Immigration

The Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) is launching a worldwide multilingual campaign to encourage the public to take extra measures to ensure that individuals offering immigration and citizenship assistance are authorized. March is Fraud Prevention Month in Canada, and 2017 marks ICCRC’s fourth consecutive annual campaign. “Our 2017 theme ...

The International Skilled Worker – Express Entry immigration sub-category opened by the Canadian province of Saskatchewan is already full. This popular sub-category forms part of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), through which the province welcomes new permanent residents who have the ability to settle and establish themselves economically. News of the reopening of ...

Most Canadian citizens and permanent residents who fall in love with and get married to a non-Canadian understand that they can sponsor their spouses to immigrate to Canada, and will often do so shortly after they get married. Many Canadians also understand that they don’t have to be technically married; ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced changes to his cabinet today and appointed Ahmed Hussen as the new Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. Ahmed Hussen is the member of Parliament for the riding of York South-Weston, and a Member of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. A lawyer and ...

More spousal sponsorships will be processed in 2017, and faster, too. Earlier this year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) began a concerted effort to reduce processing times, which have increased due to increased demand: in 2015 alone, nearly 70,000 applicants applied through spousal sponsorship but there was only space for ...