Removing Conditional Permanent Residency for Spouses Sponsored Under the Family Class Category
May 1, 2017 – Canada has abolished the family sponsorship immigration condition that required sponsored spouses and partners to live [...]
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Refusal to Process a Labour Market Impact Assessment Application
Ministerial instructions As a result of public policy considerations as determined in Ministerial Instructions, we may refuse to process your [...]
Improvements to Spousal Sponsorship Process: The New Application Kit
The Government of Canada is releasing a new spousal sponsorship application kit on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) [...]
Mexico will be Added Back to the Lists of Visa Exempted Countries Starting
Liberals Lift Visa Requirement for Mexicans Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the removal of visa requirements for Mexican citizens entering [...]
Attracting Newcomers to Canada’s Francophone Communities Outside Quebec
March 17, 2016—Ottawa, ON–Attracting skilled francophone workers to Canada and encouraging them to settle in communities outside of Quebec is [...]
2016 Immigration Levels Plan
Ottawa, March 8, 2016 — Following the tabling of the 2015 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration on March 8, 2016, Immigration, Refugees [...]
Bill C-24, Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act
The new Citizenship rules will be in force starting June 11/2015 The details are listed below: Key changes include (in [...]
AINP New Criteria for Semi-Skilled Worker In Alberta
Effective immediately, the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) has reduced the number of months a semi-skilled worker in the Food and Beverage Processing Industry [...]
Federal Government Approves Bridging Measures for Alberta Foreign Workers
The federal government has quietly thrown a lifeline to Alberta temporary foreign workers facing a looming April 1 deadline to leave the [...]