20/pol-kenney-immigration-cut-applications.html) I am saddened each time I hear…
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…
Canadians still support high immigration levels: study
The Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) based in Montreal has released its report on how open Canadians are for immigration and immigrants. Below are two links highlighting IRPP’s research findings: Canadians still support high immigration levels: study http://bit.ly/nVdcxm…
Proposed Citizenship Act amendment: Upfront evidence of language ability required
On October 15, 2011, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has published notice in the Canada Gazette with respect to a proposed amendment of the Citizenship Regulations (Regulations). If passed, the amendment will require adult applicants to provide upfront evidence of their…
Restaurant and food service manager: Halfway toward skilled worker cap
As of October 11, 2011, CIC has received a total of 2,768 eligible federal skilled worker applications. For National Occupation Classification (NOC) # 0631, 260 applications have been received, that is more than halfway toward the 500 cap on the…
Strong Canadian immigration interest is a ‘big, good problem’: Kenney
http://www.torontoobserver.ca/2011/10/06/strong-canadian-immigration-interest-is-a-big-good-problem-kenney/