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Over 15000 Parent and Grandparent Super Visas Issued by Canada

Canada issued a record number of Super Visas for parents and grandparents with an approval rate of 86 per cent since it was launched in December 2011. The Canada’s immigration minister, Jason Kenney, announced that over 15000 super visas were issued allowing the parents and grandparents spending more time with their family members in Canada.  [...]

Canada Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has announced Canada’s new visa category that is geared towards pulling in foreign investment. According to Kenney, the new visa program will commence in April and it would be the ‘first of its kind’ in the world. Kenney, who has been trying hard to make the country’s immigration system more [...]

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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 [...]

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Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has started accepting the application for Canadian immigration from the skilled tradespersons from around the world under the brand new permanent residence program “Skilled Trades Program”. In the first year of the program, up to 3000 foreign skilled tradespersons will be allowed entry into Canada. The occupations list that includes [...]

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United States and Canada has signed an agreement that will enable both countries to share the immigration information on December 13, 2012. The Visa and Immigration Information Sharing agreement, which is a key part of the Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness Action Plan was signed by the United States Ambassador in Canada, David Jacobsonn, and [...]

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Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister, Jason Kenney, has announced the list of Designated Countries of Origin for the new refugee system on December 14, 2012. The list includes 27 countries which do not normally produce genuine asylum claimants.  Only two countries are out side the European Union area. The Minister said that new amendments in [...]

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Canada’s Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney has announced on Monday December 10, 2012,  a new a new Federal Skilled Trades Program is being launched on January 2, 2013, in a bid to meet country’s growing requirements for skilled tradespersons.  Canada will accept up to 3000 tradespersons during the first year of the launch of [...]

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Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister, Jason Kenney, has announced that visitors and students from certain nationals including Pakistan will be required to provide fingerprints when they apply for visas starting from 2013. The fingerprinting will reduce the visa frauds by providing reliable tool to the immigration officials. Canada has also included 28 other countries and [...]

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Canada’s Minister for Immigration and Citizenship has refused to give any consideration to the recent requests made by provincial premiers and territories leaders for greater control of immigration matters. Federal government wants to keep  the control of immigration matters and is not willing to allow the provinces to have immigration control the way Quebec has. [...]

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New Canadian Asylum System Comes into Force on December 15, 2012

Canadian immigration minister has announced that country’s new asylum system will become effective from December 15, 2012. The asylum claims will be expedited for applicants from the countries which have been producing bogus claimants. The applicants will not be allowed to work in Canada for at least first six months and will not have any [...]

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