Just Like That You’re an Illegal Immigrant (Audio)

On April 1, 2015, the Canadian government will launch a new industry. Citizenship and Immigration Canada will begin manufacturing “illegal immigrants.” Four years ago, on April 1, 2011, the Conservative cabinet passed a regulation known as the “4-in, 4-out” rule, requiring all temporary foreign workers who have been in the country for four years or
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Manitoba to Retain Immigrant Investors with Revised Rules (Audio)

Manitoba has revised the requirements of its provincial nominee program for business, increasing the required deposit amount from foreign investors to $100,000. In addition, investors will have to pay a non-refundable processing fee and will be subject to regular assessments of their businesses.  The changes are a result of the increasing number of non-Canadians accessing
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International Students Seeking Canadian Residence Hit Hard by New Express Entry System (Audio)

Recent changes to Canada’s immigration regulations that came into effect on January 1st, 2015 have placed international graduates from Canadian universities at a disadvantage.  Many were seeking to qualify for Canadian permanent residence. In the past, foreign students with work experience in Canada enjoyed an advantage over other applicants when seeking permanent residence.   The new
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Quebec Universities Find it Difficult to Hire Foreign Academics

New rules relating to immigration to Quebec are hindering universities in their efforts to hire highly-qualified international professors. Most notably, the French language requirement is posing a serious obstacle in attracting foreign talent, as many otherwise talented candidates do not meet this condition. Quebec’s complicated points-based immigrant entry system puts the province’s universities at a
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Canada Leads the Way in Multiculturalism and Immigrant Acceptance (Audio)

Whether they are arriving in Europe from across the Mediterranean, crossing the US-Mexican border, fleeing the conflict in Syria, or legally buying passports of various countries, migrants, who for whatever reason are looking to settle in the developed world, are never far from the headlines. The increasing levels of migration worldwide has made regions noticeably
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Investment Immigration: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Investment Immigration: Saint Kitts and Nevis Immigrant Investor Programme Saint Kitts and Nevis is a small country in the West Indies, and forms part of the Lesser Antilles. It is located about 2000 kilometres southeast of Miami, USA. The country is a democracy and the Queen of England is its Head of State. The capital
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Canadian Immigration Law: Too Much Red Tape and No Customer Service

For decades now, Canadian governments of all stripes have promoted immigration as a tool for nation building, and one of the purposes of Canada’s immigration laws is “to support the development of a strong and prosperous Canadian economy.” Unfortunately, this goal is often frustrated by bureaucratic red tape and an almost total lack of customer
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Canada Tightens Rules on Immigrant and Refugee Children

From August 1 this year, the cut-off age for immigrant and refugee children will change from 21 to 18 as Canada lets economic motives determine immigration policy. This change in the cut-off age is against one of the official objectives of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act – to reunite families. This summer the federal
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Immigrants boosting Canada’s non-U.S. exports, study finds

According to a new study, recent immigrants to Canada who begin small or medium-sized businesses are more likely to export and target markets other than the U.S. The Conference Board of Canada investigated 15,000 small and medium-sized businesses to determine how companies begun by immigrants who have arrived within the past five years compare to
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Test Results Reflect Weaknesses in Citizenship Reform

A surprising new internal government report has found that those immigrants who have been in Canada longest are the ones most likely to fail the citizenship test. The citizenship test is one of the last steps completed by immigrants wishing to obtain full citizenship rights as a Canadian, including the ability to carry a Canadian
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