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Tag: Canadian permanent residence
Cut immigration applications to fix backlog: Is this our only option?
Cut immigration applications to fix backlog? This is what Jason Kenny, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada said to the House committee on citizenship and immigration recently. (For a detailed report on this, follow http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/10/20/pol-kenney-immigration-cut-applications.html) I am saddened each time I hear…
BC Provincial Nominee Program: Business immigrants encouraged to invest in regional communities
VICTORIA – The provincial government is taking steps to further encourage business immigrants to invest in communities in regional B.C. through the BC Provincial Nominee Program. This is one of a series of steps as part of a commitment in…
Strong Canadian immigration interest is a ‘big, good problem’: Kenney
http://www.torontoobserver.ca/2011/10/06/strong-canadian-immigration-interest-is-a-big-good-problem-kenney/
Government takes aim at immigrant waiting lists more than a million names long
http://bit.ly/r5LYR1
While 150,000-plus wait, few parents and grandparents are accepted
http://www.embassymag.ca/page/view/immigration-10-05-2011
A criminal record means an immigrant is likely to be deported, and judges have a challenging job
http://bit.ly/mWwy1s
What are the 29 “priority occupations” for the Federal Skilled Worker Program?
Since June 26, 2010 and with an exception, only applicants with an occupation listed on the 29 “Priority Occupations” are eligible to apply under the Federal Skilled Worker Program. The only exception to this requirement is that applicants have received…