Canadian immigration tightens spousal sponsorship rules
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15:14 09/03/2012
Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced 5 March that the government was tightening spousal sponsorship rules in an ongoing effort to deter people from undertaking...
Canada continues to admit high numbers of skilled immigrants and those on family based Super Visas
11:11 09/03/2012
According to preliminary data just released by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), Canada continued to admit a high number of new immigrants into the country in 2011. According to the data,...
Ontario to create its own immigration strategy
16:12 07/03/2012
Ontario is in the process of developing its first-ever immigration strategy to compete for immigrants against other Canadian provinces. Last Friday, Immigration Minister Charles Sousa announced the...
Alberta, Canada looking for skilled workers to immigrate to fill labour shortages
19:56 05/03/2012
Alberta's Premier Alison Redford is in the US last week to look for US workers to immigrate to Canada to fill labour shortages. While the main focus of her visit to Chicago is to highlight Alberta's...
Canadian immigration considers citizenship rule changes to cut down on 'birth tourism'
13:03 05/03/2012
Canadian Immigration is considering changes to the citizenship rules in order to target so-called birth tourism. Birth tourism is where a foreign national comes to Canada to give birth so the baby...
Canadian Immigration Minister outlines plans for immigration system overhaul
11:36 05/03/2012
Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced last week his vision for a more efficient immigration system that would allow Canadian employers a greater say in selecting new immigrants. "...
