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Citizenship and Immigration Canada is the department of the Canadian government concerned with the intake of immigrants among other responsibilities. Regular news releases announce major events for the department. June 14: Minister Jason Kenney Leads Session of International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance A plan designed to ensure that the lessons of the holocaust will not be […]
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Contrary to popular belief, one does not automatically become a citizen as soon as they marry a Canadian citizen. Citizenship in Canada is a coveted status that requires all potential applicants to meet certain requirements before they are given a certificate of citizenship. It is true that it is much easier to get citizenship if
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Citizenship is a particular status within a country and is slightly different for each country. Dual citizenship is a status whereby a person is a citizen of two countries and enjoys the benefits citizenship within both countries. Although the definition for citizenship may be slightly different for each country, generally citizenship allows a person to
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One million people have used Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (CIC) Immigration Wizard since its inception on August 5, 2011. The Wizard is designed to provide potential immigrants with useful information on what they need to do in order to come to Canada. Initial responses to the program were positive and it appears that the Wizard
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The shortest answer to this question is yes, you will need your PR Card to come back to Canada in a smooth and orderly fashion. Permanent Residents are of course allowed to travel abroad at any time they wish as long as they maintain basic residency requirements to retain their PR status, but part of
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada established an online Help Centre on their website about six months ago and in a news release from Wednesday they announced that four million people had used it. “People have questions about how to come to Canada and this new user-friendly and convenient Web tool provides the practical information that they
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As a part of continuing immigration reform in the Canadian government by Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, applicants who fail their citizenship test will get a chance to re-do it, according to a Citizenship and Immigration Canada news release. The citizenship test is one of the last steps for a Permanent Resident
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has increased funding for settlement funding programs throughout Canada. British Colombia has seen an almost 300% increase in funding since 2006. Because of this increase in money available for settlement funding, the government of British Colombia is currently accepting proposals from organizations and individuals for the creation and start-up of
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