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    Seminar

    There's a group called IMEDA the does Canadian immigration related seminars for lawyers and consultants. However, you don't have to be a lawyer or a consultant to go to one of their seminars or buy a recording. I saw this on their website, a recording of a seminar on Spousal sponsorships...
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    Requesting Police Certificates from Mexico

    http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2012/ob422.asp Operational Bulletin 422 - May 25, 2012 Requesting Police Certificates from Mexico Summary This Operational Bulletin provides instructions to officers on new procedures for requesting police certificates from...
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    Buffalo Visa Office Closing

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/05/25/pol-weston-buffalo-consul.html Canada closing consulate in Buffalo, N.Y. Ottawa drops requirement for foreign workers and students to renew visas outside Canada The federal government is shutting down the Canadian consulate in Buffalo, one of...
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    Buffalo Visa Office Closing

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/05/25/pol-weston-buffalo-consul.html Canada closing consulate in Buffalo, N.Y. Ottawa drops requirement for foreign workers and students to renew visas outside Canada The federal government is shutting down the Canadian consulate in Buffalo, one of...
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    Buffalo Visa Office Closing

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/05/25/pol-weston-buffalo-consul.html Canada closing consulate in Buffalo, N.Y. Ottawa drops requirement for foreign workers and students to renew visas outside Canada The federal government is shutting down the Canadian consulate in Buffalo, one of...
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    Buffalo Visa Office Closing

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/05/25/pol-weston-buffalo-consul.html Canada closing consulate in Buffalo, N.Y. Ottawa drops requirement for foreign workers and students to renew visas outside Canada The federal government is shutting down the Canadian consulate in Buffalo, one of...
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    Some of you will remember this documentary on marriage fraud - BIG update!

    http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Paternity+test+throws+doubt+into+highly+publicized+marriage+fraud/6612614/story.html?goback=%2Egde_112681_member_114963676 It was the most highly-publicized case of “marriage fraud” in recent memory: a Canadian woman abandoned by her Guinean husband only a...
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    Conditional Visas - Canada Gazette Part 1

    THIS IS NOT LAW YET. It becomes law when it is published in the Gazette Part II. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2012/2012-03-09.asp News Release – Conditional permanent residence proposed to deter marriages of convenience Ottawa, March 9, 2012 — Today, Minister of...
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    Drastic Changes Coming to the FSW Program

    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/immigration-overhaul-would-let-employers-choose-prospects/article2354767/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=Referrer%3A+Social+Network+%2F+Media&utm_content=2354767&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links Immigration overhaul would let employers...
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    Married Immigrants Must Stay Together for Two Years or Face Expulsion - article

    WINNIPEG — Married newcomers to Canada better be in love or be prepared tough it out in the relationship for two years if they don't want to be kicked out of the country. Citizenship and Immigration Canada is changing Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to make a sponsored spouse...
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    Important Change re Translation of Documents

    Noticed this change in ALL guides on December 16, 2011: Translation of documents Any document that is not in English or French must be accompanied by: •the English or French translation; and •an affidavit from the person who completed the translation; and •a certified copy of the original...
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    Instructions - They are there for a reason!

    Does anyone bother to read instructions anymore??? Seriously, I have seen at least a dozen questions today where it is 100% obvious that the questioners had NOT bothered to read the instructions. These weren't questions with ambiguity or where words may have been misunderstood. It seems people...
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    Immigration Rules tighten for Violent Offenders

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/11/23/pol-immigration-abuse.html Immigration rules tightened for violent offenders By Louise Elliott, CBC News Posted: Nov 23, 2011 3:58 PM ET The government is expanding the list of crimes that would prevent someone from sponsoring a family member to...
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    CIC Eliminates Counterfoils for Approved PRs from Visa Exempt Countries

    http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2011/ob348.asp Operational Bulletin 348 – November 14, 2011 Elimination of Counterfoils for Approved Permanent Residence Applicants from Visa-Exempt Countries Summary Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will no longer issue a...
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    Fewer Spouses & Dependent Children in 2012

    http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111103/jason-kenney-skilled-workers-immigration-levels-111103/20111103/?hub=EdmontonHome The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is dribbling out more details about the mix of immigrants he wants to bring to Canada next...
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    Beware of Healthyway Immigration - India

    http://www.livepunjab.com/node/20674 Police investigation reveals modus operandi of Healthyway Immigration Submitted by Anter Prakash Singh on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 11:16 The investigation of the biggest immigration racket in Chandigarh has revealed the fraudulent methods of these dubious...
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    IMPORTANT bulletin for skill level C & C TFWs in British Columbia

    http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2011/ob337.asp Operational Bulletin 337 – August 15, 2011 Pilot Program for Spouses/Common-law partners and Working-Age Dependent Children of select Temporary Foreign Workers Destined to British Columbia Summary This Operational...
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    Honeymoon is over for this BC couple

    http://www.theprovince.com/life/Honeymoon+over+woman+sues+Fijian+hubby+after+marriage+collapses/5174537/story.html Honeymoon's over: B.C. woman sues Fijian hubby after marriage collapses By Keith Fraser, Postmedia News July 28, 2011 VANCOUVER — A B.C. woman who went to Fiji to find a...
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    CSIC is NO longer authorized to regulate Canadian Immigration Consultants

    As of June 30, 2011, the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants is NO longer the regulator of immigration consultants for Canada. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2011/2011-06-28.asp The Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council is now the ONLY regulator...
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    CSIC is NO longer authorized to regulate immigration consultants

    As of June 30, 2011, the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants is NO longer the regulator of immigration consultants for Canada. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2011/2011-06-28.asp The Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council is now the ONLY regulator...