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CIC to Limit Number of Schools sponsoring Foreign Students to Reduce Fraud

Citizenship and Immigration Canada has decided to team up with provincial governments to crackdown on possible student visa frauds in the country. Citizenship and Immigration Canada recently announced its plans to limit the number of Canadian schools that are allowed to sponsor foreign students to come and study in Canada. Local academic organizations are warning [...]

Canada Must have a Standard Time for Study Permit Processing

Canadian visa offices through out the world processing the applications for study permits have different processing times ranging from one week to 16 weeks as per Citizenship and Immigration Canada website. However,  in many cases the actual time of Canada study permit application processing is higher than 16 weeks such as in Canada visa office [...]

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Japanese Immigrant in Canada Defrauded of $2 Million

Japanese immigrant in Canada, Fusako Kametani, accuses  Melissa Holman, 40, president and founder of the Temporary Foreign Workers Association of Canada for swindling her over $2 millions in cash and property by allegedly making her believe that she could lose her assets or could be deported. Melissa Holman has been charged with five counts of [...]

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Canada is shuttering the Canada’s oldest and largest diplomatic consulate in Buffalo, United States resulting from the budget cuts coupled with amendments in immigration rules. The Canadian government have announced budget cuts in the Federal Budget Bill to reduce the government spending. Federal government is also introducing changes in the immigration regulations that will allow [...]

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United Kingdom (UK) universities will lose from £5 to £7 million in revenues per year because of reduced enrollment of  international students triggered by harsh visa rules. Foreign students including the European Union students contribute £8 billions annually to the British economy. British government’s anti-immigration laws especially the termination of Tire 1 visa has made most [...]

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Canada study permit applicants are experiencing long processing times at the Canada High Commission in Islamabad – Pakistan. The processing time for Canada study permit applications posted on the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) website is 11 weeks. Canada has recently closed the visa and immigration sections in Bangladesh, Malaysia, Germany and Japan. The applications [...]

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Students Protests in Montreal Continue on Tuition Hikes

Quebec government and Quebec’s student representatives have failed to break the deadlock even after three days of negotiations with slightest chance of success. Though the failure of the talks was writing on the wall as neither Quebec government does not want to back down on increased tuition fees nor students are willing to withdraw their [...]

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Canada welcomes Indian students

Canada’s vast international education sector has a lot of space to offer to the Indian students who want to get quality higher education in different top disciplines including medical, engineering, science, commerce and information technology. In order to cater the educational needs of the Indian students and provide them with proper guidance about the system [...]

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Canada Education Fairs in Malaysia Started

The Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is holding education fairs in different cities of Malaysia this month in a bid to encourage international students to seek admissions in the Canadian colleges and universities for higher studies in various ace disciplines. The free fairs are being held in Kuala Lumpur February 11-12, Kota Kinabalu February 15, [...]

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The nominations for Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program are closing on November 9, 2011. International and Canadian students can apply for the award that is valued at $50,000 a year for up to three years. 500 students can get the scholarship to pursue doctoral study in Canadian education institutions. The selection of the nominees for [...]

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