Credit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 04:06:50 +0000
Is your spouse in Canada without legal status? It is common knowledge that Canadian citizens or permanent residents can sponsor their spouses or common-law partners living abroad, or, in Canada as legal visitors, workers or students. What is less known is that they can also apply for spousal sponsorship for their partners living in Canada […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 02:24:00 +0000
Eleven rural and northern communities have been selected as part of the new Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot to invite newcomers to make these communities their home. As the Canadian population ages and the birth rate declines, rural Canada’s workforce has seen a significant decrease in available workers. This pilot will help attract people that […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 03:20:32 +0000
Over the course of the past several years I have noticed a steady increase in the number of what I call digital nomads seeking to immigrate to Canada. These individuals, often avid readers of Tim Ferriss’s The Four Hour Work Week, typically work from home. They are hyper efficient, and through delegation and automation can […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 16:07:42 +0000
The Canadian government is making it easier for visible minority newcomer women to find a job by providing the support and services they need to succeed. This will help these women highlight their talents and experiences as they settle in Canada. Some newcomer women face multiple barriers trying to find work and get ahead in […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 01:36:50 +0000
Canada is taking action to help protect vulnerable workers, newcomers who face family abuse, and help newcomers sponsor family members that they didn’t initially declare. Migrants with employer-specific work permits Some migrant workers with employer-specific work permits end up enduring mistreatment, fearful of workplace punishment, as well as fearful of losing their job. Starting June […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2019 07:17:57 +0000
Caregivers who came to Canada to provide care to Canadian families, in the hope of becoming a permanent residents can apply to the Interim Pathway for Caregivers. The deadline is June 4 to apply. “Caregivers came to Canada to provide care to families that need it, and it’s time for Canada to care for them […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 02:26:11 +0000
Immigration is an important driver in a fast-changing world — that idea is the foundation of this year’s Conference Board of Canada’s Canadian Immigration Summit 2019. Held in Ottawa, on May 8-9, the purpose of the 2019 summit is to explore how Canada can respond proactively to emerging immigration issues in a rapidly changing world. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 05:43:08 +0000
Most would not extend birthright citizenship to babies born to those in Canada on tourist visas Which babies born on Canadian soil should be granted automatic citizenship? It’s a question that has appended itself to the Canadian political narrative in this election year; and one on which Canadians share some areas of consensus and others […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 05:57:24 +0000
By the end of 2020, Canada’s system of tracking the exit of people from the country is going to look very different from now. Regulations are expected to come into force by June 2019 for land and June 2020 for air. Current system of exit tracking Under Canada’s immigration and customs laws, all persons seeking […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:58:50 +0000
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ahmed Hussen announced an additional 2,000 spaces under the Provincial Nominee Program, to expand pathways for temporary foreign workers to become permanent residents in Canada. The focus is on those workers filling long-term labour market needs and who have integrated into Canadian society. These additional spaces will provide more […]
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