On April 14, 2017 - The Quebec Government has announced that the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (Qc IIP) will reopen from May 29 2017 to February 23 2018. The maximum number of applications that can be received during this period is 1900. We encourage you to complete your Investor cases and submit them to our attention at your earliest convenience for our review.  MORE..

January 7, 2017, A new public policy put an end to the “four-year cumulative duration rule” for persons working under the Temporary Foreign Workers Program.   MORE..

On July 19, 2016 - the government of the Canadian province of Quebec announced that its Quebec Skilled Worker program will open to receive up to 5,000 new applications as of August 16, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard (Montreal) Time. MORE..

Ottawa, December 18, 2014, In January 2015, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is going to launch a new electronic system called Express Entry to manage applications for permanent residence under certain economic immigration programs. MORE..

Ottawa, December 28, 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is proposing regulatory changes to limit study permits to students attending institutions designated by provinces and territories. The proposed changes would address concerns that some institutions are providing poor-quality programs or facilitating, knowingly or not, the entry of foreign nationals to Canada for purposes other than study. MORE..

December 11, 2012 - To address Canada's growing demand for skilled tradespersons, a new Federal Skilled Trades Program is being launched on January 2, 2013, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. "The new Skilled Trades Stream will help address serious labour shortages in some regions of the country, and support economic growth," Minister Kenney said. "For too long, Canada's immigration system has not been open to these in-demand skilled workers. These changes are long overdue and will help us move to a fast and flexible immigration system that works for Canada's economy." MORE..

On October 26, 2012 — In an ongoing effort to deter people from using marriages of convenience to cheat their way into Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) introduced a new regulation that requires certain sponsored spouses live in a legitimate relationship with their sponsor for two years or they risk losing their permanent resident status. MORE..

On November 2, 2012 Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced that by the end of 2013, Canada’s immigration system will be transformed from one that was plagued by backlogs into one that is fast, flexible, and responsive to the labour market. MORE..