https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com Best Immigration Lawyer Vancouver, Best Immigration Lawyer Canada, Canada Immigration Lawyer | Sas & Ing Immigration Law Centre, Vancouver BC Wed, 03 Jan 2024 22:24:47 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/favicon.png https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com 32 32 https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/express-entry-2015-update-the-first-year-in-review/ Thu, 14 Apr 2016 00:21:57 +0000 https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=1541 This past month heralded the release of the Express Entry Year-End Report for 2015. After being introduced in January of 2015, the department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) provided its findings for the first year of operation of the Express Entry application management system.]]> https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/express-entry-is-not-easy-entry-understanding-canadas-new-immigrant-selection-system/ Wed, 11 Feb 2015 18:51:38 +0000 https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=819 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, ]]> http://www.asianpacificpost.com/article/6719-express-entry-not-easy-entry.html#new_tab Wed, 11 Feb 2015 02:53:30 +0000 https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=836 https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/introducing-canadas-new-and-improved-caregiver-program/ Fri, 12 Dec 2014 02:48:01 +0000 https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=812 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. ]]> https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/canadian-immigration-levels-open-for-debate/ Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:41:07 +0000 https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=803 In a news release published in August, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration (CIC) Minister Chris Alexander announced that Canada had welcomed 150,000 new citizens in 2014. Since 2006 Canada has welcomed over 1,300,000 new Canadians.]]> https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/foreign-worker-shake-up-what-every-employer-needs-to-know/ Thu, 28 Aug 2014 01:39:54 +0000 https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=801 The spring and summer have been busy ones for Jason Kenney, Minister for Employment and Social Development. In early April he announced the first businesses ever to have been blacklisted for breaching the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. The media blitzkreig that followed lead within days to the complete shut down of the program for anyone in the food and beverage industry. A few weeks later an entirely new Temporary Foreign Worker Program was introduced changing the rules of the game completely and severely limiting the foreign worker program. The changes to Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) are significant and all employers who have a need for foreign labour need to know the new rules of the game.]]> https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/canadas-skilled-worker-program-re-opens-its-doors/ Tue, 14 May 2013 01:18:47 +0000 https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=776 Canada's skilled worker program for permanent residence was re-opened on May 4, 2013 after several months of being suspended. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney closed the program in June of 2012 to further address a backlog of applications as well as to overhaul the program. The skilled worker category has been the cornerstone of Canada's economic immigration program for decades but in recent years had built up a backlog of nearly one million applications that were often taking in excess of five years to process. The newly re-introduced skilled worker program is designed to allow processing to occur far more quickly. In addition the new program changes shift emphasis from education and foreign work experience to language proficiency and Canadian work experience with the goal of enhancing an immigrant's ability to integrate into the Canadian workplace more quickly.]]> https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/canadas-skilled-worker-program-to-be-back-in-business/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:04:51 +0000 https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=755 Minister Kenney announced on December 19, 2012, that he will re-introduce the Federal Skilled Worker Program effective May 4, 2013. Canada’s cornerstone Skilled Worker Program had been suspended since June of 2012, given a huge backlog of cases that had built up over years. The new Skilled Worker Program is designed to allow processing to occur in a far more timely fashion. The program’s changes also shift emphasis from education and foreign work experience to language proficiency and Canadian work experience.]]> https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/2013-rings-in-immigration-changes/ Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:39:44 +0000 https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=744 The New Year brought in significant changes for prospective new immigrants to Canada. Here is a brief summary of pivotal changes to Canada’s economic immigration program.]]> https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/skilled-worker-and-canadian-experience-class-changes-effective-january-2-2013/ Sat, 05 Jan 2013 06:36:15 +0000 https://canadian-visa-lawyer.com/?p=742 Minister Kenney delivered a one – two punch on December 10 and 11 by opening up the federal skilled trades stream for permanent residence and fast tracking the eligibility requirements for Canadian Experience Class applicants.]]>