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Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced Tuesday that it has reduced the number of immigration application backlogs have been reduced by 40 percent. The CIC, under the leadership of Minister Jason Kenney, has been very focused on ensuring that applications are processed in a timely manner as to attract more highly qualified immigrants to the country. […]
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Application for Canadian Citizenship for Adults (CIT 0002) Adults who have completed all of the necessary requirements for citizenship can apply for citizenship with this form. The requirements are: Permanent Residents must have lived in Canada for three out of four years prior to applying for citizenship. Residents must also be competent in one of
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March is Fraud Awareness month in Canada and Citizenship and Immigration Canada is recommending that immigrants become familiar with immigration fraud. Although there are many legitimate companies out there designed to help immigrants, there are also individuals out there who are simply looking for a quick payoff and getaway. By knowing more about how fraudsters
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Immigrants who have had their name legally changed since they first got their Permanent Resident Card will need to have a new one issued. A PR Card is the official proof of permanent residence in Canada and is absolutely necessary when travelling abroad so that you can return easily to Canada. Immigrants should notify Citizenship
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In order to become a citizen in Canada, Permanent Residents must meet certain residency requirements. These include both physical presence and residency (a distinction we will make clearer in this blog). Citizenship and Immigration Canada provides immigrants with a useful calculation tool to help you to understand whether or not you are eligible. Physical Presence Calculator
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The Canadian immigration form IMM 5257 is the application for a Temporary Resident Visa. By applying for this set of benefits one can apply for entry in Canada for a limited period of time. Temporary visas are given to foreign citizens and permanent residents to visit Canada either on work, tourism, vacation or to visit
The National Occupation Classification system is designed to standardize job descriptions for work related immigration in Canada. Immigration Direct has descriptions of some of these classifications in the website’s article section. By specifically stating what the job is, employers and employees are better able to connect on an international level: for employees to find jobs
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The Permanent Resident Card is the document issued to Permanent Residents of Canada as proof of their immigration status. If this card is misplaced or lost it is a very good idea to have it replaced. Hopefully no one will try to use this document to steal the identity of the legal card holder, but
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The Super Visa designed to let more parents and grandparent of Canadian citizens into Canada has turned out to be quite popular and successful. Of the total number of applications that have come in for the Super Visa since its inception in December of 2011 a vast majority of these have been approved for hopeful
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Temporary residents with student visas are allowed to renew their student permits before they expire in order to extend their course of study. By extending one’s visa, one is not allowed to stay in Canada permanently. Immigrants who wish to stay in Canada permanently should look into one of the many immigration programs offered by
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