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November 21, 2011
In a recent survey done by Environics, commissioned by Pierre Eliot Trudeau Foundation found that both immigrants settled in Canada and those born in Canada have the same view that certain values should be accepted as part of becoming a Canadian immigrant.
The poll results show that 97% of Canadians feel that newcomers should embrace “Gender Equality” and “tolerance of others” and 96% of the immigrant Canadians agree as well.
Nearly 9 in 10 Canadians polled believed that Canada’s law should take precedence over the religious law for the new arrivals and 91% of the immigrant Canadians agreed. And, 88% of the Canadians polled agreed that newcomers should become familiar with Canada’s history and culture and 87% of the polled immigrants concur.
Almost 8 in every 10 Canadians polled also strongly feel that immigrants should “raise their kids as Canadians” and 74% of the new arrivals polled agreed. The survey suggests that newcomers adopting Canadian values is a much higher priority for the public than achieving financial self-sufficiency.
That is definitely food for thought for the new comers and something to learn about, take into account when planning to move to Canada permanently.
What do you think as an would be immigrant/ new comer to Canada/ well-settled immigrant/ Canadian should the newcomers adopt the Canadian way of life?
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November 12, 2011
Government of Canada has been discovering the cases of marriage fraud, according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) in 2010 about 16% of sponsorship applications were refused including the reason that the marriage was not bona-fide.
Canadian permanent residents and/ or Canadian citizens sponsor their spouses for immigration and Canadian officials often discover that the marriage is a fraud, it is a scam where in the relatives, the wedding or reception avenue, sometimes even the relatives of the wedding couple are the same in many applications that have been received.
Because of the widespread marriage scam that has been uncovered singularly in China and India, Government of Canada is planning to implement changes to the spousal immigration program, where in the spouses will be given a “conditional” immigration status. Plus, the sponsor will be banned from sponsoring another spouse for the next 5 years. The spousal conditional status of immigration time frame has not been decided yet but it could be 2 years or longer. And, the permanent residency will be conditional upon the couple living together for the stipulated period of time.
Currently Australia and US have spousal immigration programs where in the couple have to prove that they have lived together the specified period of time before the applicant (spouse) becomes a permanent resident.
If you are looking to immigrate or are interested in spousal immigration, please send us an email at info@immigrationzonecanada.com or fill up the free assessment form to find out if you are eligible for immigration to Canada.
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August 19, 2011
Effective 1st July 2011, government of Canada, has reduced the number of applications from 1000 per eligible occupation to only 500. And the clock is ticking already, this limit of only 500 applications for each of the 29 eligible occupations has started from 1st July 2011 and will end on 30th June 2012.
In total, the government of Canada, will only be taking 10,000 applications from 1st July 2011 till 30th June 2012. So if you have been thinking about filling up the forms, or gathering the required documentation or finding out if you are eligible or not, do you make enough points or you are slightly short on points how to get more points..etc,. then act on it NOW..
The hour-glass is trickling.. And, soon the 500 cap will be reached on the eligible occupations. Also remember, there is always a chance you might not be eligible next year as the government of Canada, revises the list of eligible occupations based on the economic demand and the shortfall or surplus of people for occupations in Canada.
So act fast, and remember you can always send us a free assessment form to get you started on the path of becoming a permanent resident of Canada.
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June 17, 2011
Government of Canada wants to make human smuggling into the country a distant past.
Canadian government has introduced a new bill in the parliament this Thursday. All the humans smuggled in ships to the Canadian shores to claim refugee status will be designated as “irregular arrivals”. This legislation will empower the government to detain up to one year all such irregular arrivals. This one year detention will allow for the government to process their refugee claims and assess the true status of these people.
This bill will not inhibit these claimants to attain refugee status if they are eligible for it. But, these refugees will be prohibited from obtaining permanent resident status or from sponsoring family members for five years and could be returned back to their homeland if the conditions improve there.
As per Jason Kenney, Immigration Minister, the reason for this legislation is to make Canada less desirable as a destination for migrants who sometimes pay tens of thousands of dollars to human smugglers to travel on unsafe vessels. This bill will increase the penalties on human smugglers and for owners of the ships that carry human cargo.
“We have this phenomenal situation where Canada is the only Western liberal democracy with virtually no xenophobic or anti-immigrant voices in our public discourse,” Mr. Kenney said. And, in order to maintain public confidence in the immigration policies of Canada ,we need to make sure that the queue jumpers aren’t able to abuse it. Those immigrants who have migrated to Canada legally, are the most intolerant of those flouting the rules, believes Mr Kenney.
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March 6, 2011
Government of Canada has amended the list of eligible occupations and effective 26th June 2010, Dentists are eligible to apply for immigration to Canada.
If as a Dentist, you diagnose, treat, prevent and control disorders of the teeth and mouth. Work in private practice or may be employed in hospitals, clinics, public health facilities or universities then you are eligible. And, the above also includes dental surgery, designing of bridges, fitting of dentures, supervision of dental hygienists and other dental staff as well as dentists who have specialised in orthodontics, periodontics, endodontics, oral pathology etc.,
Some of the job designations are:
- dental officer – military
- dental surgeon
- dentist
- dentist, public health
- doctor of dental surgery
- endodontist
- general practice dentist
- implantologist – dentistry
- oral and dental surgeon
- oral and maxillofacial surgeon
- oral medicine specialist
- oral pathologist
- oral pathology and maxillofacial surgery specialist
- oral radiologist
- oral surgeon
- orthodontist
- pediatric dentist
- pedodontist
- periodontist
- prosthodontist
- public health dentist
- specialist, oral medicine
- stomatologist
- surgeon, dental
- surgeon, oral
- surgeon, oral and maxillofacial
If you have at least one year of experience as a dentist then you are eligible to apply for immigration to Canada currently. Also, note that as of 29th Oct 2010, Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) had received 197 applications out of the allowed 1000 for the year starting from 26th June 2010.
If you are not sure whether you will make sufficient points to be eligible for immigration, then fill the free assessment form or email us at info@immigrationzonecanada.com to find out more.
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February 26, 2011
Government of Canada released family reunification plans for 2011. Family class includes wives, husbands, children, parents and grand parents of Canadian permanent residents and citizens. Last year (2010) 59,000 family class immigrants entered Canada, the highest number accepted in the last 50 years of Canada’s immigration history.
Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, announced recently that in 2011 the Canadian government will increase family reunification. In 2010, the quota set aside for family class immigration was between 57,000 – 63,000 immigrants, and 59,029 family class immigrants entered Canada in 2010 alone. For 2011 that quota has been increased even further to become 58,500 to 65,000 immigrants.
“Within the family class, our government is putting wives, husbands, and children first. Through a slight decrease in projected admissions range for parents and grandparents, we will be able to significantly increase the number of spouses and children admitted next year,” said Minister Kenney. “That means more dads, moms, and children being reunited with their loved ones than in previous years.”
If you or any one you know is eligible for immigration to Canada under the family class immigration OR if you would like to find out more about the family class immigration, please feel free to contact us at info@immigrationzonecanada.com or browse through our website Immigration Zone Canada to learn more.
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February 21, 2011
Government of Canada has proposed an overhaul in the Canadian Immigration system placing more emphasis on youth, language ability and skilled trades.
“There’s no shortage of people who want to come to Canada, and we should frankly do all we can to attract the best and brightest,” said Mr. Kenney. “There are certain traits which seem to be more heavily correlated with higher income and better employment, such as younger immigrants and higher levels of language proficiency.”
Under the current Federal Skilled Worker program, a prospective immigrant needs to score minimum 67 points out of 100 to be eligible for immigration. Where Education factor contributes 25 points, Language proficiency is 24 points, Work Experience is 21 points, Age contributes to 10 points, Arranged Employment in Canada and Adaptability contribute 10 points each, all together adding to 100.
“A welder from Poland doesn’t need to have university-level French, but somebody expecting to work as a medical doctor does. Perhaps the points system should be more intelligent and flexible to correspond,” Mr. Kenney said.
The current immigration system favours the highly educated, proficient in language/s applicants to score an easy 67 versus tradespeople with less educational qualifications and lower proficiency in language. But a trades person doesn’t necessarily need excellent language skills to work in their trades, although language is important for an easy integration in Canada and in the Canadian work force. The proposed new system will address this shortfall and aim to make the point system flexible to address the needs of the Canadian market place.
This is a good news story which if followed through will give better opportunities to tradespeople for immigration under the Federal Skilled Worker program, and it will cause less anguish and distress when new immigrants look for jobs in Canada.
If you are looking to immigrate to Canada or would like to know more about it, please contact us at info@immigrationzonecanada.com, visit our website or fill in the free assessment form.
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December 24, 2010
Government of Canada has finalised their new immigration quotas for 2011. In the wake of the continuing economic downturn countries are looking to reduce their immigration quotas for 2011. Canada on the other hand has been fortunate not to be in a severe economic downturn is looking at immigration to continue to sustain its economic recovery and boost it’s workforce.
Canada’s 2011 immigration quota is 240,000 to 265,000 and 60% of these immigrants are expected to come from the economic stream (federal skilled worker program and provincial immigration programs). In 2011, government of Canada wants to balance the number of immigrants between Federal and provincial programs to fulfill the work force needs of both national and regional markets.
“Canada’s post-recession economy demands a high level of legal immigration to keep our work force strong,” said Jason Kenney, minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism “At the same time, we are maintaining our commitment to family reunification and refugees.”
Like many other European countries with aging population, the size of the workforce is shrinking in Canada too because of low birth rates and aging population. Within the next 5 years all of Canada’s work force growth will come from immigration.
One of the highlights of the Immigration plan for 2011 is to include a higher range of admissions for spouses and children in the family category to help unify more immigrant families.
If you are looking to immigrate to Canada this is a wonderful opportunity to think about and then act on. If you need any help, guidance please feel free to contact us or visit our website www.immigrationzonecanada.com for more information about Canada and the immigration programs. Fill up a free assessment form to find out your eligibility now.
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September 14, 2010
Below is what truly transpired on a June day in year 2010 of my life. And, I have decided to share it with everyone as I keep on getting lots of questions on which is the best country to immigrate to? Why should we decide to move to Canada? etc., etc.,
In June 2010, I was called to take the oath ceremony in Toronto, Ontario. Oath ceremony is the official ceremony when you become a Canadian citizen. So, here I was, all ready and prepared for the oath ceremony. We were all seated in a big room with lots of pictures and a life-size red and white Canadian flag surrounding us. Everyone had their camera’s ready, as if we were all born photographers.
Then the process was explained to us and we were all asked to stand when the presiding judge comes in. We all followed suit, the Judge was a soft-spoken, well-educated proud Canadian citizen who shares a bit about himself. Canada is a bilingual country so the judge speaks both in French and English. He tells us about how proud we should be to become Canadian citizens and talks to us about our rights and obligations.
He then goes on to tells us that there are 87 fellow permanent residents becoming Canadian citizens that day in the room and these 87 people are coming from 27 different countries. He went on to list the countries, while he was reading the names of the countries, my gaze was going around the room and I saw people from all parts of the world, all colours, all origins, all shapes and sizes around me. Standing there, right in the middle of the room among my fellow Canadians I felt as if I have truly come home. I knew that I have made the right choice!!
Where else would I be so warmly welcomed and made to feel at home every step of the way. This was the feeling which i had felt the first time when I had landed in Canada and was treated with understanding, dignity and respect while my paperwork was checked on the airport, was asked questions and was given information on what to do and of course, lovingly welcomed to Canada.
And, Canada is a land of all cultures and traditions living together in peace and harmony, all religions co-exist. That day I knew there was no going back and I have chosen the right country to call HOME…
Now I am going to leave it up to you to decide whether you would like to be a part of this wonder and call Canada Home…
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July 1, 2010
With the introduction of the new 29 in-demand occupations for immigration to Canada under Federal Skilled Worker program, all the people who have at least 1 year of work experience in the last 10 years in any profession where they provide analyzing the operations, managerial methods or functions of an organization in order to propose, plan and implement improvements or analyzing advertising needs and develop advertising plans. You could be working for a management consulting firm, advertising company or be self-employed.
Here are some of the position titles that are eligible under the Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management:
ISO consultant,
Advertising account executive, advertising consultant, advertising specialist, advertising campaign organizer,
Business management consultant, business management analyst, business consultant,
Business methods analyst,
Consultant – organizational analysis, organizational analyst,
Certified management consultant, management analyst, management consultant,
Promotion specialist, promotion representative, promotion strategies consultant, price management analyst,
Team training specialist,
Point of sale system manager,
Records management specialist,
Researcher- organization and methods,
Senior consultant- operations management
These are some of the designations that are in the list. The important point to remember is that if you are helping the management in making business decisions whether you are working as a consultant, analyst, specialist, then you fall in this category.
Again, if you are unsure whether you would qualify OR you do meet the 1 yr work experience and want to know if you qualify for immigration to Canada fill in the free assessment form or contact us or visit Immigration Zone Canada to learn more about the different options to immigrate to Canada.
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