Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) issued a statement condemning the anti-Semitic vandalism at several summer cottages in the Laurentian municipality of Val Morin, QC. Kenney said that he joins with other Canadians in deploring the cowardly and odious acts of vandalism that targeted Jewish-owned summer homes in Val Morin. Reports say … Read more
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) said to meet Canada's labour market needs more quickly, highly-skilled temporary foreign workers could soon transition to permanent residence faster than before. Kenney announced that Citizenship and Immigration Canada intends to reduce the work experience requirement for eligible temporary foreign workers applying to stay permanently. The … Read more
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) announced a series of roundtable discussions will take place on immigration investment in Canada. The announcement, the latest in the series of announcements that will be made over the course of the next month, focused on Canada’s Immigrant Investor Program. Kenney said Canada’s Immigrant Investor Program … Read more
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) announced at a roundtable discussion with Saskatoon, SK, employers that the government is strengthening its partnership with employers to ensure the economic immigration program better meets the needs of Canada's economy. Kenney said the government is building a fast and flexible economic immigration system that focuses … Read more
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) announced changes to strengthen provincial immigration programs. Starting July 1, 2012, most Provincial Nominee Program applicants for semi- and low-skilled professions will have to undergo mandatory language testing of their listening, speaking, reading and writing abilities and meet a minimum standard across all four of these … Read more
To fill Canada's growing labour shortages in construction, natural resources and similar industries, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) announced plans to make it easier for skilled tradespersons to immigrate to Canada. The announcement is the latest in a series Kenney has made about transforming Canada's immigration system into a fast and … Read more
To create a fast and flexible immigration system that creates jobs and promotes Canada's long term prosperity, the government of will eliminate the backlog in the main federal economic immigration program. Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) said the Federal Skilled Worker Program backlog is a major roadblock to Canada's ability to … Read more
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) offered his appreciation to the Windsor, ON, detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for charges laid against an immigration lawyer and her assistant for allegedly counseling individuals to misrepresent themselves to the Immigration and Refugee Board. In their ongoing efforts to investigate immigration fraud, the … Read more
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) announced Canada is proposing a major change to how foreign skilled workers' education credentials are assessed. The proposed new requirement would mean that applicants wanting to immigrate as Federal Skilled Workers would have their foreign education credentials assessed and verified by designated organizations before they arrive … Read more
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, AB) announced that national consultations on the redesign of Canada's parent and grandparent immigration program. Faced with backlogs and growing wait times, Citizenship and Immigration Canada is planning to revamp its parent and grandparent program. Online consultations are now open for public comment on immigration website and … Read more
