Getting a job when you get to Canada is about to get easier for more immigrants, says Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. The Canadian Immigration Integration Project (CIIP), which began in 2007 as a pilot program, is getting $15 million over the next three years to expand its services in India, China and the Philippines, [...] [...more]
Will Kymlicka is the Queen’s University Canada Research Chair in Political Philosophy and author of several books on the topic of multiculturalism. In a recent interview Canada’s Globe and Mail news organization, he suggested that Canada has demonstrated and unprecedented level of integration of new immigrants into its society. Some of the facts that Kymlicka points [...] [...more]
Police are investigating allegations of fraud at dozens of immigration consultancies across the country, according to government and law enforcement sources. The probes target unlicensed and unscrupulous immigration consultants who trade in helping foreigners establish themselves in Canada. While many consultants provide a legitimate service to immigrants, there are mounting concerns about illegal and unethical activity, leading [...] [...more]
At the present time, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada (CIMC) plans to maintain its 2009 immigration numbers of between 240,000 to 265,000 new Permanent Residents. This makes it one of the only developed nations that has not contracted its immigration plans in the face of current global economic turmoil. However, that may change by the end [...] [...more]
Earlier this month, the Ontario Court of Appeal ordered governments to stop automatically charging individuals, who have sponsored relatives to come to Canada as permanent residents, for social assistance debt sustained by those relatives. Under the Family Class Sponsorship program, a Canadian citizen or permanent resident can sponsor close family members to become Canadian permanent residents, [...] [...more]
According to Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s 2009 Annual Report, Canada is actually maintaining its immigration levels to meet the country’s medium- to long-term economic needs. While other countries have cut back immigration levels as a short-term response to the global economic downturn, Canada is actually maintaining its immigration levels. Despite the economic downturn, Canada still needs [...] [...more]
Canada has opened up fast-track immigration for international students to enable them work three years after graduation. Named as ‘The Canadian Post-Graduation Work Permit Program’, the move by Canada is being seen as a great offer by international students because it will unfold tremendous employment opportunities for them. Hence, the offer is attracting lots of applications. Prior [...] [...more]
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney unveiled a new and larger version of the citizenship guidebook for prospective immigrants on Friday, one that emphasizes the importance of getting a job, obeying the law and the nobility of serving in the army. The new 62-page guidebook, called Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship, is what [...] [...more]
Canada will keep its 2010 permanent resident visa quota at current levels of 240,000 to 265,000, but will drastically cut immigrant visa quotas by 3,000. A spokesman for Immigration and Citizenship Canada said the lower number of immigrant visa quotas is based on the 18 months it takes to process the application of a refugee status [...] [...more]
Lainie Towell had the kind of wedding any bride would envy. A handsome, charismatic groom, an exotic location, and hundreds of people dancing in the streets. Little did she know the love of her life was really only interested in her for her Canadian citizenship. Towell met her future husband, Fode Mohamed Soumah, when she traveled [...] [...more]
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