Is your occupation in-demand in Canada?

One way to be eligible for a Canada Immigration (Permanent Resident) Visa is to qualify for the Federal Skilled Worker program by having at least one year of paid work experience during the last 10 years in one of the 29 qualifying occupations. Last month, 11 new occupations were added to the list of qualifying […]

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Canadian Provinces Compete for your Business Know-How

There is a competition among Canadian provinces to attract immigrants with entrepreneurial and business management skills. To attract these individuals, the provinces have set their own criteria for the entrepreneur categories of their provincial nomination programs. A nomination certificate from any province leads to a Canadian permanent resident visa, absent health and security issues. Individuals […]

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Canadian Immigration News Briefs for July 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’s economy added 93,000 jobs in June: Statistics Canada reports the Canadian economy added 93,200 jobs in June. Almost all of the jobs added are in Ontario (+60,000) and Quebec (+30,000). Canada’s […]

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Reconnaissance en finance: La France et le Québec ont signé une entente sur la reconnaissance mutuelle des qualifications professionnelles

Les autorités des marchés financiers en France et au Québec ont signé un accord qui vise à faciliter la mobilité des professionnels des services financiers entre la France et le Québec. Cette entente garanti la reconnaissance mutuelle de la qualification professionnelle des personnes exerçant des fonctions réglementées dans le domaine des instruments financiers en France […]

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David’s Blog: In the Dead of Night

The Canadian House of Commons was adjourned on June 17th and is not scheduled to meet again until September 20th. Summertime is the dead of night in the parliamentary world. Barely a week after the House emptied, the Minister of Immigration announced that he had new instructions for Canadian Visa Officers. For the next 12 […]

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