Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Italian interior minister urges changes to immigration law

13:30 21/06/2006
Changes are needed to Italy 's current immigration law because at present it is too difficult to gain entry to live and work in Italy , Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato said recently...

Canadian construction workers unhappy with immigration policies

14:30 21/04/2006
Canadian construction workers held a press conference to voice their concern over the government's immigration policies and the consequences to the construction industry. The 35,000 construction...

Canada immigration minister wants major changes

12:43 27/09/2005
Canada's Immigration Minister is pushing for major changes to the country's immigration system, according to government sources. If the changes are accepted, Canada will be bringing in more than 300,...

Canada immigration numbers meet target range

11:34 08/03/2005
Canada accepted 235,808 people as new permanent residents in 2004 according to preliminary figures released on March 7 by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). According to Canada's Immigration...

Canada immigration: More funds for newcomers

9:11 25/02/2005
Canada's federal budget announced on February 23 includes increased funding to help immigrants settle into the country, reports The Globe and Mail newspaper. The budget released yesterday by Finance...

Online payments introduced for Canada immigration applications

19:30 04/02/2005
People using Canadian immigration services will be able to pay for them using a credit card over the Internet, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) reports. From now on applicants for citizenship...

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