Vancouver: Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced the latest step in transforming Canada’s economic immigration system into, what he calls “a fast and flexible system focused on jobs, growth, and prosperity”. The latest focuses on Canada’s Immigrant Investor Program. “Canada’s Immigrant Investor Program undervalues the importance of Canadian Citizenship and fails [...]
Apr 23 2012 | Posted in
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Toronto: The Government of Canada has put in place a bar on sponsorship in an ongoing effort to deter people from using a marriage of convenience to come to Canada, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced this week. Regulatory changes now in force mean sponsored spouses or partners will have to [...]
Mar 12 2012 | Posted in
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Toronto: In a keynote address to the National Metropolis Conference on March 1, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney outlined his vision for a faster, more responsive immigration system that better meets Canada’s economic needs. “Immigration is playing an increasingly important role in our economy and we need a system that does a [...]
Mar 5 2012 | Posted in
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Ottawa: The first applications for the recently announced Parent and Grandparent Super Visa will start flowing in Dec.1. The Parent and Grandparent Super Visa is one element of Phase I of the Action Plan for Faster Family Reunification, announced in November by the Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. The Super Visa [...]
Dec 2 2011 | Posted in
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Ottawa: The Come to Canada Wizard, which helps people determine if they are eligible to come to Canada, has recorded more than 400,000 visits since being launched last August. “This is one way that my Department is creating a more responsive, transparent and efficient immigration system that benefits applicant, immigrants and Canadians alike,” [...]
Nov 21 2011 | Posted in
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By Binoy Thomas Ottawa: First the good news – Canada intends to accept up to 1,000 international PhD students per year as permanent residents through the Federal Skilled Worker Program. The announcement this week came from the Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear on behalf of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister [...]
Nov 7 2011 | Posted in
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Ottawa: Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney recently called on the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants (CSIC) to do its utmost to ensure a smooth transition to the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC), the new regulator of immigration consultants. “The ICCRC is the designated regulator of immigration consultants under the [...]
Sep 19 2011 | Posted in
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Ottawa: Members of parliament attended ecumenical services in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Toronto this week to mark Black Ribbon Day on behalf of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. In 2009, the House of Commons of Canada unanimously adopted a resolution to designate August 23 as the national day of remembrance of [...]
Aug 26 2011 | Posted in
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Ottawa: Prospective immigrants and visitors to Canada now have a new interactive web tool at their fingertips to help them determine if they are eligible to come to Canada. Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney launched the Come to Canada Wizard website recently. “We understand that our application processes can be complex, but [...]
Aug 15 2011 | Posted in
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Ottawa: The Government of Canada is beginning the process to revoke the citizenship of up to 1,800 citizens who have obtained it fraudulently. Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced new details of the ongoing initiative. “Canadian citizenship is not for sale,” said Minister Kenney. “There are some around the world who would [...]
Jul 29 2011 | Posted in
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