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Subscribe RSS Email Super Visa approval rate now at 77 percent Ottawa, March 5, 2012 — More than one thousand Parent and Grandparent Super Visa applications have been approved in less than three months since the Super Visa program took flight, for an overall approval rate of 77 percent, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason […]

Subscribe RSS Email Toronto, March 2, 2012 — The Government of Canada has put in place a bar on sponsorship in an ongoing effort to deter people from using a marriage of convenience to come to Canada, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. Regulatory changes now in force mean sponsored spouses or

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, March 2, 2012 — Canada continued to welcome a high number of immigrants in 2011, according to preliminary data released by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) today. Canada welcomed 248,660 permanent residents in 2011, well within the Government’s planning range of 240,000 to 265,000 new permanent residents for the year and

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, March 2, 2012 — The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following today to commemorate the one year anniversary of the death of Pakistan’s Minister of Minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti. “On this day last year, Shabaz Bhatti, the former Minister of Minorities in Pakistan, was assassinated in

Subscribe RSS Email Toronto, March 1, 2012 – In a keynote address to the National Metropolis Conference today, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney outlined his vision for a faster, more responsive immigration system that better meets Canada’s economic needs. “Immigration is playing an increasingly important role in our economy and we need a

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, February 22, 2012 – The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement recognizing Losar, the Tibetan New Year: Today, Tibetan Buddhists in Canada and around the world mark Losar, the most important day of the lunar Tibetan calendar. On this first day of 2139, the

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, February 22, 2012 — Don Davies, NDP Immigration Critic and MP for Vancouver –Kingsway): CHML-AM Hamilton The Matt Holmes Show, February 16, 2012 Well, I think what we need to do is build a system that has a fast and fair determination process. And that’s something that I’ll give Minister Kenney

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, February 16, 2012 — Legislation to protect the integrity of Canada’s immigration system was introduced today by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. The proposed measures include further reforms to the asylum system to make it faster and fairer, measures to address human smuggling, and the authority to make it

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, February 13, 2012 — The Government of Canada and the Anglican Church today celebrated a joint agreement under which approximately 50 refugee families have been brought to this country from countries such as Afghanistan, Somalia and Iran. “Canada has a long and proud tradition of providing a safe haven to those

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, February 09, 2012 — The Come to Canada Wizard, which helps people determine if they are eligible to immigrate to this country, continues to gain popularity among prospective immigrants and newcomers. The Wizard has recorded more than 750,000 visits since it was launched six months ago. Close to 90 percent of