Citizenship and Immigration Canada strongly believes that Canadian citizenship is something people should not take for granted and immigrants should make an effort to achieve. As a result, they have taken necessary…
Continue ReadingThe Economist has ranked Canada as the 9th best country to be born in 2013 out of 80 countries. Rankings are calculated based on wealth, crime rate, trust in public institutions and…
Continue ReadingIn the first year, CIC will accept 3,000 applications. Within the 3,000 there will be no limit on 26 in-demand occupations, while 17 occupations will be subject to sub limits of 100…
Continue ReadingCitizenship and Immigration Canada is proposing regulatory changes to strengthen Canada’s International Student Program (ISP). There are concerns that some institutions are providing poor-quality programs and facilitating the entry of foreign nationals…
Continue ReadingThe new Federal Skilled Trades Immigration Program was announced on December 10, 2012, since then many people have stepped-up to praise the new program. Michel Atkinson, president of the Canadian Construction Association…
Continue ReadingDavid Cohen and myself cross examined James Bernardo McNamee, Director of Immigration, Strategies and Analysis, Division of Strategic Policy in Citizenship and Immigration Canada on Tuesday December 18th from 9:00 a.m. to…
Continue ReadingThe Bridging Open Work Permit will allow most economic class applicants that are waiting for their final decision on their permanent residence application to maintain their status and allow them to continue…
Continue ReadingThe Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) will re-open and begin accepting applications on May 4, 2013. The government is placing great emphasis on language proficiency and youth. It is believed that these…
Continue ReadingA recent paper by Statistics Canada shows that the Prairies are the most prospective in terms of job market and availability. It shows that Quebec has the worst labour market. The paper…
Continue ReadingThe cross examination of CIC officials in the pre C-50 FSW backlog class action will be proceeding tomorrow and Wednesday.
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