Proposed changes to the Skilled Worker points system Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney will be spending the next month looking for public input on the Canadian immigration points system for the Skilled Worker category. According to Minister Kenney, the input will be used to make changes to the system that would make qualifying [...]
Canadian Permanent Residence Skilled Worker Case under Appeal: Leave Granted
Hi Mary, Thank for you the amazing news! The hair on my arm actually stood up when I read it. I can’t begin to explain how much this means to me. Thank you so much for you help with this. Things are looking up. PLEASE let me know how I can help build our case as strong as possible for our [...]
Citizenship and Immigration Canada officer accused of accepting bribes for PR cases
Citizenship and Immigration Canada officer targeted Toronto’s Spanish-speaking community According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a probe has been launched into a senior immigration officer who worked at the Dundas Street West Citizenship and Immigration Canada office. The Citizenship and Immigration Canada officer allegedly told applicants that we would approve their permanent residence applications [...]
Canadian Permanent Resident Application approved
Permanent Resident Application approved thanks to Niren and Associates Our immigration case was filled with challenges from the very beginning. We were facing immigration issues in our current country of residence, which carried several unpredictable issues and which could affect our Canadian FSW application. We also had health issues which could have put our application [...]
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to our Immigration Clients and Friends
We in Canada have a lot to be thankful for. Consistently rated as one of the best countries to live in by the UN, Canada is a top immigration destination for those seeking a better life for themselves and their families. With our stable banking system, low crime rate and highly educated demographic, Canada has [...]
Doctor leaves Canada for the United States due to Immigration Delays
Dr. Ashish Marwaha, a British doctor whose degree comes from Oxford University, told CBC News that he’s ditching Canada because of delays and immigration red tape preventing him from working in British Columbia as a doctor. Marwaha missed his chance to apply for residence (all doctors who graduate must complete residency) because his immigration paperwork [...]
The world wants to Immigrate to Canada if they could: Survey
A survey commissioned by the Historica-Dominion Institute along with the Aurea Foundation and Munk School of Global Affairs has found the more than half of the adults in the 24 top international economies would pack up and move to Canada if they could. Canada is known worldwide as a country that is positive and tolerant [...]
Canadian Skilled Worker Application Processing times cut: But not all good news
Skilled Worker Application Processing times lowered The processing time of skilled worker visa applications has been almost cut in half according to a new report by a British Columbia immigration lawyer Richard Kurland. In 2005, it took approximately 50 months to process a Skilled Worker application whereas in 2009 is took only 26 months on [...]
First Stop for Permanent Residence Applications: The Central Intake Office (CIO) in Nova Scotia, Canada.
How a Permanent Residence Application works In an effort to increase efficiency for Canadian Permanent Residence Applications, the Central Intake Office (CIO) in Sydney was created to reduce the backlog. The objective of the CIO is to reduce the enormous backlog of over 1 million people waiting for years. Here are the nuts and bolts of [...]
Canadian Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class Applicants will have only one chance to prove language ability
Changes to Canadian Experience Class and Canadian Skilled Worker programs Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minster Jason Kenney announced on Wednesday, March 10th that the process prospective immigrants must undergo to prove their language skills when applying to Canada under the Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Classes (CEC) will be undergoing changes. Before the announcement, [...]
Some Canadian Visa Applications Now Online but Beware
The Canadian Government has created a system for online visa applications. In late December, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced that those seeking Canadian work permits or visitor extensions can now utilize the online system. The online application system is supposed to eliminate some of the costly and time consuming problems that arise [...]
