New Permanent Residence Card Direct Mail-Out Pilot Program
Beginning April 20, 2012, most permanent residents who require permanent resident (PR) cards will no longer have to pick up these cards at a Citizenship and Immigration Canada office. Instead,…
US and Canada in Talks to Facilitate Cross-Border Business
On May 14, Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney and American Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced that their countries would begin consultations to facilitate cross-border business interactions.These…
Parent and Grandparent Super Visa Sees Great Success
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has announced that its new Parent and Grandparent Super Visa program has been incredibly successful in its first six months of operation. Since the program…
New Study Shows Canadians Enjoy High Quality of Life
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published its annual Better Life Index report. For 2012, it ranked Canada as one of the ten best countries in the…
Government Closes Buffalo Visa Office
The current Canadian administration, as part of its ongoing efforts to transform the Canadian immigration system, is closing its Buffalo, New York visa office. This is one of the largest…
Needs Soar for Flood-Displaced Communities in Chad, IOM Scales Up Aid
N’Djamena, 16 October – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is stepping up its efforts to support communities severely affected by widespread flooding in Chad, which has displaced over 13,000…
Additional Visa Office Closures and Procedural Changes
Nineteen Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) local offices are closed as of June 1, 2012. In addition, front counter services will be eliminated at the remaining open offices.Offices at the…
Trade Unions and Oil Sands Industries Announce Agreement to Develop Skilled Work Force
Canada’s Building Trade Unions and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) have announced an agreement to develop a stronger skilled workforce in the oil sands region of the country.Canada…
Canada Ranked World’s 4th Most Peaceful Country
Canada is one of the most peaceful countries in the world, according to the annual Global Peace Index (GPI).The country jumped three spots from last year, now occupying the fourth…
Temporary Foreign Worker Units to be Centralized
Effective July 1, 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will be making the Temporary Foreign Worker Units (TFWUs) in Toronto and Montreal the sole points of contact for employers and/or…