Canadian Immigration News Briefs for December 2013 – January 2014

CIC News
Published: January 6, 2014

The following is a summary of developments concerning Canadian Citizenship and Immigration that took place or were announced over the last month.

Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Re-opens Today

The parent and grandparent sponsorship program, which previously saw a moratorium on application intake, began accepting applications once more on January 2, 2014. >>Read more...

Changes to Labour Market Opinion Process - Effective Dec. 31

Four changes to the Labour Market Opinion (LMO) application process will come into effect on Tuesday, December 31. >>Read more...

New York Visa Application Center has been Closed

The Canadian visa application center (VAC) in New York City has been closed until further notice. >>Read more...

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