The federal and provincial governments should do more to help immigrants integrate into official language minority communities across the country, Official Languages Commissioner Dyane Adam said yesterday. Speaking to reporters as she tabled a new report by her office, Ms. Adam said it’s not enough to direct immigrants to provinces where they can bolster an […]
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Recognizing the important role played by immigration in Canada’s economy, the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration has made numerous recommendations intended to facilitate the immigration process, and allow Canada to more effectively compete for the skilled professionals that it requires. In all, 53 recommendations have been made by the committee, addressing most relevant issues […]
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Q. Can you also elaborate on the following: 1) A student does a 2 year full time MBA program from a University and is awarded a Masters in Management Studies. 2) Another Student does a 2 year Full time MBA program from another Autonomous Institute. This Institute SP Jain Institute of Management Studies, Bombay, India […]
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Q. Visa offices now require that we provide the original passport in order for the necessary visa to be entered. If I do not do this in person, how long will it take to get the passport back? Answer: The service standards for the return of passports are as follows: Prepaid Courier: 5 days Regular […]
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October saw Canada’s first ever Federal-Provincial conference on immigration. The Immigration Minister met with politicians from the provinces to discuss solutions to labour shortages in Canada, especially in rural regions. Solutions are being sought to allow skilled workers to enter Canada in order to meet the needs of specific locations. This would appear to be […]
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In 2003, CIC expects to bring to Canada between 220,000 and 245,000 newcomers as permanent residents. Of these, 60% (132,000-147,000) are expected to be selected in the economic class, 26% (59,000-64,500) in the family class, 13% (28,100-32,500) as protected persons and less than 1% in other categories (see table 6). The plan underlines CIC’s commitment […]
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Q. If an individual landed in Canada 3 years ago, and was subsequently absent with a valid Returning Resident Permit for 2 years, is he eligible to return to Canada now? Will status be lost since he has been absent for more than 183 days without the RRP? Answer: The 2/5 year rule applies to […]
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Q. I have 4+ years of work experience in one of listed occupations in occupation open list but since last two years I am self employed (teaching students at home). My question to all experts is it possible to apply under the Skilled Worker category if you have required experience with in last ten years […]
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The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, announced today that citizens of Malaysia will require a Canadian temporary resident visa to travel to Canada as of 00:01 EDT, September 24, 2002. Minister Announces Creation of Advisory Committee on the Immigration Consulting Industry Following up on his commitment to address problems within the immigration consulting industry, the […]
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STEINBACH, Manitoba — Lidia Tschritter comes to the door barefoot to meet her nine children as they return home from school. Her hair is tied in a kerchief and she wears a homemade flower-print dress that reaches her ankles just as she did in her native Mennonite village in Kazakhstan. The front yard of her […]
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Q. I need to provide evidence of employment for my positions in US. Could you tell what can be provided as evidence of employment is it a copy of my H1? Answer: If a letter of reference from your employer is not available, then you can use substitute documents such as your H1 documentation, taxation […]
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Q. My present employer may be willing to offer me a position at a Canadian affiliate after I immigrate to Canada. Would this benefit my case? Answer: Evidence that you are likely to have a position of employment waiting for you upon your arrival in Canada can have a significant benefit to the case, although […]
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Nova Scotia is the latest province to join the Provincial Nominee Agreement with the Federal Government. This province is seeking the ability to recruit 200 immigrants per year, based on its own criteria. The criteria of the program has not yet been established. Immigration Minister Advocates Rural Settlement Canadian Immigration Minister, Denis Coderre, is proposing […]
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OTTAWA, August 02, 2002 — Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is establishing an immigration processing office in Chandigarh, India. The office, which will serve the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, should be open for business by the end of summer 2003. “This is an important improvement in service which the Prime Minister recently announced,” […]
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Q. I have B.Sc Mathematics (full time) and MBA (which I did by correspondence). How many points would I earn? Answer: If the total years of full time education or equivalent exceeds 17 years, you should be entitled to 25 points. You may have to demonstrate, however, that your correspondence education is considered equivalent in […]
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Q. A spouse of a PhD international student at the U of Toronto, with MS in Math from the US and NO previous work experience, got a full-time teaching job in a private school (open EA, no HRDC validation) in Toronto starting September 2002. Would this person be eligible to apply for PR now or […]
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Norway for the second year ranked first and the United States sixth as the best country in which to live, a U.N. report released on Wednesday said. But in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union as well as two dozen African nations people were poorer and died sooner than at […]
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OTTAWA — The federal government reacted to a census showing an aging Canadian population with a suggested remedy: more immigration. Both Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and Immigration Minister Denis Coderre reached back to reaffirm an old promise from the Liberals’ 1993 Red Book, to increase annual immigration levels to 1 per cent of the population […]
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Q. As per the previous immigration rules we could gain upto 10 points by the immigration officer… i.e., if I were to score 65 points I could still qualify for immigration as I could get upto 10 points by the immigration points… Answer: Now in the new immigration rules… do we still have the same […]
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Q. Do you think after obtaining SIN, driving license, Medical card and opening a Bank account means a PR has establish his residence, even after doing all above he is out of Canada for 6 or over 6 months in a year? Answer: The 183 Day Rule, and the subjective assessment of establishment of permanent […]
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Earlier this year, CIC concluded its evaluation of the Centralization and Family Class Redesign Pilot (the Pilot), established to test the feasibility of centralized processing and of the redesigned FC application kit. The reports suggest that no increase in productivity was gained from processing applications centrally in Canada, and no improvements in processing times were […]
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OTTAWA — Canada’s immigration policies are becoming restrictive at a time when the country needs to build its skilled workforce, Nancy Hughes Anthony, Canadian Chamber of Commerce president, said yesterday. To make the economy more productive and innovative, Canada should be encouraging highly skilled people to come to Canada, Ms. Hughes Anthony told the Canadian […]
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The Government of Canada has announced major changes to the Immigration Regulations, effective June 28, 2002. Everything that you may have read leading up to these final changes are irrelevant. We now know what the law is. There are 233 pages of new Regulations and they will be subject to interpretation by Canadian Visa Officers […]
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Dans le but d’harmoniser la règlementation québécoise sur l’immigration avec la nouvelle réglementation fédérale (C-11), le gouvernement québécois prévoit faire certaines modifications réglementaires très prochainement. De plus, en raison de la situation d’urgence, l’entrée en vigueur de la nouvelle loi sur l’immigration est prévue pour le 28 juin prochain, la décision a été prise de […]
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Q. I know they quote anywhere between 8-18 months for the entire independent applicant process, but does anyone have an idea, in reality how much time a visa office actually spends processing one file? If the Filing-AOR is any guideline, and knowing a little about what they do in that time frame (which is just […]
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