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Immigrant entrepreneurs considering where to base their start-up businesses are looking closely at Donald Trump’s actions in the United States, and seeing Canada as the stable option. Trump this week halted U.S. H-1B visas until at least December 31, 2020 – shutting off an important stream of tech workers for major Silicon Valley companies as
Le 5 mars 2019 – L’Ontario a désigné à l’immigration permanente 6 850 candidats en 2018, représentant 13 571 nouveaux immigrants, personnes à charge comprises, selon les chiffres. Un rapport publié récemment sur le Programme ontarien des candidats à l’immigrations révèle une forte demande pour tous les volets provinciaux gérés par la plus grande province
June 26, 2017 – Donald Trump’s March 6, 2017 executive order banning travel from six majority-Muslim countries is partially in effect following a June 26, 2017 Supreme Court ruling. The order bans travel from Libya, Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for a period of 90 days, provided the traveller has no connection with the
March 3, 2017 – USA immigration could take on a similar look to Canada immigration under Donald Trump after the US president cited the Canadian system during a major speech to Congress. Trump wants to introduce what he called a ‘merit-based’ immigration system similar to the Canada Express Entry model, which awards points to candidates and
March 3, 2017 – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has sought to reassure Canadians they will be protected when screened by US officials as part of expanded Canada-U.S. border preclearance. Extra powers will be given to U.S. customs officials working on Canadian soil as part of a deal originally reached by former Prime Minister Stephen Harper and previous
March 1, 2017 – Canadian Immigration authorities conducted the 6th round of invitations under Express Entry in 2017 and 56th overall, inviting 3884 applicants for permanent residence, under all programs. The lowest Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score was 434, a continued record low, and reflecting a steady decline from previous draws. It was the 6th
March 1, 2017 – The Manitoba Nominee Program issued more than 320 Invitations to Apply in the most recent draw made under its Provincial Nomination Program (PNP), made on February 27, 2017. Of those ITAs, 200 went to skilled workers already in Manitoba, with a minimum points score of 719. A further 124 ITAs were issued
March 1, 2017 – Increased fees and tightening of the rules have resulted in Canadian citizenship application numbers dropping by half between 2015 and 2016, the latest figures show. In the first nine months of 2016, just 56,446 citizenship applications were submitted to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, compared with 111,993 during the same period of
February 28, 2017 – Canada immigration is working to overhaul its immigration detention system, but that does not make a report detailing how children have been held despite having Canadian citizenship any less troubling. The University of Toronto report highlights how an average of 48 children a year find themselves held in detention centres in conditions that
Join our upcoming Immigration.ca Live Stream Series! Join Attorney Colin Singer’s Facebook Live on March 2nd @ 11:00 AM (Eastern Time/ Toronto Time). Place: https://www.facebook.com/immigrationca/ Topic: “Federal Skilled Worker Program Eligible Occupations Under Express Entry Immigration” Questions: Submit your questions on our Facebook Page (Event Post on Facebook)
