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December 22, 2017 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian citizens and permanent residents will soon be able to take the first step in applying to bring their parents and grandparents to Canada, when the Parents and Grandparents Program reopens in 2018.
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Caregivers and their families will be reunited and the inventory of Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) applications will be largely eliminated by the end of 2018, thanks to the commitments made today by the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
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December 1, 2017– Ottawa, ON – Citizens of Romania and Bulgaria no longer need a visa as of 9 a.m. ET (4 p.m. EET) today, to travel to Canada for short stays (normally for up to six months) for business, to visit family and friends, or for tourism.
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Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement creates a framework to attract, select and support skilled newcomers November 24, 2017 – Toronto, ON – A comprehensive agreement on immigration was signed today in a ceremony at Queen’s Park by the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and the Honourable Laura Albanese, Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.
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Members of the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Irregular Migration reconvened yesterday to provide updates and discuss next steps in addressing irregular migration at border crossings.
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November 17, 2017 – Ottawa – Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is expanding its Visa Application Centre (VAC) Network in China, increasing its geographic reach as Canada looks for new ways to support the growth in applications. So far this year, more than 500,000 applications have been received from China, a 15 per cent increase from 2016.
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The Government of Canada announced its historic multi-year levels plan – setting the most ambitious immigration levels in recent history, on November 1st. Stakeholders from across the country applauded the Government’s decision, which takes into consideration Canada’s need for more immigrants to support economic growth, while balancing our fiscal responsibilities. Here’s what stakeholders, provinces and service providers organizations have said.
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News Release: Growing Canada’s Economic Future
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New definition of age of dependants now in force
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | news releases
Members of the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Irregular Migration met yesterday to discuss latest developments in addressing the influx of asylum seekers entering Canada at irregular border crossings.
