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So, in addition to most-wanted lists and lightening-quick deportations, CIC now has a tip line where you can report someone suspected of obtaining citizenship through fraudulent means. That could be good. But I would like to know how serious CIC is in prosecuting the immigration consultants who, in their “professional” capacity, advised people that this is […]
At first, it seemed like there was an avoidance (in the mainstream media anyway) of talking about the race/immigration element of the UK riots. This may have been written by a star of Hollywood schlock, but it’s worth a read: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/aug/11/london-riots-davidcameron?CMP=NECNETTXT8187
I wonder if this will have ramification for people in Nova Scotia who used unscrupulous immigration consultants to get citizenship. So far, I haven’t heard of anyone receiving such a letter. The article does not explain that in order to become a citizen you only have to live in Canada for 3 out of a 4 year […]
In our line of work, we notice that many relationships start online between people in two different countries. The old barriers of geography, age, culture, religion aren’t that important. Many Canadian embassies reject more than half of the applications (permanent residence applications for people married to Canadian citizens) as not being genuine. Even when the […]
The feds have shut down theirs and 8 provinces have immigrant entrepreneur categories. Why don’t we? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/immigrant-tech-stars-face-hurdles-in-quest-to-start-business-in-canada/article2090504/
New changes to federal immigration programs mean provinces must pick up the slack. Nova Scotia lacks the programs and capacity to do this, and will fall behind other provinces in attracting new immigrants if it doesn’t do something quick. The federal entrepreneur category has been suspended, and the federal investor category has been reduced to […]
This is an interesting article in the NY Times, by a well-known journalist, explaining how he has built a life and career in the US despite the fact that he arrived illegally and spent his childhood unaware that he had no status there. www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/magazine/my-life-as-an-undocumented-immigrant.html
This is easily the worst news from CIC so far this year, disguised as a good news press release. Thanks CIC for waiting until after 5pm on a Friday afternoon to release it. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2011/2011-06-24a.asp
2011 has been an interesting year so far, immigration-wise. Whether it’s because of the big changes in the legislation and policy or because it seems like Halifax is being exposed as a hotbed of the unscrupulous consultant, we have noticed a change in the types of inquiries we are getting. This is a list of […]
