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December 20, 2016

The Canadian government has cancelled a regulation that restricted most temporary foreign workers from staying in Canada for more than four years. Background In April 2011, the previous Conservative government implemented a regulation that required many foreign workers to leave…

December 14, 2016

On 1st December 2016, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) lifted the visa requirement for Mexican citizens. Mexican citizens flying to or transiting through Canada will now require an electronic travel authorization (eTA), which they can apply for online. Mexican citizens…

December 1, 2016

Immigration Minister John McCallum confirmed that government will introduce new work permit programs aimed at supporting high growth companies in attracting highly skilled talent from around the world. The Global Skills Strategy has three components: A two-week processing standard for…

November 17, 2016

The Government of Canada is making changes to the Express Entry immigration program that are designed to level the playing field between various types of work permit holders who apply for permanent residence. The new rules comes into effect on…

November 3, 2016

Our latest Canadian update includes the historic trade agreement between Canada and Europe and the proposal for visa-free entry into Canada for Brazil, Bulgaria and Romania. Canada and Europe Sign Historic Trade Agreement After many years of negotiation and some…

October 26, 2016

Canada"s Immigration Minister is expected to announce a new multi-year immigration plan in early November. Canada welcomed 320,932 immigrants in the past year and Minister John McCallum has signaled his intention to increase overall levels of immigration in the next four…

September 15, 2016

Canada is internationally renowned for welcoming tens of thousands of new immigrants every year. It"s expected that 300,000 new immigrants will arrive in Canada in 2016, a number that includes 25,000 Syrian refugees whose admission to Canada was fast-tracked by…

September 8, 2016

Canada"s newly created Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) program was to have been mandatory as of 15th March 2016. However, the Government of Canada decided to create a leniency period after numerous complaints were received from the travel and tourism industry. Industry…

September 2, 2016

Immigration through investment has become a popular option in recent years, for people looking to move to a new country without the employment restrictions that work permits can bring. Available in multiple countries throughout the world, investment programmes aim to balance...

August 25, 2016

Quebec Immigration opened its online application system on 16th August and received 5000 applications for immigration under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program in a mere five hours. The online application system, which is known as Mon Projet Quebec, will only…