Apr 30, 2014 | Press Room
April 30, 2014 — Montréal, QC — Today Montréal welcomed approximately 750 new Canadian citizens from 81 countries during three ceremonies downtown. Ceremonies like these demonstrate how the government is working to make the citizenship program more efficient, helping...
Apr 26, 2014 | Press Room
MANILA, Philippines—Here’s good news for Filipinos wishing to work or permanently settle in Canada. The Canadian government is forging ahead with a new immigration system that will offer “express entry” to qualified immigrants, according to Labor Secretary Rosalinda...
Apr 22, 2014 | Press Room
April 22, 2014 — Ottawa, ON — Today, Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced that Canada issued more than 47,000 visitor visas to Filipino visitors in 2013. This figure represents a record high for the Philippines and a 57 percent...
Apr 22, 2014 | Press Room
April 22, 2014 — Richmond Hill, ON — Today, Chris Alexander, Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister and Costas Menegakis, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister, highlighted the record number of Chinese students and permanent...
Mar 27, 2014 | Press Room
Hong Kong, March 21, 2014 — Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander spoke yesterday to graduates of the Canadian Immigrant Integration Program (CIIP) – an initiative with a strong record of helping newcomers achieve success in Canada....
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