Changes announced concerning the Federal Skilled Worker program

On June 26, 2010, Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced that the Government of Canada has amended its current immigration procedures to put even greater emphasis on economic recovery and further reduce the Federal Skilled Worker application backlog. The changes, effective immediately, concern the Federal Skilled Worker program, including: 1) a change in the occupations […]

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Federal Investor program temporarily closes its doors to new applicants

On June 26, 2010, Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced that the Government of Canada temporarily closed applications for the immigrant investor program. Effective June 26, 2010, the Government of Canada announced that it will cease accepting new investor applications. This said, any application postmarked or received before June 26, 2010 will be considered. The […]

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Proposed new law will protect prospective immigrants and the Canadian immigration system

Those wishing to immigrate to Canada will soon be better protected against fraud and exploitation by “crooked consultants”. On June 8, 2010, Minister of Immigration Jason Kenney proposed a new law, the “Cracking Down on Crooked Consultants Act”, that will make it a criminal offense for unauthorized individuals to charge money to provide immigration advice […]

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Canadian Immigration News Briefs for June 2010

The following is a summary of developments in Canadian Citizenship and Immigration that took place or were announced over the last few weeks. Canada leads the world in economic recovery and foreign investment conditions Canada’s strong economy, sound fiscal position, and favourable foreign investment conditions make Canada the leader among G-8 nations. Canada’s financial situation […]

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David’s Blog: He/She Who Hesitates is Lost

Here is my take on the changes to the requirements under the Federal Skilled Worker Category- be quick with your application, or risk losing your opportunity of qualifying for a permanent resident visa under this category. Read the full blog post on Canadavisa.com>>>

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