CANADIAN IMMIGRATION NEWS
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| Changes to the Provincial Nominee Program in New Brunswick to boost immigration | ||
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Recent changes to the Provincial Nominee Program in New Brunswick will now allow residents to sponsor their family members outside Canada to join them in the province. Monday, 22 February 2010 |
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| CSIC Cautions Against Ghost Immigration Agents | ||
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The Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants (CSIC) is warning immigrants about unauthorized immigration consultants, calling them "ghost agents" who may be targeting the Haitian earthquake victims. Monday, 22 February 2010 |
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| CIC to Help Immigrants Adapt to the Workforce | ||
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The Canadian government is expanding overseas services in India, China, Philippines, United Kingdom, Nordic and Arab states to better help immigrants adapt more quickly to Canada's workforce. Friday, 19 February 2010 |
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| Skills shortage in Ontario to be filled by Canadian Immigration | ||
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According to Seneca College President Rick Miner, approximately 700,000 Ontarians will be unemployed by 2021 due to a shortage of skills and lack of education, and the retirement of the baby-boomer generation. Monday, 15 February 2010 |
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| Canada lures Indian students with citizenship offer | ||
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Effective February 14th 2010 international students who attained a degree from a Quebec university will be offered a “certificate of selection” that will fast track them to obtaining Canadian citizenship. Friday, 5 February 2010 |
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| Quebec relaxes immigration rules for Haitians | ||
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Quebec's Immigration Minister Yolande James recently unveiled a new program that will allow residents of Quebec to sponsor their children over 21 years of age, brothers, sisters, as well as their siblings' spouses and dependent children. Friday, 5 February 2010 |
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Two visa subcategories under the Alberta Immigration Nominee Program (AINP) have been placed on hold. Alberta's Immigration Minister Thomas Lukaszuk has stated that new applications will no longer be accepted under the family stream and the US Visa holder categories in response to the province's changing job market conditions.
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has announced changes encompassing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the Live-In Caregiver subprogram.
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced that everyone wishing to migrate to Canada must undergo through an English Skill Proficiency examination, regardless of whether or not English is the applicant’s native tongue.
