Operational Bulletin 385 – February 13, 2012 Instructions to create a GCMS application for sponsorship of unnamed children to be adopted and sibling adoption applications This Operational Bulletin (OB) introduces instructions on…
Continue ReadingAs of February 1st, 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada will no longer make the current plastic wallet-sized citizenship certificate. Instead, new citizens and those applying for proof of citizenship will receive a…
Continue ReadingServices redistributed to Lebanon and Jordan. Due to continuing violence in Syria, the Visa and Immigration Section at the Canadian Embassy in Damascus is closed and services have been transferred to visa…
Continue ReadingThe next Immigration Appeal Division Counsel Evening Series is scheduled to be held on February 28th, 2012 in the Donald Lamont Learning Centre at the Law Society of Upper Canada. Registration will…
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Continue ReadingAccording to a new study released by Citizenship & Immigration Canada, the majority of individuals selected to immigrate under the Provincial Nominee Program are succeeding in Canada. The study also confirms that…
Continue ReadingAs we quickly approach the proposed implementation of the Balanced Refugee Reform Act in June of this year speculation is mounting that amendments to the proposed Act are likely forthcoming in the…
Continue ReadingIn the last calendar year, the number of leave applications filed at the Federal court numbered 9,842. Over 2000 more than the year before and the highest totals since 2003 and 2004. …
Continue ReadingNews Bulletin from the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR): Canada Border Services Agency has imposed an Administrative Deferral of Removals (ADR) on the regions of Somalia where famine has been officially declared…
Continue ReadingCitizenship and Immigration Canada has launched a new website named the International Qualification Network (IQN). It promotes innovations in the assessment and recognition of foreign worker qualifications, therefore allowing immigrants to integrate…
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