On Wednesday, CBSA officers raided a construction site in Vancouver and arrested several men suspected of working illegally. The raid has garnered plenty of attention because a reality TV crew filming scenes for Border Security accompanied CBSA officers on their raid. Douglas Cannon, one of the founding partners of Elgin, Cannon & Associates, was interviewed by CBC news about the raid. According to Douglas,…
It is getting harder to become a Canadian citizen. Besides the new requirement of demonstrating language proficiency in either English or French (preventing many permanent residents from even attempting to obtain citizenship), it is taking a lot longer to actually obtain citizenship. The government has recently focused its resources on conducting fraud investigations to identify individuals who obtained, or are trying to obtain, citizenship without having resided in Canada for three out of…
Starting on April 1, 2013, Canada is launching a new program designed to recruit immigrant entrepreneurs. The new program will provide these entrepreneurs with "permanent residency and immediate access to a wide range of business partners". To read about the new Start-Up Visa, go to: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2013/2013-01-24.asp