2004

The RCMP has charged five people, among them an Immigration Canada official, with corruption and fraud after several raids in…

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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and United States Customs and Border Protection have launched the NEXUS Air pilot project…

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The Canadian visa office in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, reopened mid- November, and resumed normal operations. The office is doing its…

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Draft-age Americans and their kin will no doubt be interested in the fate of Jeremy Hinzman, a former paratrooper who…

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For a brief time in the mid 1980′s I resided in that jewel of a city, Hong Kong. The Sino-British…

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David Cohen, of the law firm Campbell, Cohen, one of Canada’s leading immigration lawyers, announced the launch of the Canadian…

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Question: I am US citizen who was recently convicted of driving under the influence (D.U.I.). I have heard that this…

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The Government of Canada has introduced legislation to establish the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). “With the creation of the…

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A processing factor which continues to feature prominently in Vienna is the requirement to screen for war crimes and crimes…

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Controversy seems to follow some public figures like the smell of cheap perfume. Unfortunately for her, such is the lot…

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Finally convinced that the record would show a majority of voting Ohioans do indeed want four more years, I clicked-off…

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The Honourable Judy Sgro, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today announced the launch of Canada’s Citizenship Week from October 18–24,…

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In the first quarter, the flow of foreign workers changed little compared to the same period of 2003, dropping 1%…

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A traveler was surprised recently when he was denied entry from the United States into Canada. The reason: Four years…

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The word of law is absolute. Its meaning, its interpretation is less clear. Read Full Blog on CanadaVisa.com…

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I remember, as a child, the sadness in my grandfather as he recounted his sister’s plight. From the safety of…

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Q. My husband and I applied for permanent residency under the federal skilled worker’s program and recently received our passports…

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The CREWS program helps employers find skilled workers and bring them to Canada legally. But the program is up for…

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An internal government document, obtained under the Access to Information Act, shows that Ottawa has contemplated an amnesty program to…

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Q. I am a British citizen living in the UK and have a PR application in process. However my company…

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Nearly all the immigrants who came to Canada in the 1990s settled in the country’s largest cities, a report says…

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Karen Grose knows exactly what her downtown Toronto school will do with its share of the $65-million in additional funds…

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Q. I wish to have my spouse come to Canada to visit me. I would like to apply for a…

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Going into election day, many people anticipated a fierce two-way fight with the Conservative Party in this newly created riding,…

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While skilled immigrants face great difficulties finding jobs in the Greater Toronto Area, they play an important role in keeping…

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Q. I became unemployed soon after submitting my skilled worker application. How is this going to effect my PR application….

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The number of foreigners seeking refugee status in Canada dropped so sharply in early 2004 that the year-end total could…

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Don Drummond, chief economist at Toronto-Dominion Bank, thought “it was the right thing to do” but he was unsure about…

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Q. My wife and I would like to emigrate to Canada as skilled workers. Can we live in Canada while…

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Hiring international medical graduates is a key to solving a doctor shortage in Ontario that has reached “unprecedented proportions,” a…

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Quebec Immigration Minister Michelle Courchesne announced Thursday an ambitious, three-year plan to slowly increase the number of immigrants to the…

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Q. I applied under the skilled worker group in 2000 when I had only one son. I have just been…

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The Ontario government has launched a new bid to obtain hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government to…

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Immigrants represent an untapped “pot of gold,” the executive director of the Catholic Immigration Centre says. Carl Nicholson said yesterday…

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Q. What is the typical duration between a selection interview and the issuance of visas? Answer: after an interview is…

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Vancouver MP Hedy Fry led a roundtable discussion on the subject of Canada’s recognition of the career credentials of immigrants….

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Refugee claimants in the U.S. will have limited time to seek asylum in Canada before a controversial agreement comes into…

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Q. I intend to come to Canada as a visitor for several months. If I find a job during that…

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The Minister of Immigration, Judy Srgo, have begun investigations into private language schools in order to enhance the foreign student…

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A looming and “severe” labour shortage will put “significant strain” on Canada’s public and private pension system, according to a…

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Q. If I submit my case now and the pass mark changes again, how will that affect my application? Answer:…

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The International Organization for Migration (IOM), an inter-governmental body with more than 100 member states, tries to address migration issues…

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Stricter security measures brought in for the new year have left dozens of landed immigrants stranded overseas, barred from Canada-bound…

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