2009 Immigration Outlook The Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism announced that Canada will maintain its immigration level in 2009, welcoming between 240,000 to 265,000 new permanent residents. The 2009 plan includes up to 156,600 immigrants in the economic category; 71,000 in the family category;...

Minister Kenney announces increase in federal commitments to help newcomers settle in Canada The Government of Canada is keeping its promise in the Speech from the Throne to work with the provinces and territories to increase the uptake of immigrant settlement programs. Provinces and territories outside of Ontario and Quebec will be allocated more than $240 million in federal funding...

No change expected to Australia’s record high migrant intake Despite the global financial crisis, Australia’s Immigration Minister Chris Evans has indicated that he expects only modest cuts in next years migrant intake program which is currently at an all time high, with Australia taking more than 200 000 new immigrants per year. Whilst Senator Evans admitted...

Spotlight: The future of immigration Global immigration is rising across the world as nations deal with aging populations and impending labor shortages. As a result, many governments are implementing major changes to their immigration policies or are drawing up plans to do so in the near future. If you are thinking about living and working...

Canada - The most welcoming country in the world According to the HSBC Bank International’s Expat Explorer Survey, people who relocate to Canada have “a relatively easy time befriending locals, joining a local community group and learning the language.”  In fact, 95 per cent of those surveyed said that they have made friends with Canadian locals. ...

Canada Business Immigration - The door is wide open If you are a business person looking to make an investment in Canada, the Business Immigration Program may be an important fast-track Canadian immigration option for you.  Business Immigration seeks to attract foreign nationals with business and managerial experience who will contribute to the development...

Mexican emigration dropped 42 percent in 2 years Mexican emigration has dropped 42 percent over the last two years, a government study released Thursday showed, confirming that America has become less appealing amid an economic downturn and stepped up raids against illegal migrants. About eight of every 1,000 Mexicans emigrated between February and...

Canadian Immigration- The Great Debate Chances are you immigrated to Canada. If not you, then your parents or grandparents did. Immigrants built this nation; partly because Canada has always welcomed those who want a better future, ...

Worried About the Mortgage Market? Don’t Blame an Immigrant Anti-immigrant zealots, as part of their never-ending crusade to blame immigration for virtually every economic and social problem in the United States, continue to insist that the collapse of the subprime mortgage market was rooted in nefarious home purchases by undocumented immigrants. On November...

Canada’s immigration backlogs - blatantly racist South Asian immigration applications are disproportionately affected by quotas/targets and immense backlogs. For example, the quota, or target as Ottawa calls it, for the New Delhi office is 9,245 visas a year. The backlog as of April 10 was 145,556. With no new applications, it would take a little under...