Quebec Skilled Worker Cap Filled
The Quebec Skilled Worker Program has reached the maximum number of applications it will accept this year. The program, which was re-opened on April 1, 2014, had placed a cap…
Students in Canada positive about job prospects
Students in Canada are feeling increasingly confident about their career prospects once they enter the Canadian workforce. A survey by Environics Research Group found that 77 percent of students are…
Canadian Prime Minister Highlights Importance of Indian Immigrants
Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered a keynote speech in Toronto at the Pearson Convention Centre on Thursday. During his speech, Mr. Harper emphasized that India has become the prime source…
Minister Vows Speedier Start-up Visa Application Process
Having seen just two completed applications in the Start-up Visa Program, a pilot program brought into being in early 2013, Canada’s Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Chris Alexander, has promised…
Canada Welcomes 150,000th New Citizen of 2014
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Chris Alexander, announced that Canada has welcomed its 150,000 new citizen of 2014. This is around double the number compared with the same period last…
African Countries Commit to Strengthen Cooperation to Better Protect Migrants
Addis Ababa, 11 October 2024 – Over 300 representatives from African member states, stakeholders, the UN system, and the African Union Commission, gathered for the second Africa review of the…
Trudeau Advises Ottawa To Work With Provinces On Foreign Workers
Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau has urged the federal government to work more closely with provinces on immigration matters, in particular how the government oversees the temporary foreign worker program.…
Immigration Minister Grants Filipino Nanny Reprieve After Deportation Order
A live-in caregiver facing deportation for “working without authorisation” has been granted the right to remain in Canada while her immigration application is in progress. Lilia Ordinario Joaquin, originally from…
Quebec Announces Changes To Investor Program
Quebec has announced new rules regarding applications for a Certificat de sélection du Québec submitted under the province’s Investor Program. The announcement was made by the provincial government’s immigration ministry…
Ontario Government Sceptical Of Proposed Changes To Birthright Provision
The government of Ontario has said that it would not support any effort by the federal government to end Canada's jus soli provision, whereby children born in Canada automatically attain…