Tuesday, 30 August 2016

Dual Citizens

IMPORTANT NEWS FOR CANADAIAN CITIZENS WITH DUAL CITIZENSHIP : Canadian citizens with dual citizenships will soon be allowed to fly into the country only with a Canadian passport.
The policy will come into effect September 30 2016. Contact us for more information. 


Thursday, 14 April 2016

Electronic Travel Authorization - Requirement

New Electronic Travel Authorization Requirement is effective since March 15 2016. 



If you are travelling to Canada you do need to verify if you will need Electronic Travel Autorisation.

Please note that foreign travellers who currently do not need a visa to enter Canada, will now need an eTA ( Electronic travel autorisation) to fly or transit through Canada.ETA will not be required if you are entering Canada by land or sea. The List of countries whose citizens will require an eTA:

Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belgium
British citizen
British overseas citizen who is re-admissible to the United Kingdom
British overseas territory citizen who derives that citizenship through birth, descent, naturalization or registration in one of the British overseas territories of: 
Anguilla
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
Pitcairn Island
Saint Helena
Turks and Caicos Islands
Brunei Darussalam
Chile
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Federal Republic of Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Republic of Korea
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Papua New Guinea
Poland
Portugal
Samoa
San Marino
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland

Also the following need an eTA before boarding their flight to Canada:

Persons who have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence (United States Permanent Residents).

Holder of a passport or travel document issued by the Holy
See.

Holder of a national Israeli passport.

Holder of a passport issued by the Hong Kong Spécial
Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.

Holder of a passport issued by the United Kingdom to a
British National (Overseas), as a person born, naturalized or
registered in Hong Kong.

Holder of a passport issued by the United Kingdom to a
British Subject which contains the observation that the holder
has the right of abode in the United Kingdom

Holder of an ordinary passport issued by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that includes the personal
identification number of the individual. Note: Taiwanese
citizens who hold a passport issued by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that does not include their personal
identification number need a visa to come to Canada.

The foreign nationals who are exempt from the eTA requirent
are nationals of the United States, Citizens of France who
are residents of St. Pierre and Miquelon who are seek enter
Canada directly from St. Pierre and Miquelon, foreign
nationals who are on a flight that  makes an unscheduled
stop in Canada due to an emergency, certain transportation
crew members, accredited diplomats and members of armed
forces belonging to certain designate countries.

Monday, 11 April 2016

Canada's Express Entry Program

Under the new Express Entry program Canada saw 191,279 profiles created in a year. Of those, 31,000 were issued invitations to apply for permanent residency. Immigrants applying for low-wage, precarious jobs in Canada are being favoured over those applying for more professional positions. In its first year, the Express Entry program allowed more cooks and food workers than engineers and professors to apply.
Top 10 categories of workers invited to apply for permanent residence status under the Express Entry system are : Food service workers, Cooks, Information system analysts, Software engineers, Computer programmes, university professors and lecturers, retail sales supervisors, graphic designers and illustrators, retail sales supervisors, graphic designers and illustrators, financial auditors and accountants,
financial investment analysts.

8% — 2,256 food service supervisors
8% — 2,295 cooks
4% — 1,255 information systems analysts
3% — 940 software engineers
3% — 935 computer programmers and interactive media developers
3% — 745 university professors and lecturers
2% — 669 retail sales supervisors
2% — 550 graphic designers and illustrators
2% — 494 financial auditors and accountants
2% — 446 financial investment analyste.




Friday, 8 April 2016

NEW IMMIGRATION PROGRAM

New Immigration Program - Mobility Program stream will launch on the first day of June. It will attract skilled francophone workers to Canada and encouraging them to settle in communities outside of Quebec. 


IMMIGRATION NEWS - Province of Quebec


Province of Quebec announced that they will begin accepting new applications under Quebec Immigrant Investor Program for a limited period beginning May 30th 2016 and ending February 28th 2017.