backlog – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com A Blog all about Canadian Immigration Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:00:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.5 https://www.akcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/favicon.jpg backlog – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com 32 32 Changes to Start-Up Visa and Self-Employed Persons Programs https://www.akcanada.com/changes-to-start-up-visa-and-self-employed-persons-programs/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:43:19 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/?p=2904 Today, Monday, April 29, 2024, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”), announced several changes to Canada’s federal business programs to help reduce processing times and the application backlog. These changes take effect on April 30, 2024. To improve the Start-Up Visa Program, IRCC will encourage designated venture capital firms, […]

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]]> Canada Immigration – Changes to Parent/Grandparent Sponsorships https://www.akcanada.com/changes-to-parentgrandparent-sponsorships/ Wed, 14 Dec 2016 15:02:41 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1275 Today, Wednesday, December 14, 2016, The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced changes to Parent and Grandparent Sponsorships that, in his opinion, “will improve access to the application process, given that the number of applications accepted for intake is limited”. Between January 3 and February 2, 2017, Canadian citizens […]

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]]> Ministerial Announcement Regarding Parent/Grandparent Sponsorships Deferred to December 14, 2016 https://www.akcanada.com/ministerial-announcement-regarding-parentgrandparent-sponsorships-deferred-to-december-14-2016/ Thu, 08 Dec 2016 18:34:59 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1272 The Ministerial announcement regarding Parent and Grandparent sponsorships, which was anticipated today, Thursday, December 8, 2016 has been deferred to Wednesday, December 14, 2016. As soon as it is made, the contents will be made available on this website.

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]]> Improvements to Spousal/Partner Sponsorship Application Process https://www.akcanada.com/improvements-to-spousalpartner-sponsorship-application-process/ Wed, 07 Dec 2016 17:13:21 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1270 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Minister, The Honourable John McCallum, made an announcement today, Wednesday, December 7, 2016, regarding improvements to the Spousal/Partner Sponsorship Application Process.  Among the improvements are: processing times for all spousal/partner applicants, inside and outside Canada, will be cut from 24 to 12 months a simplified guide (reduced from 180 […]

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]]> Number of 2017 New Arrivals to Canada to Remain the Same; Greater Percentage Economic and Family Class Immigrants https://www.akcanada.com/number-of-2017-new-arrivals-to-canada-to-remain-the-same-greater-percentage-economic-and-family-class-immigrants/ Tue, 01 Nov 2016 10:15:46 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1253 On October 31, 2016, the Government of Canada announced in the Canadian House of Commons that it will bring in 300,000 new arrivals in 2017. That is the same number that was established in 2016 to accommodate an influx of Syrian refugees. While Canada will not increase the number of new immigrants being welcomed to […]

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]]> Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Program to Reopen https://www.akcanada.com/parentgrandparent-sponsorship-program-to-reopen/ Fri, 28 Nov 2014 19:11:39 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=1087 Citizenship and Immigration Canada will resume accepting applications of Canadian citizens/permanent residents, wishing to sponsor their parents and grandparents to immigrate to Canada, on January 2, 2015. Application forms, guides and information on how to apply to the Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Program became available this week. Highlights of the Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Program include: 1. The sponsorship […]

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]]> Canada to Eliminate Investor and Entrepreneur Categories https://www.akcanada.com/canada-to-eliminate-investor-and-entrepreneur-categories/ Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:48:15 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=1042 On Tuesday, February 11, 2014, the Government of Canada delivered its Budget, wherein it announced its intent to eliminate both the Federal Immigrant Investor Program and Federal Entrepreneur Program. By doing so, the Government of Canada’s goal is to eradicate a large and longstanding backlog of applications, and pave the way for new pilot programs […]

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]]> Citizenship and Immigration Canada to Reduce Federal Skilled Worker Class Backlog https://www.akcanada.com/citizenship-and-immigration-canada-to-reduce-federal-skilled-worker-class-backlog/ Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:59:54 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=967 On March 29, 2012, the Government of Canada announced that it will reduce the backlog of Federal Skilled Worker Applications. To achieve this goal, Citizenship and Immigration Canada will return all Federal Skilled Worker Applications for Permanent Residence filed prior to February 27, 2008, unprocessed, together with applicants’ government fees. By adopting this strategy, the […]

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]]> Canadian Immigration News Update https://www.akcanada.com/canadian-immigration-news-update-2/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:53:33 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=962 AKCANADA IMMIGRATION NEWS 2011 is finally at an end. It was a year full of changes and new developments with respect to Canada’s Immigration system. This newsletter is a synopsis of all of those changes/new developments, which will continue to have an impact, well into 2012. I. PARENTAL/GRANDPARENT SPONSORSHIPS – NEW “SUPER VISA” Effective November […]

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]]> Immigration consultant arrested https://www.akcanada.com/immigration-consultant-arrested/ https://www.akcanada.com/immigration-consultant-arrested/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:28:29 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=933 The RCMP has arrested a Quebec immigration consultant accused of providing Canadian citizenship and immigration documents to hundreds of residents of Middle East countries who then collected tax benefits from Ottawa. Ahmad El-Akhal, 62, was arrested in Montreal on Thursday following a 2½-year investigation by the RCMP’s Immigration and Passport and Commercial Crimes sections. His […]

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