Q & A: Live-in-Caregiver

Q. The application of myself and my family has been processed, and we are awaiting landing documents. Once approved, can our nanny accompany us to Canada? Answer: Provisions exist by which you may request inclusion as a “de facto family member.” In our experience, however, applications for such inclusion are often not accepted, and may […]

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Q & A: Canadian Permanent Resident Visiting the USA

Q. I am a citizen of India and recently I settled in Canada as a Permanent Resident. I have a good full time job in Software with a Canadian Company. I need to go to USA for four days to attend a conference. The question is, do I need to obtain any kind of VISA […]

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Labour Force Survey, April 2000

An increase in part-time employment offset a decrease in full-time, leaving employment unchanged in April. The unemployment rate remained at 6.8% for the fifth consecutive month. Part-time employment increased by an estimated 34,000 in April, while full-time declined by 29,000. However, since April 1999, full-time employment has risen by 3.1% (+364,000), a much stronger gain […]

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Assessing Personal Suitability

Applicants who apply for a Canadian Immigrant (Permanent Resident) Visa under the “Skilled Worker/Professional” category are assessed according to a “points” system. Under current Federal Selection Criteria, applicants are awarded “units of assessment” for a number of objective factors, such as age, education, occupational background and language ability. In addition, applicants may be awarded up […]

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“Usually Required” Revisited

In a recent edition of this Newsletter, we commented on the term “usually required” and its controversial application by Visa Officers. As we discussed earlier, applicants who apply for a Canadian Immigrant Visa under the “Skilled Worker” category are assessed under a “points” system. Under current Federal Selection Criteria, applicants are awarded “units of assessment” […]

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Quebec aiming to boost arrivals

In order to halt the long-term effects of Quebec’s declining birth rate, Immigration Minister Robert Perreault announced that the province wants to increase the number of immigrants who arrive in Quebec each year by 40 per cent between now and 2003. In addition to favour the number of new arrivals to 45,00 from 30,000 annually, […]

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