wef 01st of July 2011, important changes to Canadian Immigration were announced for FEDERAL SKILLED WORKERS, which will not effect the applications lodged before the date. Some of the important changes that may effect your application are

No more than 500 applications per occupation will be accepted, with a total of 10,000 applications from 01st of July 2011 to June 2012

For your application to be eligible for processing, you must include the results of your official language proficiency test,

have a valid offer of arranged employment

be a skilled worker who has had one year of continuous full-time or equivalent part-time paid work experience in at least one of the following eligible occupations within the last ten years

• 0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers
• 0811 Primary Production Managers (Except Agriculture)
• 1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management
• 1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners
• 2121 Biologists and Related Scientists
• 2151 Architects
• 3111 Specialist Physicians
• 3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians
• 3113 Dentists
• 3131 Pharmacists
• 3142 Physiotherapists
• 3152 Registered Nurses
• 3215 Medical Radiation Technologists
• 3222 Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists
• 3233 Licensed Practical Nurses
• 4151 Psychologists
• 4152 Social Workers
• 6241 Chefs
• 6242 Cooks
• 7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades
• 7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades
• 7241 Electricians (Except Industrial & Power System)
• 7242 Industrial Electricians
• 7251 Plumbers
• 7265 Welders & Related Machine Operators
• 7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics
• 7371 Crane Operators
• 7372 Drillers & Blasters - Surface Mining, Quarrying & Construction
• 8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service

for more information send mail at :- canada@sundlassconsultants.com

I took the services of CSIC approved consultant, my visa is sure shot, thats what they told me, but visa was refused & CSIC consultant is not even entertaining me.

This is not the story of one student, hundreds are lingering in the market, with Canadian High Commission refusing the visa on one pretext or other, students ambitious to make Canada as their career destination are a harrassed lot. If I am advised by a CSIC approved consultant to complete the documentation & still the visa is refused, than why to take their services?

A big question mark is there with Canadian Immigration minister going in for drastic changes no one is worried about the welfare of these poor students

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Positive evaluation of SPP results for 2010 has made it possible for an extension of the programme in association with ACCC. Now students can use the services of participating institutions for higher education in Canada.

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Registered Nurses (3152) reached its cap limit as on 10th of Jan. 2011. Registered Nurses (3152) were short of just 77 applications, on 15th of Dec. 2010. Now only those staff nurses with job offers can apply for Immigration till 31st of March 2011.

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Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management (1122), reached its cap limit as on 15th of Dec. 2010. Registered Nurses (3152) are short of just 77 applications, with crane operators(7371), least attractive field, having just 2 applications followed by Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction (7372), with just 6 applications. For those fields where a cap is reached, applications still can be accepted, with job offer.

Burnaby based immigration consultant is charged with fraud of immigration for student visa, with non students being felicitated to enter Canada on the pretext of students.

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OTTAWA - Standing beside the ship that brought 76 Tamil refugee claimants to Canada's shores last October, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews unveiled details of their plan to deal with human smugglers and refugee fraudsters.

The legislation would allow the government to designate the passengers aboard human smuggling ships as “irregular arrivals.”

People who receive the designation could be held in detention for up to one year and would also be placed into a different processing stream than refugees arriving by normal means.

“The legislation we tabled today,” Kenney said in Vancouver, “will help prevent the abuse of Canada’s immigration system by human smugglers, while allowing us to continue offering protection to the world’s most vulnerable.”

Other measures in the legislation include barring people who come to Canada via smuggling ships from applying for permanent resident status for up to five years and prevents them from sponsoring family members for a similar amount of time.

The government is also seeking to make it easier to strip someone of their refugee status if they return home for a vacation after convincing Canada they need protection from persecution in their homeland.

Other measures include changing the federal health benefits plan for refugees to make it no more generous than plans Canadians are offered through their provincial governments.

“Are these measures tough? Yes, undoubtedly because in order to make human smugglers and fraudsters think twice they have to be,” said Toews. “But they are also fair. Fair to those who legitimately wait, or have waited for a better life in Canada.”

The New Democrats were first out of the gate in criticizing the legislation for going too far.

Public safety critic Don Davies raised concerns that church groups and others that often help refugees could face prosecution under some provisions. He also accused the government of putting too much power in the hands of the immigration minister by allowing the minister to designate any group as “irregular arrivals.”

“They increasingly want to concentrate wide, expansive discretionary powers in the hands of a cabinet minister who is not accountable to the courts and not accountable to the people,” said Davies.

Tougher Work Permit to Canada !!!

24th Aug. 2010

Tougher Canadian work permit rules will stop economic & illegal migration to Canada, this is good news for those who are genuine applicants, as it will make visa success rate higher for them.

New tougher immigration rules will be :-

Live-in-Caregivers will be in demand once again and after completion of permit will be offered residency.

Latest SOL for Canadian Immigration !!!

1st July 2010

BEING UPDATED

Canada changes immigration rules !!!

06th of April, 2010

Canada has changed immigration rules which will be enforced by 10th of April 2010. Under new rules english proficiency has to be provided only once, failing which your application may be refused. IELTS and French certificates can be provided as proof of language of proficiency.

Following occupations are listed in skilled category to qualify for Canadian Immigration,for which you need one year work experience,