CanadaVisa News Briefs For Mid-September, 2015

The following is a summary of developments concerning Canadian Citizenship and Immigration that have taken place over the past couple of weeks. Our Canadian immigration news briefs bring you the latest news as it happens. When published, these articles are posted across our social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn.

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Where do Canada’s Political Parties Stand on Refugee Intake?

Pour la version française, cliquez ici. With a federal election on the horizon and a renewed public interest in Canadian immigration issues over recent weeks, CICnews is continuing its special Canadian election series by asking the major political parties the question: Is Canada currently accepting around the right amount of refugees, or too many or too […]

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Où les partis politiques canadiens se situent-il en matière d’accueil des réfugiés ?

Avec une élection fédérale approchant et un intérêt public accru quant aux questions relatives à l’immigration au Canada au cours des dernières semaines, CICnews poursuit sa série spéciale dédicacée aux élections canadiennes en interrogeant les principaux partis politiques sur la question : Le Canada accepte-t-il un nombre adéquat de réfugiés selon vous ou bien est-ce trop […]

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Refugee Crisis: How You Can Help

The ongoing conflict in Syria has resulted in the biggest humanitarian crisis of our time, with recent images of a drowned boy who had fled his homeland with his family bringing renewed attention to a crisis that has escalated over recent years and months. Refugees are in urgent need of support and supplies, including food, […]

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La crise des réfugiés: Comment aider

Le conflit en cours en Syrie a donné lieu à la plus grande crise humanitaire de notre temps, avec des images récentes d’un garçon noyé qui avait fui son pays natal avec sa famille a soulevé une attention nouvelle face à cette qui a augmenté au cours des dernières années et des derniers mois. Les […]

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1,517 Candidates Invited to Apply for Canadian Permanent Residence in Sixteenth Express Entry Draw

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has performed the sixteenth, and latest, draw from the Express Entry pool on September 8, 2015, issuing 1,517 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to candidates in the pool with 459 or more Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points.

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David’s Blog: We Can Do Much More

In 1979, as thousands of Vietnamese were attempting to flee a region in disarray and a totalitarian regime, deputy Canadian immigration minister John Manion brought the manuscript of None is Too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe 1933-1948, to Ron Atkey, the immigration minister. This document catalogued how Canada had largely rejected Jewish refugees from Europe […]

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Canada Election 2015: Where do the Parties Stand on Immigration?

On October 19, Canadians will vote in a federal election. With just a few weeks to go and with the latest polls suggesting a tight race, issues surrounding immigration, settlement and citizenship are coming to the fore — not only among Canadian voters, but also among immigrants and those interested in immigrating to Canada over […]

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Quebec Immigrant Investor Program Reopens

Pour la version française, cliquez ici. One of the world’s most popular immigrant investor programs, the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program, reopened for applications this week. This popular Canadian immigration option allows qualified immigrant investors and their dependent family members the opportunity to obtain Canadian permanent residence by investing CAD$800,000 risk-free through an approved financial intermediary.

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