Minister Kenney Issues Statement Recognizing Eid al-Adha
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement recognizing Eid al-Adha: “Eid-al Adha is held during the month of Dhul Hijja, when Muslims undertake the Hajj – or pilgrimage – to Mecca. It is during the Hajj that Muslims remember and commemorate the trials and triumphs of the Prophet […]
Major Canadian Immigration Rule Changes
MAJOR CANADIAN IMMIGRATION RULE CHANGES MAJOR CANADIAN IMMIGRATION RULE CHANGES On Saturday, June 26, 2010, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced major changes to the Independent/Skilled Worker Class and to the Investor Category of the Business Class with no advance notice. A. INDEPENDENT/SKILLED WORKER CLASS 1. Changes a. As of June 26, 2010, to be eligible […]
Irish job-seekers hope for greener pastures in Canada
Like the many Irish migrants who arrived years before, Seamus Blake left his tiny coastal village in Ireland five weeks ago in search of greener pastures in Toronto. No potato famine or decades-long political conflict drove him here. Instead, a steady influx of young Irishmen and women like Blake, 24, is arriving here in desperate […]
Victims Duped by Immigration Fraudster
The law firm of Abrams & Krochak, Canadian Immigration Lawyers, is licensed by the Law Society of Upper Canada (province of Ontario) to provide legal services for persons wishing to immigrate to Canada. Please be aware that there are some immigration consultants that claim to be a legitimate provider of such legal services, but who […]
Vulcan (Alta.) rolls out grand homecoming for Spock
VULCAN, Alta. — Despite a spell of unwelcoming hail, rain and snow, Mr. Spock finally arrived in the small Alberta town of Vulcan on Friday, ending what some say has been a 10-year quest to bring the half-human, half-Vulcan home. Dressed casually in a grey sweater and black pants, a beaming Leonard Nimoy arrived without […]
Nepal adoption suspension riles Canadians
A group of Canadian couples hopes to convince the federal government to overturn a recommendation last month to suspend all adoptions from Nepal. Ottawa resident Adrian Gollner and his wife are among 11 couples who had started the process of adopting children in Nepal in the hopes of bringing them to Canada in 2009. But […]