The Investor Program for Business Immigration to Canada continues to lead the way as one of the fastest business class immigration programs, with 80% of cases in all regions processed in approximately 17 months. Certain visa posts benefit from exceptionally fast processing times for Investor Immigration applicants, especially through the Quebec investment category, where approvals [...]

As of May 22, 2009, approximately 45,700 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been received. Also, USCIS has received approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption. USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits. Contact [...]

On May 19, 2009, HRSDC announced that all Labour Market Opinions (LMOs) will only be valid and support a Work Permit application to CIC for up to six months from the date of issuance. Effectively, this new rule limits the validity of an LMO to six months and if a Work Permit application is not [...]

US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on May 18, 2009 that the Department has received approximately 45,000 visas against the 65,000 visa cap for the 2010 fiscal year.  This means that if you are considering an H-1B visa, now is the time to act! If you have a job offer and believe that you might [...]

Alberta Employment and Immigration and Immigrate to Alberta Information Service have today announced that the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program – US Visa Holder Category will be assessed pursuant to a new Occupations Under Pressure List. The current list is significantly shorter than the previously listed Occupations Under Pressure (OUP) List for the US Visa Holder [...]

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has recently updated its Foreign Worker Manual to provide further clarification on the Canada-Germany Youth Mobility Program. Previously, the Foreign Worker Program indicated that qualifying individuals between the ages of 18-35 were eligible for a one-year open work permit, authorizing them to work for any employer, pursuant to the Young Worker Mobility Program [...]