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“Sponsoring” your parents with the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program
On November 4, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced that it would not accept new sponsorship applications for parents for the next 24 months. As a result, individuals who want to sponsor their parents to
Read More »Qualified to Immigrate In More Than One Occupational Category? Which One Should You Choose?
Under the federal skilled worker program, individuals without approved job offers or connections to Canada normally have to qualify under what is known as an “eligible occupation”. Occasionally, an applicant may have experience that
Read More »What happens if there is not enough space to answer questions in an immigration application?
All immigration forms have a limited amount of space for a person’s answers. If an answer requires more space, what do you do? Just because an immigration form has a limited amount of space
Read More »How Immigration Investigates Work History
In immigration applications for permanent residency, applicants are asked to give a time line of their work history and also need to include work reference letters. Just because a person fills out the immigration
Read More »Reference Letters and Immigration Applications
In most immigration programs, applicants are asked for reference letters from current and previous employers. Often these letters require employers to list an employee’s duties. Many times, applicants find that their current and previous
Read More »Provincial Nominee Program Refusals
Not every application filed with the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program is approved. The questions are: why was the application refused and what can be done about it? Why was the application refused? Some of
Read More »Why details can make or break a permanent resident visa
In all applications for permanent residency, applicants must be truthful. If an applicant is not truthful, he or she can be found to have made a “misrepresentation”. This can lead to the refusal of
Read More »Can I sponsor my step-parents or adoptive parents to Canada?
Canadian citizens and permanent residents are allowed to sponsor their parents for permanent residency to Canada. The question is whether this includes adoptive parents and step-parents? Can I sponsor my adoptive parents? Immigration law
Read More »IMMIGRATION LAW: How Does the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program Assess Applications
The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program is an immigration selection program in which Manitoba selects applicants who have a strong likelihood of becoming successful and permanently established in Manitoba. What happens when an application is
Read More »Avoiding the Immigration Blacklist
With new immigration regulations coming into force on April 1, 2011, the criteria for assessing work permits have become more stringent. Foreign workers and their employers will now have to pass four new tests
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