Effective June 6, 2017, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC, formerly known as CIC), has added new additional "bonus points" to their comprehensive ranking system for Express Entry. You can read about the changes on the IRCC website. Under the new system, candidates will receive: 15 or 30 points if they have Strong French language skills (15 points if the applicant scores 7 or higher in all four skill areas on their French language test and 4 or less on thei

Effective November 19, 2016, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC, formerly known as CIC), has released a new comprehensive ranking system for Express Entry. You can read about the changes on the IRCC website. Under the new system, candidates will receive: 15 or 30 points if they have Canadian Education Experience (15 points for a 1 or 2 year degree, and 30 points for a 3 year degree or higher education). Previously candidates received no additional points fo

Today, the Government of Canada has released its immigration targets for 2016. Compared to 2015 immigration levels, the family class target has gone up by nearly 12,000-14,000, mostly in the Spouses, Partners and Children category; the Refugee and Humanitarian categories has increased by nearly 25,000 (likely due to the Government's commitment to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees); and the Economic class has reduced by approximately 20,000. Overall the immigration target for

Yesterday the Government of Canada released their new Ministerial Instructions regarding the new Express Entry system for selecting permanent resident applicants that fall under four economic classes: the Federal Skilled Workers Class, the Federal Skilled Trades Class, the Canadian Experience Class, and the Provincial Nominee Class. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is claiming that the requirements to qualify for each of these classes has not changed, only the way

The Ontario Court of Appeal has recently weighed in on the ongoing Citizenship Oath to the Queen saga. In an unanimous decision the Court has ruled that swearing the Oath to the Queen does not violate the applicants' Charter Rights, namely their Freedom of Express, their Freedom of Conscience or Religion, and their Equality Rights (e.g., national origin). The Applicants had misunderstood the meaning of the oath to the Queen as an individual. The Court quoted the words of Just