Backgrounders for 2011

December

• Applying for a Parent and Grandparent Super Visa
  [ 1 December 2011 ]

November

• Government of Canada 2012-13 Settlement Funding Allocations
  [ 25 November 2011 ]
• Violent criminals barred from sponsoring members of their family
  [ 23 November 2011 ]
• Phase I of Action Plan for Faster Family Reunification
  [ 4 November 2011 ]
• Growth in admissions for the Canadian Experience Class and International Student Program
  [ 2 November 2011 ]

October

• Appointment and reappointments to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
  [ 4 October 2011 ]

September

• Safe Streets and Communities Act: Protecting Vulnerable Foreign Nationals against Trafficking, Abuse and Exploitation
  [ 20 September 2011 ]
• What visa application centres do
  [ 3 September 2011 ]

August

• British Columbia Pilot Project for Spouses, Common-Law Partners and Working-Age Dependent Children of Temporary Foreign Workers
  [ 12 August 2011 ]

July

• Citizenship Revocation
  [ 27 July 2011 ]
• What are 10-year multiple-entry visas?
  [ 20 July 2011 ]
• Provincial and territorial nominee programs
  [ 19 July 2011 ]
• Stakeholder Consultations on Immigration Levels and Mix
  [ 12 July 2011 ]

June

• Reappointments and designations to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
  [ 30 June 2011 ]
• Bill C-35 — Highlights
  [ 28 June 2011 ]
• Transitioning to the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council, the designated regulator of immigration consultants
  [ 28 June 2011 ]
• Facts in Canada’s Immigration History
  [ 27 June 2011 ]

March

• Protecting Temporary Foreign Workers
  [ 24 March 2011 ]
• Four-year limit for foreign nationals working in Canada
  [ 24 March 2011 ]
• Temporary Foreign Worker Annex to the Agreement for Canada–Nova Scotia Co‑operation on Immigration
  [ 20 March 2011 ]
• Canada’s resettlement programs
  [ 18 March 2011 ]
• Transitioning to a proposed new regulator for immigration consultants
  [ 18 March 2011 ]
• Proposing a regulatory body to govern immigration consultants
  [ 18 March 2011 ]
• Comments about Discover Canada
  [ 14 March 2011 ]
• Substantial Changes to the Citizenship Study Guide: How Discover Canada Differs from A Look at Canada
  [ 14 March 2011 ]
• What’s changed in the updated Discover Canada?
  [ 14 March 2011 ]
• Appointment and reappointments to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
  [ 8 March 2011 ]

February

• Temporary Foreign Worker Annex to the Agreement for Canada-Yukon Cooperation on Immigration
  [ 23 February 2011 ]
• Post-Graduation Work Permit Program pilot project in British Columbia
  [ 22 February 2011 ]
• A Tale of Two Skilled Workers: Impact of Proposed Immigration Changes
  [ 17 February 2011 ]
• Proposed Changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Programs
  [ 17 February 2011 ]
• Reappointments to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
  [ 9 February 2011 ]

January

• Ontario Pilot Project for Spouses, Common-Law Partners and Dependents of Returning Canadian Workers
  [ 30 January 2011 ]

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