Jan

10

AGENDA: 20/01/2012, Palestra sobre cidadania canadense

St Christopher House está oferecendo neste mês de Janeiro a palestra “Cidadania canadense: O Que Você Precisa Saber para Aplicar”. Esta palestra será realizada na sexta-feira, 20 de janeiro, das 18:00 às 20:00hs. A participação é gratuíta. Este evento é focado principalmente em imigrantes com estatuto de residente permanente que estão interessados ​​em se tornar [...]

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Nov

18

Temporary Foreign Workers

In 2010, about 182,000 temporary foreign workers (TFWs) entered Canada. It’s the second-highest number of TFW entries in a single year, so some critics have argued that CIC is “throwing the door open for temporary workers.” Does that criticism hold up if we take a closer look at the numbers? Unlike what we do for [...]

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Nov

07

Canada Plans to Admit More Provincial Nominees in 2012

Ottawa, November 7, 2011 – The Government of Canada will continue to provide provinces and territories with a record amount of space in the country’s immigration program in 2012, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) plans to welcome 42,000 to 45,000 people under the Provincial Nominee Program [...]

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Nov

04

Government of Canada to cut backlog and wait times for family reunification – Phase I of Action Plan for Faster Family Reunification

Ottawa, November 4, 2011 — The Government of Canada is taking immediate action to cut the backlog and wait times for sponsored parents and grandparents, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. Currently, more than 165,000 parents and grandparents who have applied to become permanent residents of Canada are still waiting for a [...]

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Nov

03

Canada opens up immigration to foreign PhD students, CBC News

Notícia importante para aqueles que desejam fazer PhD no exterior. Canada começará a aceitar estudantes nas áreas de ciencia e tecnologia. Leiam a matéria abaixo que foi publicada no site da CBC News:   Canada will start accepting some PhD students to boost the country’s science, technology and math sectors, the government said Wednesday. Gary [...]

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Oct

15

CIC proposes changes to improve citizenship program

Ottawa, October 15, 2011 –Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney is proposing changes to the way the government assesses the language abilities of prospective new citizens. Under the proposal, published today in the Canada Gazette for public input, adult citizenship applicants would be required to provide objective evidence of language ability with their citizenship [...]

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Sep

14

Minister Kenney calls for smooth transition to the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council

Ottawa, September 14, 2011 — Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney today called on the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants (CSIC) to do its utmost to ensure a smooth transition to the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC), the new regulator of immigration consultants. “The ICCRC is the designated regulator of immigration consultants [...]

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