Immigration.ca Newsletter - March 2004
**** Immigration.ca Newsletter - March 2004 ****
================================================ 1) Important Notice Affecting Pending Applicants To Canada On December 1, 2003 the Federal government promulgated into force transition regulations (the "Transition Regulations") permitting economic class applicants (skilled workers and business immigrants) who filed their applications for permanent residence BEFORE January 1, 2002, to be assessed under the selection criteria of both the previous Immigration Regulations, 1978 and the current Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. The affected group of applicants is referred to as the Transitional Federal Skilled Worker Class and the Transitional Federal Business Classes. http://www.immigration.ca/permres-in...nt-newpass.asp ================================================== ========== 2) Canada Regulates Immigration Consultants On December 13, 2003 the Canadian government introduced legislative amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations setting the stage for the regulation of immigration consultants in the Canadian immigration industry. The new rules require fee charging representatives to be a member in good standing by April 1, 2004, of either a provincial or territorial law society, the Chambre des notaries du Québec or the recently created Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants (CSIC), a Canadian non-profit self-regulating body for immigration consultants. http://www.immigration.ca/permres-gii-consultants.asp ================================================== ========== 3) Amnesty Programs: Good Immigration Policy The United States government is gearing up for an election year by promoting a controversial amnesty program directed at providing status for between 8-11 Million illegal aliens currently living in the United States. Described as major immigration reform, this temporary worker program proposes to offer three-year work visas to undocumented aliens who have illegally entered the United States, the majority from Mexico, on the condition that they currently have jobs or obtain a job offer. The Hispanic vote is said to be crucial in the hopes of the Bush Administration getting re-elected in 2004. http://www.immigration.ca/permres-gii-amnesty.asp ================================================== ========== 4) Interview conducted by The Washington Times with Colin R. Singer, Attorney The Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Resource Center (CCIRC) in Montreal, a private watchdog agency, agreed that a proper response to the September 11 attacks necessitated a re-examination of the manner in which foreign nationals — including would-be terrorists — are permitted entry to and through Canada's borders. But Montreal lawyer Colin R. Singer, who represents CCIRC, said new immigration laws alone would not solve "deep-rooted policy related problems" that have surfaced in that country and impacted the United States. http://www.washtimes.com/national/20...4319-3699r.htm ================================================== ========== ------------------------- COLIN R. SINGER, Attorney Canadian Citizenship & Immigration Resource Center (CCIRC) Inc. 510-4999 Ste-Catherine St. West Montreal, Canada H3Z 1T3 US and Canada Toll Free: 1-888-817-2011 Tel: (514) 487-2011 Fax: (514) 487-2385 WWW: http://www.immigration.ca E-mail: [email protected] -------------------------- |
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