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CIC News > Latest News > 2016 > May

Ontario Temporarily Pauses Certain Canadian Immigration Streams, Others Remain Open for Applications

Streams that have been paused temporarily may reopen at any time The Canadian province of Ontario has announced that it is temporarily pausing the intake of applications for select streams through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), while other OINP streams remain open. Several streams that have been paused temporarily are expected to reopen at a […]

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Government of Canada Aims to Pass Changes to Canadian Citizenship Act Into Law by July 1

Canada is moving closer to bringing new measures into law that would allow immigrants to apply for Canadian citizenship earlier and more easily than is currently the case. Changing the existing Citizenship Act is considered a centrepiece of the new Liberal government’s legislative agenda.

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Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program for Canadian Immigration: Important Update on International Skilled Worker Categories

The Canadian province of Saskatchewan has made a number of important updates to the International Skilled Worker portion of its Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP).

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Canada Now More Popular than the UK among International Undergraduates

More international undergraduates are coming to Canada to study than to the United Kingdom (UK), with tighter immigration rules in the UK cited as one of the main reasons why the country has now been overtaken by Canada in the competition for these students.

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CanadaVisa Social: Growing Faster Than Ever Before

When we started our social media channels, we had the aim of reaching out to as many people as possible around the world. We wanted to bring the conversation to you, but we also wanted you to bring it to us — and you have. Our most active social media channel, Facebook, is quickly approaching […]

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CanadaVisa News Briefs for Mid-May, 2016

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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IRCC Update on Spousal/Common-Law Sponsorship: Processing Times now Less Than 12 Months for Many Applicants

With the summer wedding season about to get underway, the government of Canada has revealed that processing times for the Outland Spousal/Common-Law Sponsorship Canadian immigration program have, in many cases, been significantly reduced.

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Visiting Canada: What Travellers Need to know about electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) and Temporary Resident Visas

New pre-screening eTA system will be mandatory as of September 29, 2016 This year will see a fundamental change in the way Canada welcomes temporary visitors, with the full introduction of a new pre-screening system for visa-exempt individuals, known as electronic Travel Authorization (eTA). Travellers may be familiar with a similar system used in the […]

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Muslims in Canada Increasingly Proud of and Attached to Canadian Identity, Says Report

A new report reveals that the Muslim population of Canada, most of whom are immigrants, have a strong attachment to Canada and feel that the country is heading in the right direction. A full 83% of Muslim Canadians report being ‘very proud’ to be Canadian, compared to 73% of non-Muslim Canadians.

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