As of today, Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s Case Processing Centre in Vegreville, Alberta is reporting the fastest processing times it has had in years. The Case Processing Centre (CPC) is the office responsible for assessing applications to extend stay or change conditions of work permits, study permits and visitor records for temporary residents currently residing [...]

On Monday December 12th, 2011 the Department of Citizenship and Immigration announced all candidates for citizenship must be seen taking the oath of citizenship at a citizenship ceremony. For candidates wearing full or partial face coverings, face coverings must be removed at the oath taking portion of the ceremony in order for CIC officials and [...]

As of December 1, 2011, Citizenship and Immigration Canada will no longer print and mail any application kits and forms except in the following circumstances: Individuals requesting Braille or large print format. Individuals who self identify as all of the following: do not have access to the internet or who do not have a printer; [...]

On November 4, 2011, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced that over the next two years, the government would no longer accept any new applications to sponsor parents or grandparents to Canada. To counter concerns about the potential impact of this decision, CIC announced its plan to introduce a “Super Visa”, which would allow qualifying [...]

Since April 2011, Service Canada, CIC and CBSA officers have been assessing applications for both new and extended temporary work permits and labour market opinions (LMOs) with increased scrutiny. In adjudicating each application, particular emphasis has been placed on whether the employing company has continued to pay their temporary foreign workers with wages and working [...]

More than 300 people around the world awaiting immigration visas have filed legal notices against the Canadian government, claiming they are being “warehoused” in a lengthy backlog. The litigants, some of whom applied as far back as 2004 are asking the Federal Court of Canada to rule that Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) must process [...]