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Immigrant Investor Program: Newspaper Article

Immigrants’ Cash Might be Diverted, Program changes could cost Quebec An investment pipeline to Quebec worth hundreds of millions of dollars might be diverted to other provinces as Ottawa overhauls an immigration-investor program that offers citizenship for cash. The redesigned program for affluent foreign investors, which takes effect July 1, extends to the rest of […]

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Q & A: Landing in Quebec without CSQ

The province of Quebec is presently entitled to full control over selection of applicants for immigration to Canada with an intended destination within that province. Once issued by Federal authorities, however, landing documents have generally allowed applicants to land as permanent residents of Canada at any port of entry. A basic tenet of the Charter […]

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The Canada Immigration Newsletter – Back Issues: March 03, 1997

This newsletter will be best viewed in a fixed width font, such as Courier. The contents of this newsletter may be redistributed in whole, with the express condition that no changes be made to the content within. This newsletter, edited by David Cohen, and published strictly in an electronic format, contains information pertinent to applicants […]

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Q & A: Immigration Questions and Answers “2″

This newsletter, edited by David Cohen, contains information pertinent to applicants for immigration to Canada in the various categories. The information contained herein is a compilation of recent postings on the misc.immigration.canada newsgroup, and appendices which will vary in content from issue to issue. Visitor Visa Requirement Q. I am a new H-1 holder. I […]

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Q & A: Immigration Questions and Answers “1″

This newsletter, edited by David Cohen, contains information pertinent to applicants for immigration to Canada in the various categories. The information contained herein is a compilation of recent postings on the misc.immigration.canada newsgroup, and appendices which will vary in content from issue to issue. __________________________________________ 1.1 FBI Clearance/Buffalo One Step Policy Q. Does anyone know […]

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Memorandum to all Overseas Missions

Informal Assessments: A memorandum was recently issued to all overseas visa offices under the title of Informal Occupational Assessments. Several key issues were addressed which may be of great importance to many applicants. One of the main issues which is addressed in the first part of the memorandum is that of CCPE/CCTT evaluations. The content […]

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Historical, Performance & Statistics

The contents of this newsletter may be redistributed in whole, with the express condition that no changes be made to the content within. __________________________________________ 2.1 Skilled Worker Historical Performance Statistics Post/Months/Cases Abidjian/37/1 Accra/0/0 Ankara/27/7 Bangkok/20/2 Beijing/1/3/22 Belgrade/0/0 Bogota/13/41 Bonn/13/47 Bucharest/8/3 Budapest/-/- [Buenos Airies/Santiago]/16/3 [Buffalo APC/Detroit]/20/202 Cairo/16/9 Colombo/12/19 Damascus/19/41 Guatemala/0/0 Havana/0/0 Hong Kong/16/369 Islamabad/28/18 Kiev/0/0 Kingston/11/2 […]

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Q & A: Immigration Questions and Answers “2″

This newsletter, edited by David Cohen, contains information pertinent to applicants for immigration to Canada in the various categories. The information contained herein is a compilation of recent postings on the misc.immigration.canada newsgroup, and appendices which will vary in content from issue to issue. 1.1 Absence Following Landing Q1. I believe that one has nine […]

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Q & A: Immigration Questions and Answers “1″

This newsletter, edited by David Cohen, contains information pertinent to applicants for immigration to Canada in the various categories. The information contained herein is a compilation of recent postings on the misc.immigration.canada newsgroup, and appendices which will vary in content from issue to issue. 1.1 Work Experience/Intended Occupations Q. Will work experience as an assistant […]

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Historical Performance Statistics

Appendices Readers are reminded that the following statistics are historical, and do not necessarily reflect expected future performance of each respective office. Accurate determinations of such can only be made on an ongoing basis through continuous contact with a visa office. In addition, all numbers are averages, and will therefore be affected by extremes at […]

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About Immigration

2.1 Criminal Inadmissibility Section 19 of the Immigration Act makes certain persons inadmissible for immigration to Canada due to criminality. These can be classified into eleven categories as follows: A19(1)(c), A19(2)(a), A19(2)(b)(i) – persons convicted of offences within Canada under any Act of Parliament punishable by a maximum of ten years or more imprisonment; less […]

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Q & A: CCPE ASSESSMENT

Q: Is it correct that all computer professions categories don’t require CCPE assessment? Answer:That is correct. CCPE (Canadian Council of Professional Engineers) assessment is intended for applicants applying with an intended occupation within the field of Engineering, as defined by the Canadian Classification and Dictionary of Occupations. Although some computer professions may carry the title […]

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Q & A: EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION

Q: How can I get a temporary or visiting work permit for Canada? Do I need to have a job offer first? Are there varying permits based on the amount of time spent working in Canada? Answer: The process of obtaining an employment authorization (with a few possible exceptions) generally involves two essential steps. These […]

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Q & A: SELECTION INTERVIEW/PERSONAL SUITABILITY

Q: I have an Interview for Permanent Residence in Canada, can anybody tell me what type of questions to expect? Also do I need to go to Canada immediately? Answer: Although you may expect questions to focus on your work experience and/or applicability of such in Canada in large part, there is no specific set […]

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Q & A: SPONSORSHIP

Q: Is it possible to sponsor a girl friend into Canada? She doesn’t work one of the jobs listed for independent PR….though she wants to, but then she doesn’t have any experience…. Answer: Unless you are engaged to be married, and willing to do so within 90 days of her landing in Canada, there are […]

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CHANGES TO QUEBEC SELECTION CRITERIA

On October 31 of this year, the Regulations affecting skilled worker applicants with intended destinations within Quebec were changed. A summary of the new selection criteria is presented below. QUEBEC INDEPENDENT CATEGORY CALCULATION FEES: Principal applicant CAD $300 Each accompanying dependent $100 These changes to the fees were implemented slightly prior to the implementation of […]

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VEGREVILLE SERVICE STANDARDS

The Canadian inland visa processing post in Vegreville, Alberta has released the following service standards applying to cases processed therein. Vegreville most commonly processes cases for inland sponsorship, or for various other internal permits and authorizations. For the following applications, notice of a decision (Approval-in-principle, refer to CIC, Refusal or Return to Client) shall be […]

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