Applications Open For Manitoba Immigration’s Business Investor Stream

Nearly 400 Candidates Get ITAs For Manitoba Immigration
May 22, 2018 — Manitoba immigration has announced applications are open for the province’s new Business Investor Stream (BIS) under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. Interested candidates can apply for both the Entrepreneur Pathway and the Farm Investor Pathway. The Entrepreneur Pathway has an interim application procedure, more details of which are below. The Entrepreneur Pathway is
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How Wealthy Candidates Engage in Canada Immigration Fraud

Jan 24, 2018 — The length some wealthy immigrants go to scam Canadian immigration authorities was illustrated in a recent court case involving rich Chinese families in British Columbia. It shows how wealthy foreigners successfully exploit the immigration system and pursue tax and real estate irregularities and realize significant financial reward. Such activity has a direct
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Some Families Hiring Foreign Caregivers Exempt From $1,000 LMIA Fee (Audio)

Article Audio Jan 9, 2018 — Canada’s federal government is to make some families hiring caregivers under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program exempt from paying the $1,000 Labour Market Impact Assessment processing fee. Recently published regulations mean families who earn a total of less than $150,000 per year will no longer need to pay the annual
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2016 Census Reveals One In Five Canadians Are Immigrants

October 25, 2017 — One in five Canadians is now born outside the country, according to the latest batch of figures from the 2016 Census released by Statistics Canada. The report revealed 21.9 per cent of the population either were or once were a Canadian permanent resident, or landed immigrant. The figure is nearing the
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New Saskatchewan Entrepreneur Immigration Draw On Tuesday, October 31

New Saskatchewan Entrepreneur Immigration Draw On Tuesday, October 31
October 17, 2017 — The Saskatchewan immigration office will conduct the latest draw of the province’s Entrepreneur stream on Tuesday, October 31. Potential business immigration candidates are advised to get their expressions of interest in urgently if they wish to be considered in this draw. The previous Entrepreneur stream draw took place on July 19,
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Rare Express Entry Draws For Skilled Trades and PNP Nominees With Lowest Ever CRS Score

Minimum CRS Score Drops By 9 Points In Second Express Entry Draw In 8 Days
May 26, 2017 – Canadian Immigration authorities have taken the unprecedented step of conducting two Canada Express Entry draws simultaneously. The 13th and 14th rounds of invitations in 2017, the 63rd and 64th overall, invited a total of 543 applicants for permanent residence. The 63rd draw saw 143 invites issued under Provincial Nominee Programs, with a lowest
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Canada Immigration A Two-Step Process For Thousands of Newcomers (Audio)

March 29, 2017 — The Canada immigration system is reinforcing a two-step trend, with figures showing a growing number of newcomers arrive on a temporary Canada work permit before making the transition to permanent residence. Recent figures from Statistics Canada show an increasing number of temporary workers are making the transition, and the figure is only
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Ontario Immigration Appeals Now By Email Only

March 17, 2017 — Ontario immigration applicants who want to appeal a refusal take note: you can no longer submit your request by conventional mail. As of March 10, 2017, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) only accepts appeals by email, and they must be submitted within 30 calendar days of the refusal letter date. Email
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Canadian Snowbirds Could Be Allowed 8 Months In U.S.

March 17, 2017 — Canadian ‘snowbirds’ who spend their winters in the U.S. will be allowed to stay an extra two months under a new bill introduced in the American House of Representatives. The bill specifically targets Canadians 55 and over who own or rent a property in the U.S., and would allow them to spend
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Revised Trump Immigration Ban Blocked By 2 U.S. Judges

March 16, 2017 — Two separate courts have blocked the latest version of US President Donald Trump’s immigration ban, deeming it a Muslim ban and meaning it did not come into effect as planned on March 16, 2017. Federal judges first in Hawaii and then in Maryland put temporary restraining orders in place against the 90-day
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