Canadian Immigration News
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Government of Canada celebrates World Refugee Day
June 20, 2011
Canada prepares to introduce biometric scanning for immigrants
June 16, 2011
The Canadian government will soon require immigrants to undergo biometric scanning in order to enter the country in order to improve border security. This technology has been used for years by other Western countries to reduce the instances of immigration fraud.
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Canada announces new 10-year visa for Indians
June 14, 2011
The Government of Canada recently announced a 10-year multiple entry visa that will now be available for Indian citizens. The new visa is hoped to boost trade ties between Canada and India by tripling their trade to $15 billion within four years.
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Canadian universities strengthen ties with India
June 09, 2011
In 2008, more than 160,000 Indian students were studying abroad, but only 4,000 of them were in Canada. Canada is looking to change those numbers by playing a larger role in India’s desire for higher education.
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More Asian immigrants are choosing to settle in Vancouver
June 07, 2011
Once dominated by British, German, and Italian immigrants, Vancouver’s population can now be considered “Eurasian” as thousands of Asians immigrants now call the city their home.
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Time running out to apply under current Federal Skilled Worker Program
June 03, 2011
In less than one month, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will be announcing the new list of qualifying occupations for the Federal Skilled Worker program. Currently, applicants must have at least one year of skilled work experience in one of the 29 open occupations or have valid job offer from a Canadian employer.
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Canada needs 100,000 more immigrants a year
May 31, 2011
A former Canadian Immigration Director has stated that Canada needs to increase its annual immigration intake by 100,000 a year to match needed population targets. Robert Vineberg, former Director of Federal-Provincial Relations at Immigration Canada, is calling for policy changes in order to boost immigration numbers in most provinces.
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Taipei visa office to close in June
May 26, 2011
Citizenship and Immigration Canada recently released a bulletin stating that the Canadian visa office in Taipei, Taiwan will no longer be accepting new applications.
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Canadians happy and comfortable shows study
May 24, 2011
According to the Better Life Index, created by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Canada placed second out of 34 counties for having the best quality of life.
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Toronto program turning Indian immigrants into millionaires
May 19, 2011
Struggling Indian immigrants are getting help from a Toronto program aimed at turning them into successful entrepreneurs.
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