Canada to resettle up to 5,000 Iranian and Iraqi refugees by 2018
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…
Libyan Family Welcomed Home to Canada
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…
Canada Launches “First of its Kind” Entrepreneur Start-Up Visa
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…
Processing Changes at Canadian Visa Offices in the United States
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)…
Federal Skilled Worker Program Will Include Occupation List
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…
Canadian Immigration Reaches Historical High for Seventh Consecutive Year
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…
Canada’s Immigration Backlog Reduced by Forty Percent
The backlog of permanent resident applications waiting to be processed by government officials has been reduced by 40 percent, according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). CIC believes that this…
Entrepreneur Start-Up Visa Launched April 1st
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has launched an exciting new pilot, the Entrepreneur Start-Up Visa program, on April 1, 2013. The program, which will connect promising foreign entrepreneurs to Canadian…
New Immigrant Guide Released by Citizenship & Immigration Canada
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has released a revamped, updated immigration guide for new Canadian permanent residents. The handbook, called Welcome to Canada, is the official book given to help…
Controversy Stirs over RBC Foreign Worker Hires
Canada’s largest bank has in recent weeks come under fire for allegedly replacing Canadian workers with foreign hires. The Royal Bank of Canada, commonly known as RBC, denies this assertion.The…