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Citizenship and Immigration Canada announces new federal immigrant investor program

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

On November 10, 2010, Citizenship and Immigration Canada published regulations in the Canada Gazette, which reinstate the Canadian Federal Immigrant Investor Program (“IIP”). However, the new IIP now requires an investment of $800,000CAD and a personal net worth of $1.6 Million CAD. The regulations come into force on December 1, 2010.

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Tags: Canada Gazette, canadian employment law, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, employment law, Federal Immigrant Investor Program, Immigration Law, recruiting
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CIC announces new bar-coded temporary resident visa application form

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

Effective October 14, 2010, a new Application for Temporary Resident Visa Made Outside of Canada [IMM 5257] form and related forms will be made available to all clients. This new form will be accessed electronically and applicants will be able to save their partially completed form. Once completed, the final form will contain bar codes that will facitate data entry into Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s new Global Case Management System.

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Tags: Application Form for a Temporary Resident Visa, Bar codes, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Global Case Management System, Immigration Law, Temporary Resident Visa
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CIC revises list of designated countries/territories requiring medical examinations

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

On September 1, 2010, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced revisions to its list of designated countries/territories for the purposes of Section 30 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.

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Tags: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, immigration medical examination, medical examinations
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HRSDC/CIC establishes new LMO exemption for foreign medical residents/fellows

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

On September 1, 2010, Citizenship and Immigration Canada issued Operational Bulletin 230, which announces a new exemption from the Labour Market Opinion requirement for foreign medical residents and medical research fellowship holders. This new exemption falls under Paragraph 205(c)(ii) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.

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Tags: Canadian Medical Doctorate, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada issued Operational Bulletin 230, foreign medical residents/fellows, Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, Labour Market Opinion, LMO exemption
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Acceptance of work permit extensions filed with proof of pending LMO applications will continue

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

I previously reported that Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) had posted a notice on its website stating that it would no longer process work permit extensions filed concurrently with pending Labour Market Opinion applications. In response to concerns raised by the Canadian Bar Association National Citizenship and Immigration Section, CIC has now provided further clarification of this notice.

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Tags: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, concurrent processing, Foreign workers, Hiring foreign workers, Labour Market Opinion, LMO, work permit, work permit extensions
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CIC clarifies some questions regarding revised IMM 5612

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

I previously reported that following the issuance of its Ministerial Instructions, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) also revised its IMM 5612 Document Checklist, which is used for the initial filing of Federal Skilled Worker applications with the Central Intake Office. The revised IMM 5612 imposes a requirement that applicants also submit all documents listed on the specific visa office document checklist applicable to the consular post where the application will be processed. CIC has now clarified some of the issues raised by its revised IMM 5612.

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Tags: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Federal Skilled Worker applications, Foreign workers, Hiring foreign workers, IMM 5612, Ministerial Instructions
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Central intake office revises federal skilled worker document checklist

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Following the issuance of revised Ministerial Instructions in June 2010, Citizenship and Immigration Canada also revised its IMM 5612 Document Checklist, which is used for the initial filing of Federal Skilled Worker applications with the Central Intake Office. The language proficiency assessment was an expected addition to IMM 5612. However, what was not expected is the requirement that applicants also submit all documents listed on the specific visa office document checklist applicable to the consular post where the application will be processed.

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Tags: Canadian Bar Assocation National Citizenship and Immigration Law Section, Central Intake Office, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, federal skilled worker, Federal Skilled Worker Class, federal skilled worker document checklist, Foreign workers, Hiring foreign workers, IMM 5612 Document Checklist, mandatory language proficiency assessment, Ministerial Instructions, police clearance certificates, recruiting, recruiting and hiring, recruitment
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CIC ends processing of work permit extensions filed concurrently with pending LMO applications

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Until recently, a work permit extension application (for a NOC 0, A, or B occupation), which required an approved Labour Market Opinion (“LMO”), could be filed concurrently with a pending LMO application. However, in July 2010, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) posted a notice on its website indicating that concurrent filing would no longer be permitted.

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Tags: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Foreign workers, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, Labour Market Opinion, recruiting, recruiting and hiring, recruitment, work permit, work permit extension
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Recent changes to Ontario’s provincial nominee program

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

During the past few months, the Province of Ontario has announced several changes to the International Student Category of Opportunities Ontario, its Provincial Nominee Program. Specifically, it has announced the creation of the International PhD Graduate Stream and the Pilot International Masters Graduate Stream.

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Tags: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, corporate immigration, Federal Skilled Worker Class, Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, Immigration Law, International Student Category, ontario, provincial nominee program
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CIC public consultation on immigration and labour market needs

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Starting April 16, 2010, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will be conducting a public consultation on immigration and labour market needs in Canada.

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Tags: Canada Workforce, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Foreign workers, Immigration Law, labour market, Worker shortages
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