Jason Kenney, Canadian Immigration Minister, has announced updated criteria for Canada’s largest visa scheme, the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP). According to Kenney, the new system would ensure skilled workers are brought to Canada and are given enough opportunities to work and contribute to the economy. Jason Kenney had announced last year in December that [...]
Canadian immigration minister Jason Kenney attended a media briefing this Monday September 10th, 2012, in order to elaborate the government’s agenda and progress on the immigration crackdown that the Canadian immigration department has been carrying on throughout the country. The immigration minister gave numerous statements emphasizing the importance of the crackdown and the positive results [...]
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has released a statement regarding the reforms introduced during the past year to strengthen the integrity of the Canadian immigration system. Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney said in the statement, “Our government has a plan for a faster, more flexible, responsive and secure immigration system that will better [...]
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The changes that the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) implemented in the spousal sponsorship immigration policies to curb the ‘marriages of convenience’ are adversely affecting the genuine couples as well. Some immigration consultants and lawyers are finding it harder to consider spousal sponsorship applications after the Citizenship and Immigration Canada introduced rigid reforms to the [...]
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The Citizenship and Immigration Canada recently introduced some change to the country’s immigration rules indicating a more favorable tendency towards the young class of immigrant workers aged between 18 to 35 years. According to CIC officials, the preference for young immigrant workers against those above the age of 35 will enable the government to curb [...]
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The Canadian immigration authorities announced this Friday August 17th, 2012, some changes to its Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP). The Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) stated that the revised FSWP will enable the department to adopt a more competent approach in selecting skilled workers through the program. According to the department this will allow the [...]
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Canada’s Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is ready to hot wire the country’s immigration system by taking the whole system online. Kenney has vowed to introduce a new fast-track system in the immigration department by the end of this month. Jason Kenney has proposed a new system, an online application system. This would enable the burden [...]
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Canadian Immigration applicants anxiously wait to know the fate of their skilled worker immigration applications as the government ordered the Citizenship and Immigration Canada to eliminate about 280,000 old applications. The government was sued by a group of immigrants, who had submitted their applications with the immigration department, on the delays the department made in [...]
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Canada’s Federal Skilled Worker immigration programme and Federal Investor Immigration programme are expected to be put on halt till the beginning of the year 2013. Citizenship and Immigration Canada Minister Jason Kenney is expected to make the announcement soon. Canada has fixed the quota of the applications under the Federal Skilled Worker class for Canadian [...]
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Canada Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney will gain more muscle power to kick out foreign nationals committing serious crimes, and deny them entry to Canada citing public policy through the Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act. The newly tabled Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act will allow the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to [...]
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