Press Release Department: Federal - Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, Alta.) announced that Citizenship and Immigration Canada launched online consultations for public input on immigration levels and mix. In addition, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Rick Dykstra (St. Catharines, Ont.) is beginning a series of cross-country consultations with stakeholders June 21, starting in … Read more

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, Alta.) announced on World Refugee Day that the government has resettled almost 16,000 refugees to date and is on track to meet its commitment of resettling 20,000 Iraqis by 2015. The full release is available online. Call 613-954-1064. 

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, Alta.) participated in the launch of the Government of Canada's much-anticipated next-generation Open Data Portal (data.gc.ca), which will provide unprecedented access to government data and information. Immigration data is already the most sought information on the Open Data Portal. In fact, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has … Read more

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, Alta.) announced that more than four million people have been helped by Citizenship and Immigration Canada's (CIC) new online Help Centre since it was launched just six months ago. The Help Centre is a one-stop Web portal with an advanced search function where visitors can find quick … Read more

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, Alta.) announced that Citizenship applicants who fail their first citizenship test will now have the opportunity to rewrite the test rather than wait for an appointment with a citizenship judge. Moreover, individuals who are currently waiting to see a citizenship judge because they had previously failed the … Read more

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has issued a Call for Proposals for the delivery of settlement services in British Columbia (B.C.), which assist newcomers to succeed in their new lives in the province. The Call for Proposals will be open for a period of five weeks, beginning June 3 and ending July 8, 2013. Following … Read more

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, Alta.) announced that the list of Designated Countries of Origin (DCOs) is expanding to include Chile and South Korea. With these designations, effective May 31, 2013, 37 countries now appear on the designated countries list. Under the new asylum system, all eligible claimants from designated countries continue … Read more

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, Alta.) made a statement upon learning that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Immigration and Passport Special Investigation Section has laid charges against a suspected "ghost" immigration consultant and his accomplice for defrauding nearly 400 people from China. The Cracking Down on Crooked Consultants Act makes it … Read more

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, Alta.) concluded visit to Silicon Valley to promote Canada’s new Start-Up Visa, the first of its kind in the world. During his time in Silicon Valley, Kenney met with foreign entrepreneurs and influential figures in the start-up and tech communities, including founders of start-ups, accelerators, other business … Read more

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, Alta.) will be in Silicon Valley May 17-20 to meet with entrepreneurs and business leaders and promote Canada's new Start-Up Visa Program – the first of its kind in the world featuring active partnerships with angel investor groups and venture capital firms, and offering unconditional permanent residency … Read more