On November 18, 2011, as amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) came into force, persons who have been convicted of certain offences are no longer eligible to sponsor their family members. Effective the same date, the new amendments will…
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Ph.D Students Eligible for Federal Skilled Worker Program
Ottawa, November 2, 2011 — Canada intends to accept up to 1,000 international PhD students per year as permanent residents through the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear announced today, on behalf of Citizenship, Immigration…
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Ottawa moves to curb marriages of convenience
http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-moves-to-curb-marriages-of-convenience/article2215245/?service=mobile
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…
Proposed Citizenship Act amendment: Upfront evidence of language ability required
On October 15, 2011, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has published notice in the Canada Gazette with respect to a proposed amendment of the Citizenship Regulations (Regulations). If passed, the amendment will require adult applicants to provide upfront evidence of their…
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