Immigration Services
While the Quebec Facilitated IT program came to an end on February 24th, the 7 affected professions are now part of a newly announced facilitated labour market assessment process. The…
This month, CIC News offers some advice on how to prepare and interviews Fritzie Selga, a Filipino nurse who succeeded at her interview and received her certificat de sélection du…
A newly formed group called the Alberta Coalition for Action on Labour Shortage (ACALS) is pushing the federal government of Canada to amend immigration policies to address a significant labour…
In an effort to cut down on spousal sponsorship fraud, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has put into action a new requirement where any new immigrant to Canada sponsored by…
Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney suggested Wednesday the possibility of legislating away Canada’s backlog of immigration applications."We’re looking at all options for dealing with these backlogs… It’s not fair to…
Severe labour shortages in Western provinces have resulted in some provincial leaders calling for radical changes in immigration procedures.Western provinces are largely in the midst of a job boom, which…
A list of the top 100 employers for immigrants to Canada has been announced by Mediacorp and published in the Globe and Mail.These employers were ranked by their recruiting efforts…
The Quebec Government announced yesterday a comprehensive plan to reduce processing times for permanent residency applicants to Quebec.This plan was broadcast on March 21, 2012, and takes effect retroactively to…
Every year, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) sets immigration targets to meet the Canadian government’s economic, family reunification, and humanitarian goals. 2012 will see a large increase in the issuance…
The Government of Canada announced on March 29, 2012 a plan to reduce the backlog of Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) applications by returning all applications and government fees submitted prior…