by Administrator | Apr 1, 2016 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, Permanent Residence in Canada
Today MIDI , the Quebec Immigration Department published the attached ministerial instructions: The following business Immigration categories are reopened as follows: 1,900 – Investor applications (1,330 China reserved cap) – intake period from May 30, 2016...
by Administrator | Mar 31, 2016 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, Permanent Residence in Canada
Attracting newcomers to Canada’s francophone communities outside Quebec Attracting skilled francophone workers to Canada and encouraging them to settle in communities outside of Quebec is the goal of a new International Mobility Program stream that will launch...
by Administrator | Mar 30, 2016 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
Immigration reforms made it difficult for businesses to attract high-skilled workers, chamber of commerce says By Susana Mas, CBC News Canada risks losing its competitive edge because of immigration reforms brought in under the previous Conservative...
by Administrator | Mar 28, 2016 | Family, Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, Study, Work
Update to guidance on humanitarian and compassionate consideration Summary The December 2015 decision of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) in Kanthasamy v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) affects how humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) requests under...
by Administrator | Mar 23, 2016 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, Permanent Residence in Canada
Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system – March 23, 2016 http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/mi/ Determination — number of invitations = 1,014 Required rank = 470 points or...
by Administrator | Mar 23, 2016 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, Permanent Residence in Canada, Temporary Residence in Canada
Progress on immigration reform Budget 2016 makes the following three commitments on immigration reform: An additional $245 million over five years “for the identification, overseas processing, transportation and resettlement of the additional 10,000 Syrian...
by Administrator | Mar 21, 2016 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News
The Liberal government plans to launch a full-scale review of the controversial temporary foreign workers program. MaryAnn Mihychuk, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, told The Globe and Mail she will ask a parliamentary committee for...
by Administrator | Mar 18, 2016 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, Permanent Residence in Canada
Temporary public policy for applications for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds as a result of lifting the temporary suspension of removals on Haiti and Zimbabwe Summary On February 4, 2016, the Government of Canada gave Haitian and...
by Administrator | Mar 18, 2016 | Kitchener Immigration Lawyer, News, Permanent Residence in Canada, Temporary Residence in Canada
Update to the identity management instructions on change of sex designation Summary Instructions for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) officers outlining when and how to change the sex designation on IRCC documents for citizenship and immigration lines of...
