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C-24 enforced in June 11, 2015 which reminds Canadians that citizenship is not a right but a privilege is set to be repealed as Immigration Minister John McCallum introduced his new bill when the House of Commons began sitting in February 25, 2016.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 »
Permanent resident (PR) card is the official proof of immigration status for all permanent residents of Canada and this card is required each time a PR re-enters the country. Thus, PRs should carry their PR card at all times when travelling outside Canada. As part of the Government of Canada’s commitment to border security and upholding the integrity of …
A few days ago, I had the chance to read the emails from my blog readers, there was an email from a fellow Filipino who had questions about his permanent resident (PR) status, this prompted me to review my past blogs and see what have I written about this topic. I never had any post …
5 Things That A Permanent Resident Should Remember Read More »
It is fulfilling to know that in some way or another, what I put up in my blog has helped a few people… I will take it as an assurance that my blog site is serving it’s purpose… when I came out with the very first post about immigrating to Canada, I actually didn’t think of …
The new citizenship Bill C-24 introduced by Canada’s Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Chris Alexander was fully enforced in June 11, 2015. These changes, according to Chris Alexander would remind individuals that citizenship is not a right but a privilege. It seems that with the changes in the citizenship law, it will be harder to …
Changes in the Rules of Getting and Keeping Your Canadian Citizenship Read More »
For the last installment of this blog series, I will try to answer one of the most asked questions that I received since I started this blog series, the question whether you need to hire immigration representative when you apply to immigrate to Canada. When I was still completing my family’s application for Manitoba Provincial …
Immigrating to Canada (5/5) – Use of Representative Read More »
If you are following my Immigrating to Canada blog series, by now, you may have already determined which immigration category or program you may apply under and you now have a better idea of how much money you need to prepare to support your application. In this post, let us discuss about the document that …
Immigrating to Canada (4/5) – Your Documents and Your Application Read More »
Once you have decided that you and your family are determined to move to Canada, permanently and you have determined which immigration category is best for your situation, the next question would be how much money you will need to process your application to immigrate. Of course, you thought of that, right? But did you …
Immigrating to Canada (3/5) – How Much Does it Cost? Read More »
To continue with my blog series on Immigrating to Canada, let me share with you some of the different immigration categories that you can apply for in coming to Canada. Probably, after reading my previous blog about starting to immigrate to Canada and you have already assessed if moving to Canada is for you… To …
Immigrating to Canada (2/5)– Immigration Categories Read More »
It has been almost a month since Manitoba reopened the Skilled Worker Overseas Stream and started it’s application intake, it has also been a month since I last posted about this and how the process in application in take was changed, I am receiving quite a lot of emails and direct messages, asking me questions about immigration process. I …