The Super Visa program continues to have a high rate of approval. Today, May 18, 2012, the government announced that there were 3500 applications received since the program was launched (December 1, 2011). The overall approval rate is of 83 percent. Continue reading »
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The Federal Immigration program is designed for candidates who have at least 1 year of work experience in one of the fields in priority and make the necessary points in order to qualify. There is a total limit of 10.000 of such applications received, with a maximum of 500 per field, established for the period July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012. Today, May 8, 2012, this limit has been reached.
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Mr. Kenney, the Canadian immigration Minister, is currently making a series of reforms to the immigration system in order to ensure the maximum economic and social benefits to the Canadian society. One of the programs changes are being made to is the refugee one. And that is because of the high number of persons asking for refugee protection without having serious reasons and only trying to benefit from the generous Canadian programs.
The Minister Jason Kenney proposed a new change to the immigration system, one that everyone will love. The Canadian Experience Class is an immigration program destined for foreign students who graduated in Canada and for temporary workers who have at least 24 months of experience obtained within the last 36 months in Canada. The proposed change refers to foreign workers, who will be eligible for permanent residence after only 12 months of legally obtained experience.
Because Canada faces a critical shortage in certain skilled trades, the government is planning to make the immigration system more flexible and welcome more skilled tradespersons. The authorities closed almost 280.000 unprocessed applications that were received by February 2008, so that they can focus on new applications and on candidates with skills that are needed on the labour market.
On this special holiday we would like to send our best thoughts to all those who celebrate the Christian Passover. May this holy event bring joy in your life, peace in your home, harmony, love and forgiveness. Happy Easter!
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The latest changes in the Quebec Immigration Regulations do not affect the candidates who have a diploma in one of the below listed professions. In order to qualify, the main applicant or the spouse should have obtained the degree in the last 5 years, or should have at least 1 year of work experience in the field, acquired in the last 5 years.
Continue reading »The latest changes in the Quebec Immigration Regulations announced that there is a limit of 14300 applications for the below listed professions per year (March 21, 2012 – March 31, 2013). In order to qualify, the main applicant or the spouse should have a diploma in one of the listed fields. For the points to be awarded, the degree should be obtained in the last 5 years, or the candidate should have at least 1 year of work experience in the field, acquired in the last 5 years.
In order to remove the backlog of applications and to improve the immigration system, focus on the current need of skills on the market and on a better integration of the immigrants, the Canadian government made a decision shocking for those who applied for the Federal Skilled Worker process before February 2008.
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The Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney proposes a series of changes to the federal immigration process, with the purpose of adapting the system to the needs of the Canadian society.
