Over one fifth of Canadians are immigrants
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13:31 20/05/2013
Over 20% of Canadians were born in other countries and have become Canadians by naturalisation, a national survey shows. This makes Canada the country with the highest proportion of immigrant...
US and UK are world's top immigration destinations for professionals
12:41 17/05/2013
A new report has found that the US, the UK and Australia are the three preferred destinations for professionals around the world seeking to relocate for work. The US was the top destination last year...
UK immigration minister says UK universities unharmed by Tier 4 visa crackdown
10:10 24/04/2013
Mark Harper, the UK's immigration minister, has said that the UK's university sector has continued to attract 'the brightest and the best' international students and has not been harmed by changes to...
Airline boss says UK immigration system is putting off foreign businesspeople
14:04 15/04/2013
Willie Walsh, the chief executive of International Airlines has warned that the UK's visa system is deterring foreign businesspeople from travelling to the UK. Mr Walsh was addressing the World...
Canadian immigration's 'Dragons' Den' visa goes live
16:05 04/04/2013
Canada's new Start-up Visa Program (SUVP) was launched on April 1st 2013. The new visa allows foreign entrepreneurs to pitch their idea to a panel of Canadian investors. If the investors choose to...
COMMENT - US immigration system characterised by delay
13:39 15/03/2013
By Alex Owen The US is famously a country of migrants. In olden days, they would arrive by ship at the port of New York. One of the most famous images of New York in about 1900 is of immigrants from...
