In launching the first phase of an action plan to expedite family reunification Friday, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said the federal government will take in 25,000 parents and grandparents in 2012, 43 [...]
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Gary Goodyear, minister of state for science and technology, announced the government is expanding the federal skilled worker category to include PhD students in certain streams, noting the country lacks people with expertise in science, [...]
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The key changes announced to the BC Provincial Nominee Program are as follows:
1.Amending program requirements to allow BC PNP business immigrants, who locate in regional communities and invest in existing businesses, to meet their employment commitments by maintaining existing jobs. This change is to be effective Oct. 14.
2.Making the Entry Level and Semi-Skilled pilot [...]
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It has been reported that the quota imposed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) effective July 1, 2011 on the Canadian Investor Immigration Program of 700 applicants has already been filled for this year and no more applications can be accepted. In just 4 days that quota has been reached for this year and this [...]
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“The backlog of federal skilled worker applications is now half of what it was when [...]
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) proposes changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Program. They are proposing changes to the job offer, education, language and age requirement. They are proposing increasing the points awarded for ability in the 1st official language of Canada either English or French and lowering the length of the degree [...]
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Effective immediately the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) will no longer be accepting new applications in the Family Stream and the US Visa Holder Category. The change is temporary until further notice.
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“If Canada wants to succeed in the global economy, our country must be able to attract and retain immigrants with the skills it [...]
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Foreign graduate students at B.C. universities can fast-track residency, province announces
By TODD COYNE, VANCOUVER SUN May 28, 2010
The B.C. government announced its plan Friday to allow foreign graduate students at B.C. universities to fast-track their permanent residency status upon graduation, eliminating the need to wait for a job offer first.
The three-year pilot project will [...]
