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There's good news for entrepreneurs who intend to seek permanent residence in Canada to start up their own company. The Start-up Visa Program, which helps entrepreneurs to achieve permanent residency status, is going to become a more permanent feature in Canada immigration policy from 2018. The 5-year Start-up Visa Program pilot is now extended Originally, The…

Canada celebrated Canada Day on 1st July and the newly-amended Bill C-6 has just been granted Royal Assent. This sets out to modify the Citizenship Act and the new amendments show the Canadian Government’s intention to make the citizenship process more efficient, improving the program's integrity, and repealing some of the Act's clauses that lead to dual citizens being treated in a different manner…

Canada's fast-track visa program officially launched on June 12th but the news first broke in November 2016 as part of the Government's budget update. Now that Canada has officially launched the fast-track visa program, it's set to play a valuable part in the Government's Global Skills Strategy. The program has the overall goal of helping Canadian businesses to attract high-quality global…

Amendments made to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act through the Jobs and Growth Act enhance the safety and security of Canadians and strengthen the integrity of the immigration program by introducing the requirement that foreign nationals obtain an electronic travel authorization (eTA) before entering Canada. The eTA program is a key component of the Perimeter Security and Economic…