Category: News

Canada-Ontario Agreement Maximizes the Benefits of Immigration

Canada and Ontario are strengthening their partnership and collaboration to increase francophone immigration in support of a strong and prosperous economy. The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and the Honourable Laura Albanese, Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today announced the signing of the annexes to the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement (COIA). The 3 annexes set out Canada–Ontario collaboration on […]

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The Trump Administration is Ending Immigration Protections for 57,000 Hondurans Living in the US

The Trump administration said on Friday it will end temporary protections for immigrants in the United States from Honduras on Jan. 5, 2020, leaving potentially 57,000 people vulnerable to deportation. It is the latest in a series of decisions by President Donald Trump to shut down temporary protected status (TPS) granted to immigrants after natural […]

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Demand for EB-5 Visa on Rise in India

At a time when H-1B visa rules are being tightened + , there is growing interest in the EB-5 visa program. The number of EB-5 visas issued to Indians touched a record 174 between October 2016 and 2017, up from 149 in the corresponding year-ago period. Under the EB-5 visa programme, also dubbed as ‘cash for visa’, individuals can apply for lawful […]

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Holding its Own Globally,  Says PM

The tiny twin-island Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis, under the leadership of the Team Unity government, continues to punch above its weight in a number of areas – from economic performance to improvements in information and communication technology (ICT) – particularly when measured against the accomplishments of much larger nations regionally and internationally. “In every […]

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