With the holiday season and the New Year upon us, we have an opportunity to take a look back at…
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With the holiday season and the New Year upon us, we have an opportunity to take a look back at…
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The province of Nova Scotia unveiled on Tuesday the Family Business Worker stream of applicants for the Provincial Nomination Program….
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The Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced this month a plan to extend Off-Campus work…
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Upon request, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will provide a full refund to those who have provided advance payment for…
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Eleanor Roosevelt As the curtain comes…
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Hassan Samimifar is bitter, and it is hard to blame him for feeling that way. Mr. Samimifar, an Iranian national,…
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The time it takes to complete the processing of a Canada Immigration (Permanent Resident) Visa under the Skilled Worker /…
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In October, the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration raised this year’s target for permanent residents. As Canadian…
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As businesses in Western Canada continue to experience shortages of labour, the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration,…
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A bill working its way through the Ontario legislature targets professional occupations in an aim to help professionals who immigrate…
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Spouses and common-law partners of temporary foreign workers and foreign students, who themselves want to work in Canada, will need…
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Next week Ontario will go to the polls to vote in municipal elections. Toronto incumbent Mayor David Miller has argued…
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There are more than 200,000 undocumented individuals, more commonly known as illegal immigrants, currently residing in Canada. Most have integrated…
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While China remains the single largest source country for new Canadian permanent residents, it may not remain so for long…
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For professionals such as accountants, engineers and nurses, it is a job seeker’s market in Canada. Over 25% of employers…
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Canada is targeting foreign students at Canadian universities as a significant part of its economic strategy. With the number of…
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There has been much talk these days about Malcolm Watson, the 35 year old American teacher recently convicted in the…
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From October 16-22nd, Canada marked Canadian citizenship week, an annual tradition led by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The week is…
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Recently, Canadian newspaper editorials have called into question our policy of recognizing multi-citizenships. The Canadian ideal has been to distinguish…
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Both the Provincial Nomination Program and Arranged Employment in Canada can significantly speed up the Canadian Immigration Application Process. Read…
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Service Canada (SC) and the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) join to help integrate immigrants into the Canadian workforce….
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With the likelihood of another Federal election looming over Canada’s Conservative government, winning immigrant voters will make all the difference…
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We are often asked if there are ways to speed-up the processing of an application for a Canada Immigrant (Permanent…
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The Liberal Party of Canada always faired well with Immigrant Canadians, however Harper’s Conservative government is attempting to challenge conventional…
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The Government reached out to Atlantic Canada’s largest Lebanese community recently, promising to do what it could to ease the…
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This month marks the launch of the new CICNews.com! The good folks here at Campbell Cohen have been working hard…
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Letter by the CCA requests the Federal Government look closely at improving Canada ‘s immigration system with “meaningful reform” facilitating…
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The House of Commons committee (HCC) on citizenship and immigration is calling on the Federal Government of Canada to stop…
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CIC continues to process immigration applications to Canada while the Government evacuates Canadian Citizens. The Canadian Visa Office in Beirut…
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People marry for all kinds of reasons. Love. Money. Companionship. A better life. Most of the time, the decision to…
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Over the Canada Day long weekend, I wrote a letter to the Montreal Gazette in response to their editorial about…
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The lack of skilled construction workers threatens to bulldoze Alberta‘s white-hot construction industry growth if the critical labour deficit is…
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Ludhiana-based Punjab Agricultural University ( PAU ), India , prepares prospective immigrant Indian farmers in Canadian farm practices. The Canadian…
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Farmers wanting to immigrate to Canada can do so under Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (CIC) Business Immigration Program under the…
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Toronto Pride Week’s theme “fearless in 2006″, serves as a reminder to some Canadian refugees that in many parts of…
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New fairness commissioner would make regulatory bodies accountable for how they treat immigrants New legislation would have Ontario‘s 34 regulated…
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Former Immigration and Refugee Board appeals division judge Yves Bourbonnais pleaded guilty yesterday to multiple counts of obstruction of justice…
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In a recent speech, Prime Minister Stephen Harper defended the need to keep Canadian borders open against calls that immigration…
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Apparently “respect your elders” is a proverb that officials at Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) have never heard. While Canadian…
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Canada welcomes more immigrants per capita than any other immigrant-receiving nation in the world. Last year, Canada received over 260,000…
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Oilsands production is expected to bounce from 45% to 80% of production capacity by 2020. The province of Alberta’s unemployment…
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Ontario’s Immigration minister Mike Colle says the “career bridging” program will benefit more than 3,000 newly-landed Canadian immigrants. The money…
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In the first 100 days of the Harper government, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has been busy strategically charming Canada’s…
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The Province wants to attract more immigrants by allowing economic immigrants to establish businesses in all sectors of the provincial…
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Effective as of May 1st, 2006 the 90-day retake policy regarding candidates who must redo their IELTS was amended. The…
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Government plans to make it easier for Canadian parents to adopt foreign-born children Monday, May 15, 2006 – the Honourable…
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The Liberal Party leadership race has been a pretty uninspired affair so far. No candidate has yet to position himself/herself…
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Last week I was interviewed by a reporter from the CBC, Canada’s national television network, for a story they were…
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Do you want to feel ridiculous? Go try and tell someone who is enjoying a meal that they aren’t eating…
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Saskatchewan has launched a test program which provides a facilitated means for Ukrainian skilled workers to obtain work permits through…
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A recent global study conducted by brand expert and developer of the “National Brand Index” Simon Anholt claims that “the…
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As the American Senate debates new immigration policy, gays of America are complaining about the systemic discrimination disuniting bi-national same-sex…
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The Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, has announced that effective April 27, 2006, foreign students enrolled in…
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Statistics Canada (StatsCan) conducts a national census poll every five years. In the last census conducted in 2001, there were…
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A Gallup poll was commissioned recently by The Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) regarding Canada ‘s attitude towards immigration. The…
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Potential European immigrants will be given access to Canada through British Columbia ‘s (BC) Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). The initiative…
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Ontario has officially launched two new immigration-centric websites. The online resources facilitate both settlement and career services, respectively. Ontarioimmigration.ca welcomes…
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In his first public address as Immigration Minister, Monte Solberg announced that a federal agency will be developed to respond…
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper played host as he welcomed Canada’s first ministers to dinner at his new home on Friday,…
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According to Citizenship and Immigration (CIC) Canada , over 56,000 international students settled upon Canada to complete their studies in…
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Ontario is taking the lead in recognizing foreign credentials in Canada by offering to recognize international qualifications for experienced Massage…
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The Rainy River Future Development Corp. (RRFDC) has launched an independent study on immigration in the Rainy River ( Ontario…
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Monday January 23, 2006 – The votes are in and Canadians have chosen a new Prime-Minister in Stephen Harper, and…
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The Conservative party critic on Immigration, Diane Ablonczy, is considered among political observers as the “front-runner” for the position of…
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Canada’s aging population, coupled with the current economic boom, leaves key Alberta growth industries clamoring for skilled workers Dealing with…
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Q: I have submitted my application for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Worker category. I have since left my…
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