January 2015

If Canada’s newest immigration policy was a game show, it could easily be titled “who wants to welcome a millionaire”? After canceling its previous Investor Immigration Program last year due to complaints that it brought little benefit to both Canada and its citizenry, the Conservative government has now begun to accept applications from up to […]

As the province prepares to shape its future immigration policies, the Quebec government plans to consult with its citizenry on how best to craft its own unique immigration and diversity policies. Quebec Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil confirmed that devising such a policy will mean striking a balance between two priorities: the need for Quebeckers to

Through his AIDS Foundation, Elton John—one of the world’s most famous pop stars—will fund a study to examine how recent changes to Canada’s immigration laws affect Canadian refugees living with HIV/AIDS. John, who’s married to Canadian-born David Furnish, established the Elton John AIDS Foundation to provide funding for AIDS and HIV-related studies and research. Through

As violence continues to spread as a result of civil wars in both countries, the Canadian government has agreed to open its doors to thousands of additional refugees from Syria and Iraq. As part of its overall humanitarian efforts to aid those most affected by the civil wars in Iraq and Syria, Canadian Immigration Minister

The Canadian government ended 2014 touting the fact that the year had been a record-breaking one for immigration, with over 260,000 new Canadian citizens sworn in during the calendar year. However, some Canadian immigration experts are cautioning not to pop too many champagne bottles in anticipation of sustained high immigration levels in the coming years;