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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Q. I have a couple of questions I am hoping you can help me with. I am going to be marrying my boyfriend here in Canada. He is from the US. We have decided that he will be coming to live here, but I am a student, and I was wondering if I can sponsor […]
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The federal government plans to introduce regulations to govern immigration consultants. At the present time such regulations do exit and are needed to protect the public against unscrupulous immigration consultants. The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, the Honourable Denis Coderre recently said that “there are too many horror stories” and that the time as come […]
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Tundra Semiconductor Corp. recently conducted an innovative experiment that had nothing to do with making chips. The Ottawa-based company placed a map of the world on the wall of its games room and asked its 200 employees to identify where they came from. At last count, 23 nationalities from Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe […]
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Q. Suppose I land by july. In order to maintain PR status I have to stay in Canada 183 days per year or 2 years out of 5? Answer: You would be required to be physically resident for 2 out of 5 years. The following is an excerpt from the information published by the immigration […]
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Q. Today I got my employment authorization extended for 1 year, but states: “not valid for re-entry.” The visa I originally got 2 years ago was “multiple entry.” Is this accurate? Answer: When you extend your employment authorization, your visitor record is extended as well. This means that you are allowed to remain in Canada […]
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada has entered into a series of bilateral agreements with interested provinces to permit the admission of a limited number of provincial nominees under provisions that exist in the current Immigration Legislation. To date, agreements have been entered into with Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia. The Provincial Nominee Program […]
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In March 2002, the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration released a report following the pre publication of the Regulations under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Bill C-11). The Standing Committee’s report was composed of 10 parts passing in review issues relative to the new selection system for skilled workers, as well as issues […]
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Q. In the Independent type of immigration, what’s considered in your experience a “good” score from the self-assessment? or in another words, what’s the average or normal score range for people that succesfully got the visa (with or without interview)? I know that a minimum of 60 is required before the interview, and that the […]
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Q. Has implementation of the New Regulations been delayed until 2003? Answer: No, implementation is still expected to take place on June 28 2002. The Canadian Minister of Immigration announced a plan to ease the transition to the proposed immigration rules. Those who applied to immigrate to Canada in the skilled-worker category before December 17 2001 […]
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The following is a summary of issues which have arisen recently which may affect those seeking temporary or permanent relocation to Canada: 2nd “Tranche” of Regulations Released Most Applications for Permanent Residence will increase by $50 cdn for all age groups and categories of immigration to cover the cost of the new permanent resident card. […]
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OTTAWA — The federal government will refund 70,000 would-be immigrants $70 million in application fees they paid to come to Canada, Immigration Minister Denis Coderre said yesterday. In making the announcement, the newly appointed minister backed down from controversial new immigration rules imposed by his predecessor, Elinor Caplan. Coderre said he expects the refund decision, […]
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Q. Rather than trying to speed the immigration process up, I would like to know if there is a way of slowing it down. I am a U.S. citizen and I would like to apply for immigration now (because my situation may be less ideal later), but, if I am approved, I do not wish […]
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Q. I have a European fiancée who has post-graduate education but no experience in her field (history) and is fully bilingual in our two official languages (…and speaks a few more!). I’m a Canadian PhD student living on scholarships, research grants, and study related jobs. Although I have never been unemployed since the age of […]
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The following is a summary of issues which have arisen recently which may affect those seeking temporary or permanent relocation to Canada: New Routine Laboratory Test – HIV According to a new directive sent by Dr. Gushulak, Director General of Medical Services Branch, Citizenship and Immigration Canada to Designated Medical Practitioners, effective January 15, 2002, […]
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On January 15, 2002, Denis Coderre was appointed Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Mr. Coderre is the Member of Parliament for Bourassa (Montreal). He had been Secretary of State for Amateur Sport since August 3, 1999. Following his appointment, Mr. Coderre, noted that Canada was largely built by immigrants, and called his new appointment […]
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Q. I’ve phoned Immigration Canada 3 times to get information on getting permanent residence for my fiancé (he’s an English citizen, I’m Canadian). I was told 3 different things by 3 different people, and I’m really confused. He’s currently still in England, we are planning to get married early 2002. One story we heard was […]
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Q. If you pass the minimum number of points to qualify for an interview (pass pretty comfortably), does that mean that you’ve got a good shot at getting in? Or, is this only the first hurdle? I mean, is a lot decided in the interview? Answer: The answer to your question would depend considerably on the […]
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