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Minister of Citizenship

By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 6 Minutes Read August 14, 2013

Employment and Social Development Canada announces further changes to the LMO process

On April 29, 2013, the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development ("HRSDC") and the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism announced that they would be introducing numerous changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Employment and Social Development Canada, formerly known as HRSDC, has now announced changes to the Labour Market Opinion application process, which are effective as of July 31, 2013.

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By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 2 Minutes Read October 11, 2012

New language rules for Canadian citizenship applicants announced

On September 28, 2012, the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism announced that citizenship applicants will now be required to provide up-front objective evidence of their language ability at the time of their citizenship application.  This requirement applies to applications received as of November 1, 2012. After that date, Citizenship and Immigration Canada will return any citizenship application, filed by an applicant between the ages of 18 and 54, that does not include objective evidence of language ability.

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By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 2 Minutes Read May 19, 2011

CIO provides insight into federal skilled worker processing

During the recent Canadian Bar Association Citizenship and Immigration Conference in Gatineau, Quebec, representatives of the Central Intake Office ("CIO") in Sydney, Nova Scotia, provided some helpful insight into its processing of Federal Skilled Worker ("FSW") applications. The CIO screens all FSW applications in order to verify that submitted applications satisfy the Ministerial Instructions, which currently restrict who can apply under the FSW class.

Article by Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP / Immigration / Canadian Bar Association Citizenship and Immigration Conference, Central Intake Office, designated occupation, employment law, federal skilled worker, federal skilled worker processing, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Immigration Law, Minister of Citizenship

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