Canada’s New Budget: Improve and Speed Up the Immigration Process
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered the new Canadian budget in Parliament yesterday. Regarding immigration, the new budget pledges 22 million over two years, including legislation to speed up the…
Canada’s Prime Minister designates Pier 21 immigration museum a National Historic Museum
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has recently designated an immigration museum located at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, used as a point-of-entry for immigrants for almost 43 years, a National…
Canada re-introduces visitor visa requirements for Czech and Mexican nationals
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) cites a rise in refugee claims from the Czech Republic and Mexico as the reason for this change. Canada regularly reviews its visa policies towards…
Canada’s banking system soundest in the world for second straight year
For the second year in a row, the World Economic Forum has ranked the Canadian banking system the soundest in the world in its annual report on global competitiveness. Canadian…
Choosing Where to Reside in Canada
Approximately 80 per cent of Canadian immigrants have chosen to settle in Canada's five largest urban centres (Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa). A Statistics Canada study cited that, for the…
CIC announces funding for program that helps young immigrants prepare for school
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced today that it is providing funding for the Home Instruction for Parents of Pre–School Youngsters program (HIPPY), a program that helps parents prepare their…
Citizenship and Immigration Canada announces Language Training Vouchers for new immigrants
Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada Minister Jason Kenney announced today that Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will be providing Language Training Vouchers to new immigrants starting this fall. The vouchers…
CIC accepting Canadian Experience Class applications as of September 17, 2008
Beginning September 17, 2008, applications will be accepted under the Canadian Experience Class of Canadian immigration. This new category was designed specifically for Canada’s temporary foreign workers and international graduates…
CIC to expedite Canadian immigration applications for some applicants from the Philippines
Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada Minister Jason Kenney announced today that certain visa applications from Philippines residents whohave been affected by Typhoon Ketsana will be processed on a priority basis.The…
CIC Helping New Brunswick to Attract French-Speaking Immigrants
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Minister Diane Finley recently announced funding for the Société des Acadiens et Acadiennes du Nouveau-Brunswick (SAANB) to help attract French-speaking immigrants to the province’s francophone…