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03 Jan 13
Immigration minister lauds new Canada visa system
Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has taken an end-of-year interview as an opportunity to promote his department's new visa application system, a result of almost five years of reform.
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28 Dec 12
Largest Canada visa stream to reopen May 2013
Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced recently that the country's largest Canada visa stream, which has been closed since July this year, will begin taking new applications in May 2013.
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12 Dec 12
New Canada visa program unveiled
Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has announced a new program aimed at attracting skilled workers to the country. The program, which will open for applications in the New Year, will allow 3,000 skilled trades workers in the first year to enter Canada.
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10 Dec 12
Biometric data to be collected from Canadian visa applicants
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has confirmed that biometric data will be taken on Canadian visa applications from citizens of 29 countries and one territory.
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04 Dec 12
Canada visa category proves popular despite costs
Recently released figures show one of Canada's most controversial visa streams has proved an unexpected success.
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29 Nov 12
Rejected applicants to receive Canada visa after technical error
Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has confirmed that 50 applicants whose Canada visa applications were granted after a technical error will be allowed to keep them.
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26 Nov 12
Provincial premiers call for greater control over Canadian immigration
The leaders of Canada's provinces and territories have grouped together to ask the federal government for greater control over Canadian immigration.
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22 Nov 12
Canadian immigration minister defends new ETA system over privacy concerns
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has said the proposed Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system which would require visitors from countries which don't require a Canada visa will not request overly personal information.
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20 Nov 12
Privacy concerns raised over new Canada visa waiver system
Canada's privacy watchdog has written to the government pushing for greater disclosure of the government's plan to introduce an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system similar to the US and Australia.
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07 Nov 12
Immigration officials duck blame for murder suspect's Canada visa grant
Government departments are trying to discover how a Chinese national wanted for murder in the US was not only able to enter the country, but also to be granted a Canada visa in the process.
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05 Nov 12
Canada visa backlog elimination three years ahead of schedule
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is expected to announce the elimination of an extensive Canada visa application backlog is three years ahead of schedule.
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