A case of criminal inadmissibility at the southern Manitoba border EMERSON, MANITOBA – On May 3, 2015 in the border town of Emerson, Manitoba, officers confiscated nearly $31,000 in undeclared funds from two Canadian travelers returning from the States. Facing secondary examination, each confessed to having roughly $10,000 in cash, while their individual records revealed previous criminal behaviour. As neither man could verify that the funds were
Express Entry Updates: Second Nova Scotia Stream Launched and Ninth Draw Held for Canadian Immigration Nova Scotia’s provincial nominee system has launched a new stream for skilled workers called Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry, which will complement the Nova Scotia Demand stream that opened in January. Like its predecessor, the Experience stream is aligned with the federal Express Entry immigration system, through which the Canadian
Philippines overtakes China as biggest source of new Canadian permanent residents Official statistics now identify the Philippines as the number-one source country for Canadian immigration. According to Canadian immigration figures for 2014, over 40,000 Filipino nationals gained permanent residency in Canada, compared to 29,539 in 2013 when China was the number-one source country. A significant portion of these new permanent residents first entered Canada through
Skilled Worker Overseas Stream for Canadian Immigration Re-launched in Manitoba On April 30th, 2015, Manitoba officially reopened the Skilled Worker Overseas Stream of its Provincial Nominee Program. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) enables the province to find skilled workers who wish to settle in Manitoba and who have the qualifications for successful economic integration as Canadian permanent residents. Under this system, candidates must officially
URGENT NEWS: Canadian Immigration Prioritizes Nepalese Applicants Affected by Earthquake Priority processing available on request for Nepalese citizens with existing applications OTTAWA – In response to the earthquake that devastated Nepal on April 25, 2015, Citizenship and Immigration minister Chris Alexander announced that the Canadian government is granting priority on request to in-progress applications from Nepalese citizens “significantly and personally affected” by the disaster. Canadian
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Border officers apprehend 58-year-old man attempting to enter the country illegally MANITOBA, June 2016 – On Monday, June 13th,...