Immigration Services

Between January and December 2013, high numbers of visitor visas and study permits were issued by Canada’s visa offices in New Delhi and Chandigarh, India. A total of 84,672 visitor…

As of January 10, 2014, the Saskatchewan intake cap for international skilled workers without a job offer has been filled. The cap, set at 250, is the first to fill…

The city of Calgary, in the Canadian province of Alberta, has made the New York Times’ list of must-see destinations for 2014.“Flush with oil money, Calgary has morphed from ho-hum…

According to a new plan released this week, the Canadian government hopes to attract 450,000 international students by 2022. This is double the current number of international students currently studying…

According to the Globe and Mail newspaper, the Canadian government is preparing to enact new changes to the country’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP).A number of program reforms were enacted…

After only a month, the Parent and Grandparent sponsorship program has reached the maximum number of applications that will be accepted this year. The program, which re-opened on January 2,…

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced yesterday that visitors to Canada will now be automatically considered for a multiple-entry visa. This new policy will come into force this Thursday, February…

This past January, a total of 16,000 immigrants officially became Canadian citizens. This is fully twice as many as in January 2013, where only 8,250 people obtained citizenship.“Our government views…

Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander today revealed plans for comprehensive reforms to the Canadian Citizenship Act. These are the first major reforms to take place since 1977. The…

A number of new regulations for study permits and other international student programs were announced today, February 12. These regulations will come into force on June 1, 2014. The following…