Canadian government refocusing resettlement efforts
Canada has put an end to an ineffective refugee program in order to put more efforts into working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and refugees in…
Long-haul truck drivers now permanent for British Columbia PNP
British Columbia has revised its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to permanently include long-haul truck drivers as part of its program. Previously, long-haul truck drivers were considered under a pilot project…
Canadian government may reduce immigration numbers
Canadian immigration processing times are increasing as a backlog of applications is building up at visa offices. Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney suggested that a simple solution…
Study shows Canadians still supportive of immigration
A recently released study regarding immigration found that Canadians are still supportive of immigration. The study, which was released by Montreal’s Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) found that…
Conditional spousal sponsorship visas to be introduced
The Government of Canada will soon be announcing conditional visas for those sponsored under Canada’s Family Class Spousal Sponsorship Program in attempt to curb marriage fraud. There was speculation that…
Canadian immigration numbers for 2012 to be announced
This week, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney will be unveiling the 2012 Immigration Action Plan. According to an early statement made by Kenney, immigration levels will stay around 250,000…
Easing the transition for foreign-trained doctors
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada is suggesting ways for the federal government to ease the transition for foreign-trained doctors to set up shop in Canada.Suggestions include…
Canada to accept more foreign students as permanent residents
The Government of Canada will be accepting up to 1,000 international PhD students as permanent residents through the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program per year.Starting November 5, 2011, 1,000 international…
10,000 more skilled workers coming to Canada next year
Next year, up to 10,000 additional immigrants will be allowed into Canada under the Federal Skilled Workers program.The government stresses these additional numbers will help meet market demands, as well…
New sponsorship applications for parents and grandparents on hold for two years
There are currently more than 165,000 parents and grandparents who are still awaiting a decision on their permanent residence application and approximately 40,000 new parents and grandparents apply each year.“Wait…