Youth Mobility Program The Youth Mobility Program has resulted in more than 22,000 young Canadians choosing to travel and work abroad in approximately 40 countries each year. Comparatively, it has also facilitated 36,000 foreign youth working and travelling to Canada. The Youth Mobility [...]

What are the main differences between investors, entrepreneurs and self-employed persons? Note, as of July 1, 2012, CIC has temporarily stopped accepting applications for the federal Investor Program to focus on processing the applications already in process while the program is under review. [...]

Letter of Support Section What to look for: General · submitted by the applicant with the application · contains specific information related to the applicant · contains bio-data information of any persons related to the business agreement · no more than five total [...]

Become a Live-in Caregiver To be considered for the Live-in Caregiver Program, you must meet the basic requirements.  Below are some of the basic requirements which must be met: you have submitted an application to remain in Canada as a permanent resident; you are a [...]

Work permits are generally issued to match the duration of the job offer and Labour Market Opinion (LMO) issued by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada/Service Canada (HRSDC/Service Canada), and the Certificat d'acceptation du Quebec (CAQ) issued by the Ministère de l'Immigration et des Communautés [...]

Officers will assess whether the known inadmissibility, for example, a criminal conviction, outweighs the H&C grounds. They may consider factors such as your actions, including those that led to and followed the conviction. Officers will consider: the type of criminal conviction; what sentence was received; the [...]

Canada offers a robust immigration system which accounts for many different situations. This comprehensive approach to immigration facilitates a variety of options for immigrants who wish to come to Canada either temporarily or on a permanent basis. As such, Canada has a number of options [...]

Refused at Canadian Border? If you got denied or refused at the border of Canada, then the process to get into Canada is time-consuming and frustrating and sometimes costly. For example, if you paid for a vacation in Canada in advance and if [...]

Super Visa to Canada Since December 1st, 2011, parents and grandparents of citizens and or permanent residents of Canada have had a lot to appreciate. Since its launch, the Super Visa program has been a super hit.  From the time it was first unveiled, close [...]

Do You Want to Study in Canada? Well, if your answer is yes, then you need a study permit. It's a requirement by the Canadian government. However, in some extreme cases, you may use a temporary resident visa. This means that, as an international student, there [...]

What is PR (Permanent Resident) Card? The PR card in Canada works the same way as a Green Card works in the United States of America. Whenever a person's application for permanent residence is successful, a card is issued to them to act as identification for [...]

You may qualify for an Open Work Permit if: The applicant is already working in Canada, and the applicant's permanent resident application has been approved under any one of the following programs: Spouse or Common Law Partner in Canada class. Live in caregiver program Federal [...]