Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) announced that more than 3,500 Parent and Grandparent Super Visa applications have been approved since the Super Visa was introduced on Dec. 1, 2011, with an overall approval rate of 83 per cent. Kenney said the government is committed to family reunification. The full release is … Read more
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced joint consultations with stakeholders on cross-border business-increasing efforts to facilitate business travel between the United States and Canada. As outlined in the United States-Canada Beyond the Border Action Plan, announced by President Barack Obama and Prime … Read more
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) announced the government is expanding its internship program for newcomers to include private sector companies. CGI Group Inc., a leading provider of information technology and business process services, and CIBC, a leading Canadian-based financial institution, will partner with Citizenship and Immigration Canada to hire newcomers through … Read more
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) announced that the government is proposing amendments to Bill C-31, Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act. Kenney said the government has always said that it is open to amendments that make Bill C-31 stronger and help to fight human smuggling and to protect Canada's immigration system and … Read more
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) issued a statement to mark the start of Asian Heritage Month. Kenney said each May Canada recognizes the valuable contributions of Canadians of Asian descent in the development of Canadian history, identity, and society. This year, the theme of Asian Heritage Month is "Advancing Democracy, Strengthening … Read more
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) announced a federal program that provides health-care benefits to protected persons, refugee claimants and others is being reformed to ensure fairness for Canadian taxpayers while emphasizing the need to protect public health and safety. Kenney said the government does not want to ask Canadians to pay … Read more
The government has stayed the removal of the Mansare family, pending a second Pre-Removal Risk Assessment. The assessment process will investigate whether the family would face risk if it is removed to Guinea. The full release is available online. Call 613-954-1064.
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) spoke at the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations and outlined how a transformed immigration system would benefit the Canadian economy. Proposed changes to the economic immigration system include eliminating the backlog of old Federal Skilled Worker applications, modernizing how selection is done under that program to … Read more
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) spoke to the Halifax Chamber of Commerce and outlined how a transformed immigration system would benefit Nova Scotians and all Canadians. In his speech, Kenney outlined a series of changes to the immigration system that are expected to make it faster, more flexible and more focused … Read more
Recognizing the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship as a driver of the Canadian economy, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) launched consultations on whether to create a new and specialized program to attract immigrant entrepreneurs. The announcement is the latest in a series Kenney has made about transforming Canada's immigration system into … Read more
