As you may know, the Canadian government put the sponsorship of parents and grandparents on hold, allowing them to apply for something called a Super Visa instead. The Super Visa was proposed ass a new and temporary solution for parents and grandparents who wanted to visit Canada. Using the Super Visa, they would be allowed [...]
Canadian Citizenship Judge Charged With Helping Immigration Consultants’ Clients Cheat
After a one-year investigation by the RCMP, a Citizenship and Immigration Judge is facing charges and is accused of giving copies of citizenship exams to a Toronto immigration consultant after stealing them. According to the RCMP, the judge allegedly passed these tests onto an immigration consultant in order to help their clients attain Canadian citizenship. [...]
New changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program: Immigration Lawyer Michael Niren quoted
After it became public that the Royal Bank of Canada was allegedly hiring foreign workers to replace their current employees, the government of Canada has decided to make some changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to quell some of the backlash. I wrote a blog on my view of the RBC story. But Human Resources Minister [...]
How to get a Federal Skilled Worker Visa in Canada
We assist immigrants with coming into Canada under various categories, one of these categories is the Federal skilled worker. Federal Skilled Workers are able to apply for permanent residence through their education, work experience, knowledge of French or English and also depending on other criteria that have helped them to become financially established in Canada. [...]
Bridging Open Work Permit Information
As of December 15 2012 Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced that they will be allowing Permanent Resident applicants to obtain work permits while they are awaiting the finalization of their application. This will allow Permanent resident applicants to now work while they are awaiting the answer on their application! Who is eligible for the Bridging [...]
Federal Skilled Worker Program Updated Occupation List
The wait is finally over for the new eligible occupations under the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) that will be effective May 4, 2013. New Requirements under the Federal Skilled Worker Program While Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will not be accepting applications for the 24 eligible occupations until May 4, 2013, there are some new requirements [...]
Time to back off RBC
There has been a lot of press lately about RBC and their interest in hiring Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs). The concern is it seems, that RBC is allegedly using TFWs to supplant Canadian workers in some way. RBC has come out with a statement that their intention was never to replace their Canadian staff by bringing [...]
Former BlackBerry Executive Deported From Canada After Firing
A former executive for Canadian company RIM (now known as BlackBerry), has allegedly been deported from Canada after being fired from his high-level position within the company for an outburst on an airplane. In 2011, George Campbell and vice president Paul Wilson were on a place from Toronto to Beijing and ended up having to be restrained on [...]
Russian Ballerina Svetlana Lunkina seeks permanent residence in Canada
A Russian ballerina named Svetlana Lunkina has relocated to Canada after receiving threats in her native country stemming from a fight between a former business partner and her husband. The Bolshoi Ballet is a world-famous and internationally renowned ballet company founded in Moscow in 1776, and is one of the oldest ballet companies in the [...]
Revoking Canadian Citizenship: Beware if you didn’t disclose your past
Lots of news about the government cracking down on citizenship fraud. Many applicants are not disclosing that they had past criminal records in order to obtain Canadian citizenship. The government is now looking back at these cases and is taking steps to revolk Canadian citizenship Applications and even move towards deportation. So what are the rules [...]
More Canadian Experience Class Applications To Be Accepted in 2013
The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) is a relatively new immigration program – only a few years old. But it is an extremely successful program that allows people who have worked or studied in Canada to use their experience as a gateway to permanent residency. The Canadian Experience Class The Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister, Jason Kenney, [...]
Canada to use Biometrics in Visa Program in 2013: Big Brother is watching
According to a recent press release from Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the government will begin including biometrics in its temporary resident program sometime in 2013. What are biometrics? Biometrics are digital fingerprints and photographs that are taken to go with a Canadian temporary resident permit, also called a visitor visa. If you are from a [...]
Visiting Canada for Rosh Hashanah in 2012?
The Jewish New Year is upon us and many people worldwide have relatives in Canada whom they wish to visit for Rosh Hashanah this year. Visiting Canada and Tourist Visas Depending on where you are from, you may need a tourist visa to Canada in order to join your family for the holidays. It is [...]
Canada Imposes New Visa Requirements on Several Formerly Exempt Countries
According to a press release from Citizenship and Immigration Canada, the government of Canada has now (12 a.m. September 12, 2012) imposed visitor visa requirements for citizens of the following countries: St. Lucia St. Vincent Namibia Botswana Swaziland Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney, “We continue to welcome genuine visitors to Canada. These changes [...]
Happy Ramadan to our Muslim Clients and Friends
Also known as Ramadhan or Ramzan, Ramadan marks the ninth month of the lunar Islamic calendar that lasts between 29 to 30 days depending on the visual sightings of the crescent moon. Practically every Muslim in Canada during this period customarily takes part in prayer, fasting, and charity-giving. Muslims who are fasting refrain from eating, [...]
