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Fact or fiction: The use of illegal employment in provincial nominee...
Send to KindleEarlier this month, the QMI Agency (“QMI”) reported that senior Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) officials had said illegal work experience could count towards a permanent...
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Canadian government reduces immigration targets for parents and grandparents
Send to KindleOn February 13, 2011, Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism announced that, in 2010, Canada welcomed the highest number of legal immigrants in more than...
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CIO provides insight into federal skilled worker processing
Send to KindleDuring the recent Canadian Bar Association Citizenship and Immigration Conference in Gatineau, Quebec, representatives of the Central Intake Office (“CIO”) in Sydney, Nova Scotia,...
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CIC proposes conditional permanent residence to discourage marriage fraud
Send to KindleOn March 9, 2012, Jason Kenney, the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism announced additional measures to discourage marriage fraud. The proposed regulatory change...
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New language rules for Canadian citizenship applicants announced
Send to KindleOn September 28, 2012, the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism announced that citizenship applicants will now be required to provide up-front objective evidence of...
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Federal skilled trades program begins accepting applications
Send to KindleOn August 18, 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) published proposed regulatory amendments (the “Proposed Regulations”) in the Canada Gazette, which (once enacted) would...
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada announces start-up visa program
Send to KindleOn January 24, 2013, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Citizen Jason Kenney (the “Immigration Minister”) announced that Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”)...
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CIC publishes ministerial instructions establishing the start-up business class
Send to KindleAs previously reported, on January 24, 2013, the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism (the “Minister”) announced that Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) would...
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Employment and Social Development Canada announces further changes to the LMO...
Send to Kindle As previously discussed, on April 29, 2013, the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (“HRSDC”) and the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism...
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