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Blog Canadian Immigration Programs How do I get a work visa for Canada?Accessing Canada’s Immigration Programs to Address Labour Shortages: What Employers Need to Know!

4 May 2015

Canadian employers have been challenged to fill pressing labour shortages for many years and the projections are that these shortages will continue for years to come. Notwithstanding all the various opinions as to the best way to resolve our shortage of workers, immigration is universally recognized as being essential to address Canada’s immediate and long term labour force needs. For employers seeking to resolve their labour shortages, it is becoming essential to navigate Canada's immigration programs in order to keep your workforce strong and your business thriving. Here's what you can do to master the immigration game!

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs How do I get a work visa for Canada?How do I immigrate to Canada?Express Entry and the Perils of Misrepresentation!

26 March 2015

Canada's new immigrant selection system for economic immigrants, Express Entry came into effect on January 1, 2015 and has dramatically changed our immigration program. What used to be an immigrant driven self selection model is now a government driven selection model. The government will only choose the very best applicants and offer them an "invitation to apply" - an ITA. Without an ITA, a prospective immigrant can not apply for permanent residence to Canada. The basis upon which Citizenship and Immigration Canada ( CIC) selects which applicants to provide with an ITA, is the information contained in a profile that a potential applicant submits to the government. The higher the score an applicant receives on the ranking of their profile, the more likely they will receive an ITA. Obviously, the temptation to enhance one's profile is very real. Resist that temptation! Inaccurate information that is provided in your profile could result in a finding of misrepresentation and a five year bar to ANY application to Canada - permanent or temporary!

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs How do I get a work visa for Canada?Working in CanadaEmployer Roadblocks for Hiring Foreign Workers Continue!

10 March 2015

Minister of Immigration, Chris Alexander, continues to make the hiring of foreign workers difficult for Canadian employers. On February 21, 2015 Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) introduced new rules that require employers hiring foreign nationals under the International Mobility Programs, such as intra-company transferees and international experience class workers, to complete a new form and pay a $230 fee per worker as part of a new employer compliance program.

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs How do I immigrate to Canada?Express Entry is not Easy Entry – Understanding Canada’s New Immigrant Selection System

11 February 2015

On January 1, 2015 Canada's immigration program was dramatically and fundamentally changed. Overnight our immigration program morphed from an applicant driven model, to a government selection driven model. Up until December 31, 2014 an applicant could apply to immigrate to Canada,

Blog How do I immigrate to Canada?Canada’s Immigration New Year : What’s In Store for 2015

13 January 2015

2015 promises to be a banner year for Canada's immigration program with dramatic changes in virtually every aspect of program delivery: selection of skilled immigrants, processing of inland spousal applicants, and new criteria for both business immigration and citizenship applicants. Here are the highlights of the many changes in Canada's immigration program in store for the year ahead:

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs How do I immigrate to Canada?Investor Immigration Program to be back in Business!

16 December 2014

The past few years have been tough ones for business persons seeking to access Canada's Business Immigration program. On July 1, 2011 the Entrepreneur category was suspended and on July 1, 2012 so was the Investor program. On February 11, 2014 the Government of Canada decided to formally terminate both programs.

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs Family Reunification in Canada How do I get a work visa for Canada?How do I immigrate to Canada?Introducing Canada’s New and Improved Caregiver Program

11 December 2014

This past weekend Canada’s Minister of Immigration Chris Alexander formally changed what was previously known as the Live-In Caregiver Program to the new Caregiver Program. Speculation had been circulating for years that the program might be drastically changed including eliminating the Permanent Resident component. Fortunately the residency component has been maintained and the program has been modified to eliminate the need for caregivers to reside with their employers and to allow for speedier processing of permanent resident applications.

Blog Family Reunification in CanadaAre you ready to sponsor your parent or grandparent for 2015?

7 November 2014

Tens of thousands of sponsored family members are admitted to come to Canada every year as permanent residents. While the majority of family members admitted are spouses and partners, the second largest category of admitted family members are the parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs How do I immigrate to Canada?The Myth of the Anchor Baby

30 October 2014

The concept of the anchor baby is that non-Canadian citizens will come to Canada to give birth on Canadian soil for the purpose of obtaining Canadian citizenship for their newly born children with a view to obtaining permanent residency, and ultimately citizenship for themselves.

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs Express Entry How do I immigrate to Canada?Working in CanadaCanada’s Immigration Playing Field is About to Change: Apply Now if You Can!

29 September 2014

The new Express Entry program is going to completely transform Canada’s Immigration Program. Historically Canada's economic immigration program was an applicant driven responsive program. Individuals who decided that they wanted to immigrate to Canada, submitted an application and the government was bound to consider and assess that application. The number of applications received was always far greater than the number of applications that the government could process and over time a considerable backlog developed of Skilled Worker, Entrepreneur and Investor applicants which ultimately led to the suspension of these categories. The Skilled Worker program was eventually re-opened in 2013 with significant changes but the Investor and Entrepreneur categories have been formally terminated. In order to avoid future backlogs the government has devised a new program entitled Express Entry which is still in the process of being finalized. However, recent Ministers of Immigration have been publicizing CIC's newest immigration model which is set to be introduced by January 2015.

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Blog Canadian Immigration Programs How do I get a work visa for Canada?Accessing Canada’s Immigration Programs to Address Labour Shortages: What Employers Need to Know!

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs How do I get a work visa for Canada?How do I immigrate to Canada?Express Entry and the Perils of Misrepresentation!

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs How do I get a work visa for Canada?Working in CanadaEmployer Roadblocks for Hiring Foreign Workers Continue!

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs How do I immigrate to Canada?Express Entry is not Easy Entry – Understanding Canada’s New Immigrant Selection System

Blog How do I immigrate to Canada?Canada’s Immigration New Year : What’s In Store for 2015

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs How do I immigrate to Canada?Investor Immigration Program to be back in Business!

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs Family Reunification in Canada How do I get a work visa for Canada?How do I immigrate to Canada?Introducing Canada’s New and Improved Caregiver Program

Blog Family Reunification in CanadaAre you ready to sponsor your parent or grandparent for 2015?

Blog Canadian Immigration Programs How do I immigrate to Canada?The Myth of the Anchor Baby

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