Summary A regulatory amendment will bar a person who has been sponsored as a spouse or partner, from sponsoring a new spouse or partner for a five-year period. Issue The purpose of…
Continue ReadingCitizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney outlined his vision for a faster, more responsive immigration system that better meets Canada’s economic needs, in a keynote address today. In his speech, the…
Continue ReadingThere are now more than seven million first generation immigrants in the country and almost four million have come to Canada in the past 20 years. From 1991 to 2006, Ontario attracted…
Continue ReadingCitizenship and Immigration Canada is committed to eliminating “passport babies” and “birth tourism”. These two phenomenons refer to people traveling to Canada to give birth in order for their child to obtain…
Continue Reading– The IT category is no longer available as of February 24th, – A new list of 44 occupations has been released, to take effect the same date, – For the listed occupations, a single…
Continue ReadingThe Canadian Bar Association (CBA) has issued a press release addressing their concerns with regard to Bill C-31. Specifically, the CBA opposes the broadening of Ministerial discretion to designate countries and irregular…
Continue ReadingOn February 16, 2012 the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, tabled Bill C-31 which would bring changes to the Balanced Refugee Reform Act, and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. This…
Continue ReadingThe Bill combines the proposed anti-smuggling Bill C-4, the current refugee system, and the future refugee system, as well as additional new elements, including the use of biometrics. According to a recent…
Continue ReadingProposed Changes to Refugee System As CIC moved to implement the Balance Refugee Reform Act, they realized further changes were needed. Various objectives of the proposed changes: A) To accelerate processing…
Continue ReadingNew statistics show that Prince Edward Island’s growth rate increased to 3.2 percent during the latest five-year census period. This increase is largely fueled by an influx of skilled immigrants – over…
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