Latest News

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

Last Thursday, the Canadian government released the ‘Economic Action Plan’, its budget for 2013. This plan includes a number of immigration measures to be implemented in this fiscal year and beyond. Most notably, the government has announced its intention to enact significant reforms to the Temporary Foreign Worker program, in addition to a number of […]

Since its launch in 2008, the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) has been one of the Canadian government’s most successful immigration programs. The popular program for Canadian Permanent Residency has issued over 20,000 visas since its inception, far exceeding original estimates. >>Read More…

Did you know that you can connect with Canadavisa on different social media websites? As part of our ongoing efforts to better serve our friends and users around the world, Canadavisa andAttorney David Cohen have established a presence on a variety of domains. Find, ‘Like’, and ‘Friend’ us today!

Every month, Attorney David Cohen will answer a few general Canadian immigration questions submitted by our readers. Here are this month’s questions and answers:

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

Citizenship and Immigration Canada is patting itself on the back these days for having reduced the backlog of permanent resident applications by forty percent since its high water mark in 2008. >>Read More…

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has revealed that three long-awaited announcements regarding the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) will be made sometime in April. The announcements will concern the following subjects:

Public discussion has been growing over a report recently published by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). The report indicates a growing divide between the number of high-vacancy job fields in Canada and the skills of the Canadian workforce. To combat labour shortages, Canadian employers and government officials are increasingly looking beyond their own […]