Chilean Nationals may now apply for a Canadian Work Permit at a Port of Entry

Citizenship and Immigration Canada has recently announced that it is waiving the passport visa requirement for citizens of Chile. Such requirements – for any country – are governed by continuous assessment of numerous factors; some of these surrounding immigration matters like the integrity of documentation and travel documents experienced during application processing, in addition to […]

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Moratorium on Processing of Work Permit Applications of Individuals from Ebola Affected Regions

Individuals who have resided in or travelled to (including transit) countries affected by the Ebola virus disease within the past three months will not be eligible for processing of work permit applications. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has announced a moratorium on the acceptance of new applications and the temporary hold of existing applications. These […]

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Elimination of the Single Entry Visa

Effective February 06 2014, all temporary resident visa applications will be considered to be multiple-entry applications. Currently, applicants have the choice of applying for a single-entry visa at a fee of CAD$75 or a multiple-entry visa at a fee of CAD$150. The harmonization means that only multiple-entry visas will be processed and the processing fee […]

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Visa or Work Permit, Which do I Need?

The terms work visa and work permit are often used interchangeably, and we are often asked which is needed or if one could be used instead of the other. However, the two terms actually refer to very different immigration documents. A visa is a travel document that is needed by the citizens of many countries […]

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Passport Visa Exemption for Czech Nationals

Citizenship and Immigration Canada has removed the passport visa requirement for nationals of the Czech Republic. Such requests for removals of the visa requirements have been a component of the discussions regarding the Canada-EU Free Trade Agreement. For Czech nationals, this means that many types of work permit applications may now be processed at a […]

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Electronic Travel Authorization for Visa Exempt Travellors

The Government of Canada has tabled a bill which would include provisions requiring all visa exempt nationals, other than citizens of the USA, to complete an electronic travel authorization prior to being eligible to board a flight to Canada. At present, such individuals may appear at the port of entry without seeking any prior admission […]

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New Temporary Resident Visa Requirements

Citizenship and Immigration Canada has imposed Temporary Resident Visa (TRV, also referred to as a visitor visa) requirements for nationals of Botswana, Namibia, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Swaziland. Citizens of these countries must now apply to the responsible  visa office in advance of travel in order to be eligible to appear at […]

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Impact of Canada-USA Border Deal for Work Permit Holders

In December of 2011, the Prime Minister of Canada and President of the USA made a joint announcement regarding plans to implement a cooperative effort to improve security and efficiency at the ports of entry (including border crossings and airports) between the two countries. The effort has numerous facets, which may see RCMP and US […]

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