Canadian Immigration News
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the CanadaVisa Team
15 February 2013
The list of Designated Countries of Origin, which was introduced on December 15, 2012 as part of the Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act, has been amended to include eight new countries.
the CanadaVisa Team
13 February 2013
The Canadian Immigrant Integration Program (CIIP), founded in 2010, recently celebrated the graduation of its 20,000th participant.
the CanadaVisa Team
12 February 2013
The Government of Quebec announced yesterday that its list of occupations for the Facilitated Labour Market Opinion (FLMO) program has been amended. The FLMO is a provincial program that allows employers wishing to hire a foreign worker in a targeted profession obtain a positive Labour Market Opinion (LMO) without needing to recruit in Canada.
the CanadaVisa Team
07 February 2013
Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney stated that his government would like the power to strip citizenship from Canadians who commit terrorism or acts of war. This statement was made one day after a dual Canadian and Lebanese citizen was indicated as a participant in a bus bombing in Bulgaria last year.
the CanadaVisa Team
05 February 2013
The Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia, has been selected as the host of the popular TED Talk series. TED, which stands for “Technology, Entertainment, and Design” is where leaders and innovators are invited at events around the world to give ‘the most important talk of their lives’. In recent years it has become a global sensation, with over 1,200 spin-off talks given in cities across the world.
the CanadaVisa Team
30 January 2013
Effective January 29, 2013, a number of changes have been made to Canadian visa offices in the United States. These changes have been made by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) with the intent to better expedite the processing of applications for Canadian temporary and permanent residency.
the CanadaVisa Team
24 January 2013
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced today that it will launch a new program on April 1, 2013, aimed at bringing the world’s best and brightest entrepreneurs to Canada. According to CIC, the program will be the first of its kind in any country. Its unique partnership model is intended to “position [Canada] as a destination of choice for start-ups”.
the CanadaVisa Team
23 January 2013
A Libyan family, originally deported from Canada five years ago, will be allowed to return to Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
the CanadaVisa Team
15 January 2013
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has announced plans to resettle up to 5,000 Iranian and Iraqi refugees, presently in Turkey, by 2018. Citing "escalating violence in the region," Immigration Minister Jason Kenney outlined his government's intention to "help Turkey deal with this growing pressure." He also commended the government of Turkey "for keeping her borders open to those fleeing the ongoing conflict in the region."
the CanadaVisa Team
11 January 2013
Canada’s visa office in Chandigarh, India has reported a record number of visa issuances for 2012. The office, situated in the country’s Punjab region, processes a variety of applications including those for study and visitor visas.
