James Metcalfe – Pace Immigration: Citizenship and Immigration Canada released a media backgrounder on the Federal Skilled Worker Program which will come into effect on May 4 this year.

James Metcalfe – Pace Immigration: Citizenship and Immigration Canada has launched a new program called the Start-Up Visa to replace the old Entrepreneur program which slowly slipped into history 2 years ago.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada has released an ad campaign warning people about marriage fraud. Video here:

Klaudios Mustakas – Pace Immigration Senior Advisor: Many individuals in the Middle East are living in a world of illusion.

James Metcalfe – Director of Immigration: Sometimes Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) gets it right, but it takes a long time.

 James Metcalfe – Pace Immigration:

Conundrum:

Karen Kwan Anderson – Pace Immigration: Last year, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced measures to remove “foreign criminals” from Canada who have received a sentence of six months or more arising from a criminal conviction. 

James Metcalfe – Pace Immigration: The so-called panel of experts in the media are not up to date on present Canadian immigration policy.

Hon. Gerry Weiner – Pace Immigration: Among the news stories that received prominent coverage in 2012 were the decisive steps the Harper Government has launched to reform Canada’s immigration system and the critical need to finance the repair and modernization of the deteriorating local infrastructure in Canada.

James Metcalfe – Pace Immigration: Recent news reports indicate that it can now take up to four years to have your citizenship application adjudicated by a judge.