Facilitating travel for Chinese transit passengers through Canada July 30, 2015 — Ottawa — Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander is adding new departure cities to the China Transit Program. This program allows eligible Chinese travellers to transit visa-free through Toronto Pearson International Airport and Vancouver International Airport when they are en route to and from the United States. …
Canada to Launch Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)
A new entry requirement, Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA), will be introduced by Citizenship and Immigration Canada in the coming months. Starting August 1, 2015, travelers will be able to apply for an eTA online. eTA will be mandatory for visa-exempt foreign nationals to gain entry into Canada beginning March 15,2016. Certain international travelers, who do not normally need a visa …
Estimated Processing Times: Grant of Citizenship
Citizenship and Immigration (CIC) Canada has updated the processing times of grant of citizenship. The citizenship backlog has been reduced, and the processing time has been improved through recent changes to the Citizenship Act. The following table shows the new estimated time: When CIC received the application Estimated processing time On or after April 1, 2015 12 months or less …
Immigration Related Workshops
Immigrant Services Calgary will be hosting a number of immigration related workshops in the month of August at the Genesis Centre. If you are interested in attending any of the workshops please contact us. Please see information below. Topic: Changes to the Citizenship Application Time: 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Date: August 17, 2015 Location: Room # D122- Genesis Centre 7555 …
Welcoming 48 new Canadians on eve of Pan American Games opening
Pan Am-themed citizenship ceremony leads the torch’s arrival at Nathan Phillips Square July 9, 2015 — Toronto, Ontario — Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander personally welcomed forty-eight new citizens from 14 countries as new Canadians today at a special sport-themed citizenship ceremony. The ceremony took place on the stage where the games medals are to be presented in Nathan …
Harper Government helps families save for their children’s post-secondary education
June 29, 2015 – Gatineau, Quebec – Employment and Social Development Canada The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, today marked the end of the school year by highlighting the Harper Government’s continued commitment to enhancing access to post-secondary education by removing financial barriers for families. Minister Poilievre outlined the details of federal education savings incentives available …
Becoming a Citizen
On June 19th, 2015, Citizenship Judge Joe Woodard from Citizenship and Immigration Canada visited Immigrant Services Calgary to deliver a workshop entitled ‘Becoming a Citizen’. At the workshop, Judge Woodard spoke to over 90 attendees about the changes to citizenship requirements that came into effect on June 11th, 2015. He explained why these changes were important to strengthening citizenship and …
Harper Government Introduces Oath of Citizenship Act
Bill will ensure all citizenship candidates show their face as they take the Oath June 19, 2015 — Ottawa — Today, the Government of Canada introduced the Oath of Citizenship Act, to ensure Canadian citizenship applicants show their face while taking the Oath of Citizenship during citizenship ceremonies. The Oath of Citizenship Act will ensure that candidates are seen and …
Changes to Citizenship Act Effective June 11, 2015
On June 5, 2015, the Government of Canada announced that the remaining changes to strengthen Canadian citizenship would be effective on June 11, 2015. Anyone applying for Canadian citizenship on or after June 11th will need to apply using the new application form and will need to meet the new requirements for citizenship. These changes are part of Bill C-24, …
