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Canadian government introduces new project to help newcomers integrate into the economy

 the CanadaVisa Team     12 January 2010

Earlier today, the Canadian government announced a new online project that will help newcomers integrate into the Canadian labour market.

Ontario city unveils special immigration information portal for newcomers

 the CanadaVisa Team     08 January 2010

The city of North Bay, Ontario, which has been applauded for its initiatives to attract newcomers, is launching an immigration information portal for newcomers to Canada.

While other countries cut immigration levels, Canada continues to welcome newcomers

 the CanadaVisa Team     05 January 2010

Monday, January 4, 2010

Canada continues to welcome over a quarter-million newcomers a year while other countries are slowing down their levels of immigration.


Canada Readiness Tool launched for immigrant IT professionals

 the CanadaVisa Team     03 January 2010

Last week, the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) launched another way to help Information Technology professionals successfully integrate into the Canadian workforce, called the Canada Readiness Tool (CRT).


PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada provides welcoming environment for immigrants

 the CanadaVisa Team     31 December 2009

Starting Monday, the Prince Edward Island (PEI) Association for Newcomers to Canada (ANC) will have a new Executive Director, former journalist Craig Mackie, to help continue its mandate of providing settlement services to immigrants.


Canada's population grows thanks to immigration

 the CanadaVisa Team     31 December 2009

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Canada saw a population increase of 133,500 in the third quarter of 2009, due in large part to immigration, according to figures released by Statistics Canada (StatsCan) on Friday.


Immigration Minister proposes significant changes to improve the Live-In Caregiver Program

 the CanadaVisa Team     28 December 2009

After extensive consultations with caregiver groups across Canada, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada (CIMC) Minster Jason Kenney announced proposed changes to the Live-in Caregiver program earlier this month.


Court rules sponsors not automatically accountable for family members’ social assistance debt

 the CanadaVisa Team     30 November 2009

Earlier this month, the Ontario Court of Appeal ordered governments to stop automatically charging individuals, who have sponsored relatives to come to Canada as permanent residents, for social assistance debt sustained by those relatives.


Canada: Once Again a Destination for European Immigration

 the CanadaVisa Team     29 November 2009

Canada remains one of the few open immigrant-friendly countries. What’s more, in many respects it has suffered much less than most during the worldwide financial crisis that started in 2008—with its banks declared the best in the world.


Canadavisa.com reveals fresh new look with new assessment form that determines eligibility across all of the 60-plus Canadian immigration categories

 the CanadaVisa Team     29 October 2009

Federal Skilled Worker is no longer the only way to go.

Both federal and provincial immigration programs have expanded significantly in recent times, offering candidates more than sixty different alternatives for immigration to Canada. This new reality in Canadian immigration is matched by the revamp of Canada's leading immigration website, Canadavisa.com. By submitting a Canadian immigration eligibility questionnaire on Canadavisa.com, an applicant’s candidacy will be assessed across all the Canada immigration options that currently exist.