Parents and Grandparents Immigrating to Canada in High Numbers Chris Alexander, Canada’s Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, reaffirmed the Federal Government is committed to continuing its aggressive efforts to reunite families in 2014. The Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship program (PGP), which has been plagued by backlogs and unacceptable wait times, will reopen January 2nd, 2014. Minister Alexander stated that backlog and wait times for
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I’m a Canadian employer, how do I obtain a Canada work permit for a foreign worker?
If you are interested in bringing a foreign worker to Canada to work, your job offer will likely serve as the basis of his/her assessment, with regards to both temporary and permanent residency options. In many cases, a foreign worker can qualify for Canadian immigration with the help of a Canadian job offer. Citizenship and Immigration Canada has created immigration streams to fast-track foreign workers
How does a foreign worker get a Canadian work permit?
In the vast majority of cases, those seeking to obtain a Canadian work permit will require a job offer first. There are exceptions to this rule, for example Post-Graduate Work Permits, open work permits for accompanying spouses and Canadian work permits obtained under exchange programs such as the Working Holiday Visa Program for young people. Once a foreign worker has a job offer, the next
Canadian Immigration Criteria Changes to Quebec Skilled Worker Program Challenged
Canadian Immigration Criteria Changes to Quebec Skilled Worker Program Challenged On August 1st, 2013, the Quebec government implemented significant changes to the selection criteria for its Quebec Skilled Worker program. The changes are controversial, as they not only apply to applications submitted after August 1st, but also to applications that were submitted before August 1st, 2013. As a result, thousands of applicants will be affected
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