Canadian immigration's 'Dragons' Den' visa goes live
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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...
Census statistics show Canada is changing due to immigration
19:53 25/10/2012
Canadian government census figures show that there are now 200 languages spoken in Canada. The first Canadian census was held in 1871. Since 1956, censuses have been held every five years. The most...
Canada seeking to attract more IT professionals
10:13 24/10/2012
The Canadian IT sector is thriving. Montreal is a global centre for video game companies for example. Last year (2011) alone, the sector grew by 21% creating 8,000 new jobs. However, the Information...
Quebec seeks qualified nurses
19:08 05/09/2012
There is a national shortage of nurses throughout Canada, according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the country's immigration ministry. The shortage is especially severe in the Province of...
Canadian immigration to eliminate visa application backlog
16:58 03/04/2012
As part of Canadian immigration's plan to reduce the backlog of visa applications, the government will be rejecting almost 300,000 people who applied for a Canadian visa before 2008. Their...
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...
