Minister Jason Kenney announced today that Citizenship and Immigration Canada has plans to create a new skilled trades program which will make it easier for skilled tradespersons to immigrate to Canada. Skilled…
Continue ReadingApplicants who are required to provide digital fingerprints and digital in-person photos will not be able to do it in advance of the visa application. Just like with medicals, the applicant must…
Continue ReadingA recent news story highlighted the plight of a University of Victoria psychology instructor and his family who were denied permanent residency due to his four year old son’s autism. The case…
Continue ReadingThe Protecting Canada’s immigration System Act will now allow the Government to collect biometric information from certain clients (approximately 300-350k per year) who are applying for a visa, study and work permit….
Continue ReadingIt is being widely reported that almost 300,000 people who applied before 2008 to come to Canada are having their applications returned to eliminate the backlog of skilled worker applications. The federal…
Continue ReadingIs the One Million $Dollar$ Baby Born in BC “Canadian”? A premature baby born to an Australian couple in British Columbia totalled one million dollars in health costs. Is the baby a…
Continue ReadingCanada is considering making a major change to how foreign skilled workers’ education credentials are assessed. The proposed new requirement would mean that all applicants wanting to immigrate as Federal Skilled Workers…
Continue ReadingThe Immigration Section has made submissions regarding the potential impact of amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations that compel disclosure of paid advisors and representatives in all immigration applications. Key…
Continue ReadingWe received the following response from CIC to inquiries seeking clarification on the process following successful appeals from the IAD, and when the Case Processing Pilot – Ottawa (CPP-O) is involved: Case…
Continue ReadingFederal Skilled Worker Backlog Reduction Pilot On March 15, 2012 the BC PNP launched a new pilot project in partnership with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to reduce processing times for select…
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