Delays After Interview

Q. What is the typical duration between a selection interview and the issuance of visas? Answer: after an interview is completed (or an interview waiver has been granted), the process usually enters another phase in which the Canadian Government engages in security background verifications and checks. (Note: sometimes the security background verification phase begins even […]

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News Briefs – Prime Minister seeks to Improve Foreign Credential Accreditation

Vancouver MP Hedy Fry led a roundtable discussion on the subject of Canada’s recognition of the career credentials of immigrants. “It is a tall order in a short time,” said Fry, who was given a mandate by Prime Minister Paul Martin in early December to report on the problem of assessing foreign credentials and helping […]

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Safe Third Country Agreement to Limit Refugee Applications

Refugee claimants in the U.S. will have limited time to seek asylum in Canada before a controversial agreement comes into effect requiring them to seek a safe haven in the first country they reach. The move could decrease the number of refugee claims in Canada by as much as one-third, and has already prompted anxiety […]

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