Canadian Immigration News

The Strategic Recruitment Stream of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) fast-tracks the permanent residency applications of migrants who have been working for at least one year in the United States on an H1B visa* in an occupation that is in high demand in Alberta. No Canadian job offer is required for this category.

Early next week, the Alberta government is expected to sign a special immigration deal with the federal government. As Canada’s fastest growing province, Alberta regards immigration as an important solution to its chronic labour shortages. With a job market growth rate outpacing all other provinces, Alberta currently has more jobs than they do people to fill them.

The Canadian province of Alberta has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Philippines’ Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) regarding human resource development to promote the many employment opportunities in Alberta.

As of today, 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.

The Afghan-Canadian Community Centre is the only school in the Kandahar area offering vocational training to women.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada's (CIC) supplementary budget estimates have been approved in principle, and are expected to provide an extra 168.5 million to bolster CIC programs and services.

July 1st, 2007 will mark the 140th anniversary of the confederation ofCanada , whereby the existing British North American provinces were united in the federation of Canada. Now commonly known as Canada Day, Canadians have been celebrating the official establishment of the country on July 1st since 1867.

Receiving the gift of a lifetime this holiday season, a family in the small town of Oliver in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley facing a deportation order received a phone call from the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, that they will be allowed to stay in Canada.

Suivant la conclusion de la consultation publique sur la planification de l'immigration pour la période 2008-2010, la ministre de l'Immigration et des Communautés culturelles propose une croissance moyenne de l'immigration annuelle.

Twelve Canadian immigrant students were recently honoured as the recipients of the second annual RBC Royal Bank Scholarship for New Canadians program. These students were selected from over a thousand applicants based on their academic achievement and their application essays. In these essays, the applicants give their take on how immigration has shaped Canada, and outline their personal experiences and advice to others who are going through the same process.