As announced by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on December 14, 2016, a qualified Canadian citizen or permanent resident who wants to sponsor your parents or grandparents, you apply completing an online form and submitting it to IRCC. For 2017, the sponsors will be randomly chosen from those who complete the online form. Here …
2017 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) re-opens January 3, 2017 Read More »
Winnipeggers are thrilled and excited upon learning that Jollibee will open it’s first branch in Canada in Winnipeg. When the news came out about the opening of Jollibee, Facebook and other social media sites were bombarded with posts about it; when the management finally put up the “Opening Soon” signs, the place became an instant selfie …
One of the toughest situation that a newly-arrived immigrant faced is the stage where he starts looking for a job that best suit his skills and qualifications and adjust to the Canadian working culture. I must say that the support that the new immigrants are getting now is way better from what we used to …
Arrive Prepared in Canada (Pre-arrival Program for New Immigrants) Read More »
Four of my lucky blog readers will receive a double pass to the advance screening of BAD MOMS on Monday, July 25, 2016 at Silver City Polo Park. Bad Moms which will be released on Friday, July 29 stars Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Christina Applegate, Jada Pinkett Smith and Kathryn Hahn. In this new comedy …
July 1, 2016 is Canada’s 149th birthday. In honor of Canada’s birthday and to recognize another milestone in Canada’s history and its achievements, I thought of putting interesting, fun and random facts about Canada: Canada’s name came from a misunderstanding between Jacques Cartier and some Iroquois youth who were pointing out a village (for …
At first, I can’t believe that it is really happening, it was only when the doctors started talking to me and explained to me what is happening when it dawned on me that yes, that was me rushing my mom to the emergency, that was my mom in the stretcher being taken by the paramedics …
Since I learned that Caitlin Soleil Lucas battle to leukemia has ended last March 31st there was never a day that I do not check Courageous Caitie’s Facebook Page, her parents – Feliz Lucas and Jayjay Lucas’ Instagram account. It’s heartbreaking to imagine how it feels to be in her parents’ shoes, just like Feliz, …
This post is written in partnership with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) My family and I are one of the many Filipinos who decided to leave our country to immigrate to Canada, in the recent years Filipino community in different provinces of Canada has rapidly increased. Yes, one can consider that Filipinos find “home” …
The citizenship Bill C-24 enforced in June 11, 2015 which reminds Canadians that citizenship is not a right but a privilege is set to be repealed as Immigration Minister John McCallum introduced his new bill when the House of Commons began sitting in February 25, 2016. The various changes enacted under Bill C-24, also known as the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act …
A Canadian is a Canadian: Citizenship Laws Set to Change Read More »
It’s tax season once again, here in Canada, it is a common knowledge that the wages that you earned in a year will be taxed by Canada revenue Agency (CRA). And I will be honest to say that I am thankful that we only have to file taxes once a year (personally speaking). I am …