The Canadian government is considering introducing a new investment immigration programme with an intention of attracting ultra high net worth individuals. John McCallum, Immigration Minister, was quoted by investmentimmigration.com as saying that they were working on a plan that would award applicants of this programme permanent residency for investing a significant amount of money in… Read More »

The Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) Director of Communications, Daniel Roukema, has been recognised by the US-based Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation (CLEAR) as a defender of upholding Canadian immigration services’ consumers. ICCRC is a regulatory body of Canada that oversees immigration and citizenship consultants and international student advisors of the country.… Read More »

The federal government of Canada is contemplating allowing prospective immigrants to pay more to hasten their applications. The government would be conducting meetings across the nation and seeking responses from people through an online questionnaire on whether they should go ahead and implement this scheme to allow people obtain visas quickly. One of the questions… Read More »

Quebec’s cash-for-visa program is a very generous programme, a US-based think tank has said after a study. According to the Migration Policy Institute, Quebec’s cash-for-visa program, which requires that an applicant invest in a bond for C$800,000 for five years, has seen investors queuing up, though the US, the UK, New Zealand, Australia and some… Read More »

Canada does not offer permanent residence access to low or semi-skilled workers through its Express Entry System. The federal government leaves it to individual provinces and territories to draw and retain these workers. The Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) in British Columbia offers two routes for low and semi-skilled workers to tackle the workforce and financial… Read More »

Canada has been on a path to allow the largest number of immigrants this year through the Express Entry scheme and the regional Provincial Nominal Program (PNP). A lot of which will Canada education exports who will have Canadian university education and will be skilled economic immigrants adding to the country’s growth and employment. With… Read More »