Study finds skilled immigrants highest earners for immigrants in Canada
A recent study on Canadian immigration policies has found that immigrants who move to Canada as independent skilled immigrants had the highest earnings of four categories of immigrants studied: independent primary skilled immigrants, accompanying economic immigrants, family class immigrants, and refugees. The study, entitled Immigrant Earnings Differences Across Admission Categories and Landing Cohors in Canada, […]
A Closer Look at Canada’s Family Class Program: Spousal Sponsorships
One of the goals of Canadian immigration is to reunite families in Canada. Earlier this year, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenny announced that the Canadian government would be increasing the number of family reunification visas, especially for spousal and child sponsorships. Family reunification is made possible through the Family Class Immigration Program
Getting Canadian Citizenship Might Get Harder
This month Canada celebrated Citizenship Week (October 17 to 23) and held more than 60 citizenship ceremonies and celebrations across the country to mark the occasion. While many were celebrating their new citizenship, some people were concerned with a recent announcement by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) in which they stated the Government of Canada […]
The Council takes steps to improve consumer protection
As the regulatory body for immigration consultants, the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC/the Council) has introduced initiatives to help improve consumer protection. A searchable database of all Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs) is now available on the Council’s website. This tool will allow the public to verify quickly that a person is authorized […]
Canada announces two-year pause for parent and grandparent visas
In order to deal with a backlog of over 160,000 people, the Canadian government has announced it will not accept permanent residency applications for sponsored parents or grandparents for the next two years At present, there are more than 165,000 parents or grandparents of Canadian residents who are waiting to find out if their applications […]