Canada – a nation of immigrants

Canada welcomes more immigrants per capita than any other immigrant-receiving nation in the world. Last year, Canada received over 260,000 newcomers and newly-appointed Immigration Minister Monte Solberg has expressed his desire to “see the numbers stay about where they are right now”. Demographically, Canada is being re-shaped by immigration. Assuming no changes occur to the […]

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Canada’s oil industry, lacking critical manpower, projected to grow nearly two-fold by 2020

Oilsands production is expected to bounce from 45% to 80% of production capacity by 2020. The province of Alberta’s unemployment rate is at a near record low and the demand for manpower far exceeds the available supply of skilled workers in many sectors of the economy. The country’s production of crude will nearly double over […]

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Ontario will invest $14 million into programs that will help foreign-trained professionals

Ontario’s Immigration minister Mike Colle says the “career bridging” program will benefit more than 3,000 newly-landed Canadian immigrants. The money is set to be invested into 24 “bridge training” programs that will directly help thousands of foreign-skilled professionals in regulated and unregulated professions over the course of three years. “These programs are the most pragmatic […]

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Prime-Minister Stephen Harper is reaching out to Canadian immigrants

In the first 100 days of the Harper government, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has been busy strategically charming Canada’s massive immigrant population.Traditionally, the Conservative party was never all that appealing to Canadian immigrants. Although the party was once thought to harbor a tough line on immigration, it is working diligently to transform its image […]

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Saskatchewan to invest C$6.3 million on comprehensive immigration strategy

The Province wants to attract more immigrants by allowing economic immigrants to establish businesses in all sectors of the provincial economy. Effective May 18, 2006 immigrants will no longer be limited to certain economic sectors such as agriculture, and energy. The province will invest an additional C$4.6 million from their previous 2004/2005 budget to persuade […]

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90-day IELTS retake rule discontinued

Effective as of May 1st, 2006 the 90-day retake policy regarding candidates who must redo their IELTS was amended. The restriction on re-taking IELTS within 90 days will be removed and candidates will be able to repeat the test whenever they wish. All candidates from 1 May will be able to repeat at the next […]

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What’s New

Government plans to make it easier for Canadian parents to adopt foreign-born children Monday, May 15, 2006 – the Honourable Monte Solberg, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, introduced a new bill in the House of Commons to reform the Citizenship Act. The plan is intended to streamline the foreign adoption process by amending bureaucratic hurdles […]

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David Cohen’s Blog: That Guy with the Immigration Platform

The Liberal Party leadership race has been a pretty uninspired affair so far. No candidate has yet to position himself/herself as the favorite, and the leading candidates haven’t distinguished themselves anymore than as “that guy who taught at Harvard”. Read Full Blog on CanadaVisa.com…

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David Cohen’s Blog: Yes, But What Have You Done For Us Lately?

Last week I was interviewed by a reporter from the CBC, Canada’s national television network, for a story they were doing about the sad situation of Laila Elumbra. Television being what it is, most of the interview ended up on the cutting-room floor by the time it reached television screens. I feel strongly about the […]

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