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 [...]

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 [...]

Effective July 1, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has announced changes to the Canadian Skilled Worker Immigration Program such that the 29 eligible occupations for filing a skilled worker application without a prior work permit in Canada will be reduced from a quota of 20,000 to a quota of 10,000 (500 per each of 29 [...]