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Canada boosts immigration targets |
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Friday, 03 November 2006 |
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Canada plans to accept between 240,000 and 265,000 newcomers as permanent residents in 2007 - the highest target in 25 years.
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Expat Canadians may face taxing times |
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Friday, 03 November 2006 |
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By Ravi Mehta » Immigrants who obtain Canadian citizenship and then live outside the country may soon be hit where it hurts - in the wallet.
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New application process from Sept. 1 |
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Wednesday, 12 July 2006 |
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By Ravi Mehta » Prospective immigrants will be asked NOT to submit
supporting documents along with their initial papers under a new
"simplified application process" for federal skilled workers and
business immigrants. The new rules come into effect on September 1,
2006.
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CIC to test biometrics ID system |
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Tuesday, 20 June 2006 |
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By Ethan Caleb » Many immigration applicants could soon be subjected to hi-tech fingerprinting and facial recognition biometrics tests as Canada moves to shut the door on identity fraud.
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Canada rejects US fears on immigration |
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Tuesday, 06 June 2006 |
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Canada has dismissed concerns voiced by an American lawmaker on its immigration and asylum policies following last weekend's arrests of 17 suspected members of a terror cell allegedly plotting attacks in and around Toronto.
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Lawsuit over parent processing delays |
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Wednesday, 31 May 2006 |
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The Canadian government is being sued over claims that it is illegally discriminating against people who have applied to bring their parents or grandparents into the country.
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New oil forecast brightens jobs outlook |
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Tuesday, 23 May 2006 |
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By Ethan Caleb » Canada's crude production is expected to double over the next 15 years, according to a new forecast, fuelling concerns that the country may be headed for a serious worker shortage.
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Adopted kids to get citizenship sooner |
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Tuesday, 16 May 2006 |
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By Ravi Mehta » Foreign-born children adopted by a Canadian citizen will be able to obtain citizenship as soon as the adoption process is completed, if a newly introduced bill is passed.
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Fee waiver for Asia quake victims ends |
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Tuesday, 16 May 2006 |
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Canada has terminated the program which allowed people affected by the October 2005 earthquake in South Asia to apply for immigration without paying processing fees.
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B.C. 'heading for jobs explosion' |
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Thursday, 11 May 2006 |
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By Ethan Caleb » There will
be about one million job openings in British Columbia in the next dozen
years, and not enough people available locally to fill these vacancies,
one of Canada's top bankers has predicted.
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Toronto immigration consultant charged |
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Saturday, 06 May 2006 |
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In a case that should serve up a warning to those who use false papers
in their applications, a Toronto immigration consultant has been
charged after allegedly filing bogus letters of employment for
immigrant sponsors.
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Fee refund to start 'within weeks' |
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Thursday, 04 May 2006 |
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By Ethan Caleb »
Prospective immigrants who have paid their $975 landing fee will start
receiving a $485 refund within weeks. Following the 2006 budget,
Citizenship and Immigration Canada confirmed that refunds will be
issued to all those who have paid the fee but haven't yet received
their residence papers.
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Landing fee slashed to $490 |
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Thursday, 04 May 2006 |
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By Archie D'Cruz » The
Conservative government delivered on its election pledge, slashing the
landing fee to $490 from $975 in the 2006 federal budget. It also took
first baby steps towards creation of an agency to recognize foreign
work credentials.
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Foreign students now allowed to work |
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Saturday, 29 April 2006 |
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By Anton Edwards » Foreign students attending Canadian post-secondary institutions will be able to work off campus, the government has announced. It is a step likely to be greeted with cheers by most of the 100,000 eligible students in Canada because it offers a chance to both defray high education costs as well as gain valuable work experience. |
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Immigrants donate more, volunteer less |
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Wednesday, 26 April 2006 |
By Ravi Shah » Immigrants are more generous with their money than native-born Canadians, but less so with their time, a new study has found. The results are something of an eye-opener, considering that volunteering has long been considered one way to make connections and get a foot in a door when job-hunting. |
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Immigrants vie for Liberal leadership |
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Friday, 21 April 2006 |
By Ethan Caleb » Two Italian-born MPs and one with a Russian family
history are vying to succeed former prime minister Paul Martin as the
next leader of the Liberal Party.
Former Immigration Minister Joe Volpe and ex-secretary of state
Maurizio Bevilacqua, both of whom came to Canada from Italy as
youngsters, want to lead the party into the next election. The early
front-runner, however, is believed to be Michael Ignatieff, whose
father George fled the Russian Bolshevik revolution in 1928 and settled
in Montreal.
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ID cards for border crossing ruled out |
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Wednesday, 19 April 2006 |
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By Ryan Smolinski » Canada has ruled out issuing a new ID card for
residents crossing the United States border. This means anyone making a
trip across to the US will soon need to carry valid passports.
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Tamil Tiger 'war taxes' outlawed |
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Tuesday, 18 April 2006 |
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By Anton Edwards » Canada
has officially outlawed the Tamil Tigers and made it a criminal offence
for any of its front organizations to collect "war taxes" from the Sri
Lankan immigrant population in the country.
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Eyes on budget for landing fee plan |
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Thursday, 13 April 2006 |
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By Ethan Caleb » The 2006 federal Canadian budget, in which details of the reduction of the landing fee will be unveiled, will be released today (May 2, 2006). This site will bring you updated information as it becomes available. |
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Saskatchewan puts out red carpet |
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Tuesday, 11 April 2006 |
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By Jenn Conner » The province of Saskatchewan, reeling from job
losses over the past year, has moved to lure immigrants in a bid to
boost productivity. |
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