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Federal Election Called for October 14, 2008
The Canadian Federal Government announced yesterday that there will be an election on October 14, 2009.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 24 July, 2015
Federal Election Called for October 14, 2008
The Canadian Federal Government announced yesterday that there will be an election on October 14, 2009.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 24 July, 2015
Report outlines recommendations for strengthening relations between Canada and India
A new report published by the Canadian International Council emphasizes the importance of Canada-India relations and provides recommendations forstrengthening those ties.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 23 July, 2015
Passport Requirement Delayed for Canadians Entering U.S. by Land or Sea
The United States government has delayed a requirement that people entering the U.S. from Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean by land or sea must present a valid passport.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 23 July, 2015
New Television Drama: "The Border" from a Canadian Perspective
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)’s eagerly anticipated new series, "The Border", tells the story of a cast of Canadian immigration and customs agents and how they deal with various border security issues. Award-winning filmmaker, Peter Raymont is executive producing the show, whichwas originally conceived by his late wife, Lindalee Tracey.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 23 July, 2015
Language Diversity in Canada
Canadians speak over 200 languages according to the latest language reports from Statistics Canada's 2006 census. For the first time in Canadian history, allophones (people whose first language is neither French nor English) represented 20 per cent of Canada's population.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 22 July, 2015
Indo-Canadian candidates very involved in upcoming federal election
Over thirty Indo-Canadian candidates are seeking seats in the House of Commons in the upcoming election, torepresent ridings across the country. In some ridings, these candidates are even running against each other.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 22 July, 2015
Government of Canada Youth Mobility Agreement signed with Poland
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has recently signed a Youth Mobility Agreement with Poland which allows young people from Canada and Poland to travel and work in each other’s country for a one-year period.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 22 July, 2015
Government of Canada brings home Canadian citizen stranded in Sudan
In the May edition of the Canadian Immigration Newsletter, Attorney David Cohen wrote a blog about a Canadian citizen who had been stranded in Sudan for six years as an al-Qaeda suspect.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 22 July, 2015
Formal apology will soon be issued to Indo-Canadian community for Komagata Maru incident of 1914
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity, recently announced that the Government of Canada would soon issue a formal apology in Parliament for the Komagata Maru tragedy.
Read moreThe CanadaVisa Team - 22 July, 2015