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06 Mar 12
Canadian visa programme a success
The Canadian visa imitative, known as the Super Visa, intended for parents and grandparents of Canadian residents has been labelled a success by Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.
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05 Mar 12
Canadian immigration key to preventing labour shortages
A conference at Calgary University concluded that the region's predicted labour shortage can be prevented by altering Canadian visa rules to allow more international students to remain in the country.
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27 Feb 12
Canadian immigration authorities crackdown on pregnancy scam
Canadian immigration authorities have announced their intention to combat 'passport babies' or 'birth tourism' - the growing trend of foreign nationals entering the country and hiding their pregnancies with the intention of giving birth in the country and therefore providing their child with Canadian citizenship.
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20 Feb 12
Indian students welcomed with Canadian visa
Canada is reportedly using its universities to strengthen its diplomatic ties with India by providing more and more Indian students with a Canada visa.
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17 Feb 12
Canadian immigration reforms toughen refugee policy
Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has presented tough new legislation intended to tackle bogus refugee claims.
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08 Feb 12
Canadian visa programme promoted with tourism campaign
After Canada was granted Approved Destination Status (ADS) by China in 2009 and Canada implemented two new Canadian visa programmes, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has now launched a new marketing campaign intended to attract more tourists to Canada.
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03 Feb 12
Canadian immigration authorities postpone bank robber’s deportation
Canadian immigration authorities have given a suspected bank robber less than 30 days to obtain a suitable lawyer before facing deportation to the US on multiple charges of armed robbery and a further charge of attempted capital murder of a police officer.
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02 Feb 12
Bureaucrats posed in staged Canadian citizenship ceremony
In an embarrassing revelation for Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, recent documents released under Access to Information legislation show that federal bureaucrats posed as new Canadian citizens on television.
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27 Jan 12
Language tests to help tackle illegal Canadian immigration
Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has called for language tests to implemented as part of the immigration process which, while not only assisting migrants adjust to life in Canada, will help to weed out fraudulent cases.
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24 Jan 12
Rwandan genocide accused to be deported by Canadian immigration authorities
Two Rwandan nationals are facing from Canada after their alleged involvements in the 1994 Rwandan genocide which resulted in the death of an estimated 800,000 people.
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20 Jan 12
More charges brought in fraudulent Canadian immigration ring
An investigation into a Canadian immigration fraud case which began five years ago has issued two more arrest warrants.
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