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So this would ordinarily be a hypothetical question but I will be at an event in a couple of weeks where the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration will be in attendance. I am hoping to get the chance to have a few words with him. I think I will start with something along the lines of "Sir, I...

In the 1970s fresh college graduates in Canada would often be flown, at the prospective employer's cost, across the country for a job interview. Those days are gone. Many of Canada's (and other Western nations') competitive advantages are disappearing. A person with the right professional...

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Simple. The next Federal elections will be decided in places like Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, and the immigrant vote (which the Cons have been able to rely on lately) is going to be important. Alberta? Solid blue except for one NDP riding in the University of Alberta area. That's not...

Well, processing times are consistently improving in Edmonton, so you should factor that in too, I guess.

It looks like people are getting their tests scheduled within 13 to 15 months of applying, so total processing time, allowing for two months between test and oath, appears to be less than 18 months.

And would suggest that: 1) If you had taken the time to read this forum, you would have realized that this has been discussed at length; 2) Writing in caps is the equivalent of shouting, and generally considered to be rude; and 3) Asking someone to, in essence, shut up is even ruder. An...

Re: [Staticstics] Processing time by Local Office I understand, Paco. And kudos for taking the time to compile this table!

No, but I'm not the one screaming all in caps: "LASTEST: CITIZENSHIP NEWS". Yes, it may be the most recent on the subject but it's hardly news.

Re: [Staticstics] Processing time by Local Office Um, there is only one person from Edmonton in the spreadsheet whose application was approved. It purportedly took only 7 months (which is hard to believe unless he's in the Canadian Forces). The table is NOT in any way a true reflection of...

Dude, the source CIC link for that "news" is from August, 2014. Just sayin...

Everything that is on the form except records of movement. So copies of passport pages, tax documents, records of employment, provincial health history, rental agreements/mortgage documents. When I applied in 2012, the application form did not ask for consent for them to get my CBSA reports...

Wes, can you ask your cousin if it was the full-blown RQ or Form CIT 0520 (RQ Lite)?

Both on procedural and substantive grounds.

Ah, thanks. Even though Rocco's name was listed first in the style of cause, the case was indexed differently. And I was looking for a brand new decision, not for one from a week or two ago. It's a good that the judge went to such great lengths to address the substantive issues raised by the...

The link does not work, please fix it!!! Thanks!

More than one citizenship officer at the Edmonton office has confirmed to me that the push is indeed to process the most straightforward routine applications first. You have a message, ukmike57.

Sadly, after spending thousands of dollars on legal fees and waiting over a year to have the Federal Court decide her application, Ms. Hussein's victory will likely be Pyrrhic. I do wonder how Justice Rennie would have ruled in this case ::) I just spoke to the lawyer who argued this case for...

I think the worst that could happen at the port of entry is for the PR to be asked to provide proof at some later date. They are not going to turn him or her back at the border.

"Accompanying your spouse" for the purposes of calculating days towards the PR residency obligation only relates to the days when you are outside Canada. By returning to Canada before your husband you do not risk anything. You ARE in Canada, therefore each day here, regardless of where your...