Faster Visa Processing and High Prosperity Ranking For Canada
1st November 2010
During the ongoing global downturn, the Canadian Government has focused on improving its system for processing residence visa applications in order to both reduce the previous backlog and make Canada a more attractive option for potential settlers.
Canada has been one of the few Western countries to actually increase its immigration intake during the recession. "We believe that immigration fuels the prosperity of the future", says Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. "When we hit the forthcoming growth cycle in the economy we are going to need newcomers here to fill the jobs of the future".
John Lironi, Certified Canadian Immigration Consultant of the Migration Bureau, believes that recent improvements in visa processing times have greatly helped new settlers to move to Canada. Our clients are receiving a decision from Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) in a matter of months rather than years as was previously the case. However he stresses - due to the new 'quota system' CIC has implemented - that prospective migrants act quickly to take advantage of these new rules. "If you are committed to immigrating to Canada, waiting in no way improves your chances of success, and in fact can be detrimental to your position."
Canada's increasingly attractive economic and social environment has been recognised in a noted international survey. This comes at a time when the Canadian Government has brought in improvements designed to increase the numbers of new settlers and the speed with which their visa applications are processed.
The London-based Legatum Institute has published its latest rankings of world prosperity. Canada is ranked as the 7th most prosperous country out of 110 countries studied. In particular, Canada rated very highly in terms of social freedom, governance and general economic standards. The Institute’s Prosperity Index seeks to “understand how economic fundamentals, health, freedom, governance, safety, education, entrepreneurial opportunity and social capital influence a country's economic growth and the happiness of its citizens”.
1st November 2010
During the ongoing global downturn, the Canadian Government has focused on improving its system for processing residence visa applications in order to both reduce the previous backlog and make Canada a more attractive option for potential settlers.
Canada has been one of the few Western countries to actually increase its immigration intake during the recession. "We believe that immigration fuels the prosperity of the future", says Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. "When we hit the forthcoming growth cycle in the economy we are going to need newcomers here to fill the jobs of the future".
John Lironi, Certified Canadian Immigration Consultant of the Migration Bureau, believes that recent improvements in visa processing times have greatly helped new settlers to move to Canada. Our clients are receiving a decision from Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) in a matter of months rather than years as was previously the case. However he stresses - due to the new 'quota system' CIC has implemented - that prospective migrants act quickly to take advantage of these new rules. "If you are committed to immigrating to Canada, waiting in no way improves your chances of success, and in fact can be detrimental to your position."
Canada's increasingly attractive economic and social environment has been recognised in a noted international survey. This comes at a time when the Canadian Government has brought in improvements designed to increase the numbers of new settlers and the speed with which their visa applications are processed.
The London-based Legatum Institute has published its latest rankings of world prosperity. Canada is ranked as the 7th most prosperous country out of 110 countries studied. In particular, Canada rated very highly in terms of social freedom, governance and general economic standards. The Institute’s Prosperity Index seeks to “understand how economic fundamentals, health, freedom, governance, safety, education, entrepreneurial opportunity and social capital influence a country's economic growth and the happiness of its citizens”.
