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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 […]

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

Citizenship and Immigration Canada has very proudly announced that a record number of immigrants (9,253) entered the country on the Canadian Experience Class program. This was aided in part by the Canadian government’s recent efforts to make it easier for highly skilled and valuable immigrants to immigrate and stay in Canada. This is particularly focused

The Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada was established in 1994 to better serve immigrants with their immigration and citizenship needs. The executive in charge of this department is the honourable Jason Kenney, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and is assisted by his Deputy Minister, Neil Yeates. Citizenship and Immigration Canada employs approximately five

Immigration Direct’s blog will occasionally cover Citizenship and Immigration Canada news to keep our customers informed and knowledgeable regarding their own immigration plans. Record Breaking Number of Visas to Indians Canada appears to be a very popular destination for globe-trotting Indians according to new statistics released by the Canadian government. This is of course due

Technically there is no such thing as visa renewal. A Permanent Resident Card can be renewed, but it is technically not a visa. Additionally, the status of Permanent Resident is more or less permanent and not subject to renewal. However, temporary, non-immigrant visas can be extended. When you are granted a temporary visa at one

Canada’s PR Card is the document issued to Permanent Residents living in Canada as their proof of status when travelling abroad. When Permanent Residents are preparing to travel abroad they should make sure that they have a valid passport from their home countries as well as a current PR Card. There are some instances where

The Canadian Immigrant Integration Program partners with schools across the world to assist immigrants in their transition to Canada. These foreign schools train immigrants for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and Provincial Nominees Program and provide them with the necessary knowledge to succeed once in Canada as Permanent Residents. Many of these immigrants will be

Permanent Resident Cards, which are also called PR cards, are one of the documents that prove that an immigrant is a Permanent Resident. Permanent Residency is the right to live, work, travel and study within Canada at will. The status does not expire, however there are certain things that can be done to make it

The Permanent Resident Card is the document that proves that you are allowed to re-enter Canada and is very important if you are travelling abroad. Before you leave Canada you should first plan out carefully what your itinerary will be so that you will be able to return without your PR Card expiring. It is