Q & A: US Fingerprints

Q. I have contacted with my local police department and was informed that they are not allowed to do the finger printing for immigration since last year. The local police department also do not know where to get the finger printing for immigration. How do I get the fingerprints done? Answer: Although it does relate […]

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Q & A: Interview Waiving

Q. I am fluent in French. My self-assessment suggests that I will get 68 points counting this. If I get 68 points, then I go through without an interview. Therefore, how do the authorities know I can speak French at all ? Answer: In the absence of any evidence of your skills in French, an […]

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CCPE refusal due to disruption during the cultural revolution

Following correspondence between members of the Canadian Bar Association and the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers, a shift in the policy regarding informal assessments for cases where applicants’ educations were disrupted due to the Cultural Revolution. The following is the text of the response of the CCPE: At the February 12, 1999 meeting of the […]

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Case Comments: Summarization of some recent court rulings

Visa officer must give weight to financial documents: In the recent case of Jianmin He v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship & Immigration), the applicant, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China applying for a permanent resident visa under the “investor” category, had been asked to bring to his selection interview a series of documents, […]

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An Overview of the 1998 Labour Market

The following is a summary of the Statistics Canada report of Canada’s labour market in 1998: * In terms of the labour market, 1998 turned out to be a better year than most people predicted. In fact, employment growth in 1998 was stronger than in any other year this decade. As a result, by the […]

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Implementation of new Immigrant Investor Program

April 1, 1999 marks the implementation of the new Canadian Immigrant Investor Program. The new rules and regulations will only apply to individuals who submit their Immigrant Investor applications after March 31, 1999. The essential changes to the federal Program can be grouped into two categories. Firstly, the dollar thresholds have been increased. Whereas previously […]

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