Former Canadian ambassador to Afghanistan, Chris Alexander, was recently appointed Canada’s new Minister of Citizenship and Immigration as part of Prime Minister Harper’s cabinet shuffle. The former diplomat was first elected as a Member of Parliament 2 years ago, and has over 18 years of service as a Canadian diplomat. Mr. Alexander is replacing Jason Kenney, who held the position since 2008. Mr. Alexander says
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Yearly Archives: 2013
Parent and Grandparent Super Visas
Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney recently announced Canadian immigration has issued over 20,000 Parent and Grandparent Super Visas, since the program started in December of 2011. Applicants for the Super Visa must be the parents or grandparents of a Canadian citizen or a Canadian permanent resident. Dependents of parents or grandparents are not eligible for this visa. Minister Kenney offered the Super Visa
New Rules For Those Criminally Inadmissible To Canada – Canadian Immigration News
Criminal Inadmissibility To Canada Spurs New Procedure – Serious Criminality On June 20, 2013, Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced the coming into effect of the Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act. The law is intended to keep Canadians safer by putting an end to lengthy appeals and loopholes dangerous foreign criminals were using to delay their deportation from Canada. Such removal delays often resulted
Improving Canada’s Citizenship Process – Canadian Immigration News
Improving Canada’s Citizenship Process Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney recently announced that candidates who fail their citizenship examination will now be able to write it a second time, instead of a requisite appointment with a citizenship judge first. The new measure ensures Canadian permanent residents are able to obtain Canadian citizenship more quickly, by removing unnecessary administrative hurdles encountered when applicants fail their Canadian
Canada’s Start-Up Visa Program Takes Aim At Silicon Valley – Canadian Immigration News
Canada’s Start-Up Visa Program Takes Aim At Silicon Valley – Canadian Immigration News Jason Kenney, Canada’s Citizenship & Immigration Minister, recently returned from a trip to California’s Silicon Valley, a world-leading hub for high-tech innovation and development. The purpose of the trip was to promote the new Canada Start-Up Visa Program, designed to bring entrepreneurs, and their business ideas, to Canada. This new Canadian immigration
Parent & Grandparent Sponsorship Program Reopens January 2, 2014 – Canadian Immigration News
Parent & Grandparent Sponsorship Program Reopens January 2, 2014. The federal government recently announced that Canada’s Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program would reopen on January 2, 2014. The Canadian immigration program, designed to streamline parents and grandparents to Canada, had been closed due to serious backlogs and unacceptable wait times. Jason Kenney, Canada’s Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism stated that the reopening of this
The New and Improved Federal Skilled Worker Program – Canadian Immigration News
The New and Improved Federal Skilled Worker Program The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), which had been temporarily closed since July 2012, has reopened. On May 4, 2013, the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism delivered the details of the new and improved Federal Skilled Worker Program. The program was temporarily shut down to help address serious Canadian immigration backlogs, while also revamping many of
Record Number of International students attend Canadian Universities in 2012
Over 100,000 Canadian study permits were issued to new international students in 2012, making it a record-breaking year for the Canadian education system. The number of international students coming to Canada has been rapidly growing in recent years, with an increase of 60% since 2007 and growing at a rate of nearly 7% annually. Currently, there are approximately 260,000 international students in Canada who are