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A Toronto Star article published last week says that the federal government will be reducing the maximum age of immigrant dependant children in Canada from 22 to 19. Previously, students over the age of 22 who were studying full-time were given an exemption and were still eligible, but that will be taken away also.  The outline […]

Canada suspended the Immigrant Investor Program in the summer of last year to help the government tackle a massive backlog of applications. The program, which was extremely popular, allowed foreign nationals to invest at least $800,000 with the government in order to immigrate to Canada, something that provided an additional $2 billion to the Canadian […]

The federal government has announced that it will be reducing the maximum age of dependent children of immigrants to Canada to 19 from the current 22. This will make an estimated 7,000 or so dependent children ineligible to come to Canada, as this is the approximate amount of dependents that come to Canada annually over […]

Update: This article refers to the year of 2013/2014. If you are interested in learning more about the current Parents and Grandparents program, please visit our page on the Parent and Grandparent program in 2020. As you may know, the Canadian Government put the sponsorship of parents and grandparents on hold, allowing them to apply […]

The majority of the information available regarding what happens when your Canadian permanent resident card expires relates to what happens when your permanent resident card expires inside of Canada. The purpose of this article is to discuss what happens if your permanent resident card expires while inside of Canada. So, what happens? Not much. When […]

Many people who are looking to immigrate to Canada as permanent residents need look no further than Provincial Nominee Programs, or PNPs. These programs are offered by the majority of Canadian provinces and territories, and these programs allow the different provinces or territories to nominate certain immigrants to live and work in their province or […]

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program allows Canadian employers to bring foreign workers to Canada when they are not able to find willing or able Canadians to fill jobs that they have available. However, a recent news story found that the Royal Bank of Canada may be bringing in foreign workers to replace their Canadian workers, […]

PNPs, or Provincial Nominee Programs, are a Canadian immigration stream that leads to permanent residency in Canada. These are very popular immigration streams not only because they result in permanent residency, but because they allow you to choose which province or territory you would like to live in. Eleven provinces and territories in Canada participate […]

We are dedicated to helping families come together. Citizens and permanent residents are now able to bring over their parents or grandparents on a Super Visa. As of December 1 2011, you may be eligible to apply for the Parent and Grandparent Super Visa. The Super Visa could be valid for up to 10 years […]

Are you a permanent resident in Canada? You may know that your permanent resident card contains an expiry date, and that when your permanent resident card is ready to expire you will need to submit an application to renew it. But what if you wait too long and don’t renew your permanent resident card? If […]

Canada has many different ways that one can apply for permanent residency, and one of these immigration streams, or categories, is the Provincial Nominee Program. These Provincial Nominee Programs are offered by most of the provinces and territories across Canada, and they can be an ideal way for you to make your transition to permanent […]

Permanent residency is a highly sought after position in Canada, but many permanent residents wish to become Canadian citizens. Canadian citizens have many rights that permanent residents do not. For example, Canadian citizens may vote in elections, have a Canadian passport and hold public office. Canadian citizenship is sometimes considered the final step in the […]

Do you want to move to Canada? So do many other people! Canada admits approximately 250,000 new permanent residents every year, and you could be one of them! First, you need to figure out which of the several different ways to immigrate to Canada as a permanent resident is right for you. You may also […]

Although Canada is a peaceful country and we have freedom of speech, freedom to do as we please and have the ability to lead a rather normal life it isn’t so for many people all around the world. When a country is stricken with war and famine all someone could ever dream of is ending […]

Did you know that you are responsible for renewing your Canadian permanent resident card every five years before it expires? This means that you must take the necessary action to renew your PR card well before it expires. Citizenship and Immigration Canada recommends that you apply to renew your card at least six months before […]