legislation – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com A Blog all about Canadian Immigration Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:51:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.akcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/favicon.jpg legislation – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com 32 32 Illegal in U.S. and Wish to Immigrate to Canada? https://www.akcanada.com/illegal-in-u-s-and-wish-to-immigrate-to-canada/ Thu, 10 Nov 2016 11:11:13 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1263 Abrams & Krochak receives a significant number of inquiries from individuals, who have no legal status in the country in which they are residing and who wish to immigrate to Canada. The vast majority of these inquiries are from individuals in the United States and the number has increased substantially since the recent U.S. election […]

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]]> New arrivals push up immigration levels in Canada to their highest since 1971 https://www.akcanada.com/new-arrivals-push-up-immigration-levels-in-canada-to-their-highest-since-1971/ https://www.akcanada.com/new-arrivals-push-up-immigration-levels-in-canada-to-their-highest-since-1971/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:12:01 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=926 Most of parts of Canada have recorded their highest immigration levels since figures began in their present form in 1971. Data from Statistics Canada for the third quarter of 2010 put Canada’s population at 34,238,000, an increase of 129,300, some 0.4%, since July. During the third quarter, 84,200 immigrants arrived in Canada, 8,800 more than in the same quarter of 2009. Despite the […]

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]]> https://www.akcanada.com/new-arrivals-push-up-immigration-levels-in-canada-to-their-highest-since-1971/feed/ 1 Canada’s new immigration test https://www.akcanada.com/canadas-new-immigration-test/ https://www.akcanada.com/canadas-new-immigration-test/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:59:16 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=914 Canadian immigrants pass current testing with a rate of 97% because of widespread access to the tests on the Internet and an underground market selling the (only) 5 standard tests to would-be citizens. According to media reports across the country, failure rates of up to 30% since March can be attributed to new, tougher questions […]

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]]> https://www.akcanada.com/canadas-new-immigration-test/feed/ 2 New Canadian act targets ‘Ghost’ immigration agents https://www.akcanada.com/new-canadian-act-targets-ghost-immigration-agents/ Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:10:39 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=905 (IANS) ‘Ghost’ immigration consultants in India, who dupe people desperate to migrate to Canada, will be put out of business with the passing of new legislation by the Canadian parliament. Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said the legislation to crack down on crooked immigration consultants has received final approval Tuesday in the House of Commons. […]

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]]> Gov’t agencies powerless over Canada ‘immigration consultants’ https://www.akcanada.com/govt-agencies-powerless-over-canada-immigration-consultants/ Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:32:15 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=893 MAKATI City – Citing lack of jurisdiction, government agencies responsible for deployment of Filipinos remain powerless over recruiters claiming to help easy entry to Canada. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said foreign and local “immigration consultants” have capitalized on many Filipinos’ desire to pack their bags for the North American market. “They are registered with the […]

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]]> Durban refusal a good call https://www.akcanada.com/durban-refusal-a-good-call/ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:35:35 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=889 Jason Kenney, Minister of Immigration in the Conservative party cabinet, has announced that Canada will not participate in Durban III, an international conference supposedly convened to publicize and criticize human rights violations around the globe. In fact, the past two conferences have been convened almost entirely to demonize the state of Israel. Canada was the […]

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]]> Victims Duped by Immigration Fraudster https://www.akcanada.com/victims-duped-by-immigration-fraudster/ https://www.akcanada.com/victims-duped-by-immigration-fraudster/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 18:28:00 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=728 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 […]

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]]> https://www.akcanada.com/victims-duped-by-immigration-fraudster/feed/ 3 20 Canadian institutions to promote education https://www.akcanada.com/20-canadian-institutions-to-promote-education/ Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:57:03 +0000 http://akcanada.wordpress.com/?p=329 More than 20 Canadian institutions will be promoting Canadian education on Jan 23-24 in Kuala Lumpur, Jan 26 here and Jan 26 in Kuching. Programmes such as engineering, business, actuarial science, biotechnology, computer science and pre-university courses will be showcased. Representatives from these institutions will be on hand to counsel interested individuals on admission requirements […]

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]]> GTA new home sales up 24 per cent in 2009 https://www.akcanada.com/gta-new-home-sales-up-24-per-cent-in-2009/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:21:23 +0000 http://akcanada.wordpress.com/?p=326 New home sales in the Greater Toronto area were up by 24 per cent in 2009 compared to a year earlier, according to figures released today. The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) stated 33,165 new homes and condos were sold in the GTA, compared to 27,153 in 2008. Most of those sales were […]

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]]> Canada responds as 100,000 feared dead https://www.akcanada.com/canada-responds-as-100000-feared-dead/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:42:11 +0000 http://akcanada.wordpress.com/?p=310 The defence department’s Disaster Assistance Relief Team will deploy to Haiti, Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced Wednesday, following Tuesday’s deadly earthquake. The only question is when and how to balance the need for medical professionals to treat the sick and wounded against the need for engineers and infrastructure specialists who can prop up damaged bridges […]

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