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25 Mar 2011, 7:43 am by Tony Infanti
Not only was that section restored to the latest edition of the guide, but the Immigration Minister has now announced a pilot project to help LGBT refugees: Through the project, Citizenship and Immigration Canada will work with the Rainbow Refugee Committee to share the cost of sponsoring gay, lesbian, transgender, transsexual and bisexual refugees overseas to Canada. [read post]
30 Jul 2012, 10:00 pm by David Cohen
Back in 2004, it took Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) 4.5 years, on average, to process an application for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) category. [read post]
5 Sep 2008, 10:16 am
Following the recent announcement of plans to create a new class of Canadian Immigration application, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has announced the formal enacting of the Canadian Experience Class effective September 17 2008. [read post]
28 Jun 2010, 8:56 am by Michael Niren
On Saturday, June 26th, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced in a news conference that the number of jobs considered for fast-tracking for skilled worker applications would be narrowed down to a list of 29 occupations and that a cap would be placed on the number of applications processed. [read post]
6 Dec 2016, 9:33 am by Joseph Landau
Spiro documents how other countries gradually came to embrace dual citizenship, with Britain dropping restrictions on the practice in 1948, France in 1973, Canada in 1976, and Mexico in 1998. [read post]
17 Jun 2009, 1:05 pm by RSS
Integrated in to the Foreign Credentials Referral Office (FCRO), the Employer's Roadmap is intended to aid employers in meeting their labour needs more effectively, while allowing skilled newcomers to apply their expertise to work in Canada more quickly.The Employer’s Roadmap derives from a partnership between the FCRO, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), and The Alliance of Sector Councils (TASC).Speaking about this new resource,… [read post]
14 Jan 2020, 5:42 pm by Patricia Hughes
Canadian Union of Postal Workers applied its recently created new administrative law framework in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. [read post]
21 Jan 2021, 9:48 am by Jonathan Mor
The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship recently announced a temporary policy that would grant a new work permit to former international students. [read post]
1 Jun 2010, 1:40 pm by admin
At the risk of alienating those who are often victims of India’s Army (such as those in Kashmir),  or  victims of  India’s  corrupt police force Canada’s immigration Minister admitted that Canadian immigration officials should never have cast aspersions on India’s institutions. [read post]
22 Jan 2016, 9:16 am by Alastair Clarke
There are many sections of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), its Regulations and the Citizenship Act that simply need to be amended or repealed. [read post]
15 Apr 2020, 1:36 pm by Jonathan Mor
Since that time, there have been several additional developments: The Government of Canada has repealed and reissued its two Orders-in-Council relating to the Travel Restrictions.Transport Canada has repealed and reissued its initial Interim Order, which applies to the boarding of individuals travelling to Canada by air.Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued Program Delivery Instructions (PDIs), which further clarify how the… [read post]
6 Sep 2010, 6:18 pm by admin
  By contrast, the mandate of the Minister of Citizenship & Immigration is to process applications for entry to Canada. [read post]
5 Jun 2010, 11:01 am by Michael Niren
We have written about the proposed refugee reforms and our concerns about them here Below is an update on further developments: On Tuesday, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced that his proposed overhaul of the Canadian refugee system could very well become law within one month, depending on whether the Liberal Party would support the [...] [read post]
4 Jan 2010, 10:07 am by Michael Niren
In late December, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced that those seeking Canadian work permits or visitor extensions can now utilize the online system. [read post]
10 Feb 2015, 3:00 am by Tim Banks @TM_Banks
The RCMP, CSIS, the Minister of Transport, the Minister of Citizenship and immigration, and the Canada Border Services Agency are all expressly permitted to collect and disclose information to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and each other. [read post]
12 Oct 2014, 4:00 am by Administrator
Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) 2014 FC 596Administrative Law – Aliens – Civil Rights – Constitutional Law – Courts Summary: In 2014, individuals who sought to immigrate to Canada in the investor class applied for mandamus to compel the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to process their applications which had been filed between 2008 and 2010. [read post]
25 Apr 2013, 6:00 am by Yosie Saint-Cyr
Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced last December that it intends to collect biometrics (unique identifiers such as fingerprints, facial images and iris scans) from certain foreign nationals of 29 countries and one territory. [read post]