visa – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com A Blog all about Canadian Immigration Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:06:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.akcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/favicon.jpg visa – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com 32 32 Canada to Cap Number of International Study Permits by 35% https://www.akcanada.com/canada-to-cap-the-number-of-international-study-permits-by-35-per-cent/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:42:09 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/?p=2386 The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, announced today that Canada will reduce the number of international student permits by 35 per cent next year as part of a temporary two-year cap on foreign enrollment. The cap will cut the number of approved study permits in 2024 to 364,000. The 2025 […]

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]]> Lawyer versus consultant? Immigration data shows visa applicants have best shot with former https://www.akcanada.com/lawyer-versus-consultant-immigration-data-shows-visa-applicants-have-best-shot-with-former/ Mon, 10 Dec 2018 12:19:43 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1321 The following article appeared in the Sunday, December 9, 2018 edition of the Toronto Star newspaper. Its contents have been reproduced in their entirety. The article offers some interesting insights into the advantages of using the services of a Canadian Immigration lawyer over those of a Canadian Immigration consultant; however, we leave it up to […]

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]]> Toronto is having a big tech moment https://www.akcanada.com/toronto-is-having-a-big-tech-moment/ Sun, 21 Jan 2018 08:53:12 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1300 The following article, which appeared on CNN’s website on January 20, 2018, speaks volumes about Toronto both in terms of the strength of its technology sector and the cultural/ethnic diversity of the city.  The article makes specific mention of the fact that the percentage of foreign-born residents in the Greater Toronto Area region — 39.7% […]

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]]> Quota for 2014 Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Program Full https://www.akcanada.com/quota-for-2014-parentgrandparent-sponsorship-program-full/ Tue, 04 Feb 2014 10:56:22 +0000 http://www.akcanada.com/wordpress/?p=1041 On February 3, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced that the 2014 quota of 5,000 new Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Applications had been met. No new Applications will be accepted for processing until January 2015, at which time it is anticipated that the quota will be raised from 5,000 new Applications to 20,000 new Applications. Further details […]

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]]> Impact on Immigration Applications for Expectant Parents https://www.akcanada.com/impact-on-immigration-applications-for-expectant-parents/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:52:35 +0000 http://akcanada.wordpress.com/?p=39 From time to time, our married Canadian Immigration clients become expecting parents prior to the issuance of their Canadian immigration visas. A pregnancy during an application for permanent residence, or prior to filing an application to sponsor a wife can create delays in processing. When the medical examination is conducted, a chest x-ray is required. […]

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