Immigration Services
Beginning in 2013, the Canadian government will begin requesting biometric data from some temporary visitors to the country.According to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), the biometric program will help to…
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has proposed changes to the International Student Program. These changes are intended to benefit students while taking steps to prevent and reduce fraud.Three important changes…
The Canadian economy generated over 40,000 jobs in December 2012, according to the latest Labour Survey published by Statistics Canada. While a majority of these jobs were created in the…
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…
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…
A Libyan family, originally deported from Canada five years ago, will be allowed to return to Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.After the Benhmuda family was deported, Canadian friends and…
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…
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)…
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has officially announced that the new Federal Skilled Worker program will include a list of designated occupations.In an official announcement made late last Friday, CIC…
2012 saw Canada reach its highest sustained level of immigration in history, continuing a seven year trend.Last year, the government admitted 257,515 new Canadian permanent residents. This figure falls within…