The government of Canada has brought in changes to the Immigration regulations to tighten up rules for sponsorship of family members from abroad where the Canadian sponsor has a criminal record for violent offences against a list of family members or other individuals. The definition of family members and other individuals has been expanded, additional [...]

Effective November 5, 2011 there will be a suspension on sponsoring your parent or grandparent to Canada as a permanent resident. Instead, effective December 1, 2011 the Conservative Government will offer a program (Parent and Grandparent Super Visa) where one can have a parent or grandparent apply for a 10 year multiple entry visa [...]

The result of the new initiative will be as follows: Beginning on November 5, 2011 certain PhD students in key sectors will be eligible to submit Federal Skilled Worker Applications provided that they have completed at least 2 years of study towards their PhD and remain in good academic standing at a qualifying post secondary [...]