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May 13, 2013
Proposed changes to the age of dependent children
On May 10, 2013 the government of Canada has proposed regulatory amendments that would narrow the definition of dependent child by reducing the age limit to under 19 and removing the exception for full-time students. |
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| May 09, 2013 |
MONTREAL NEW LOCATION: SELECTION INTERVIEWS
Please be advised that the Selection Interviews under the Quebec businesspeople category are moving to a new location. |
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| April 23, 2013 |
Investment Industry Regulation Organization of Canada Important Notice
Recently, the Investment Industry Regulation Organization of Canada (IIROC), the organization which oversees all investment dealer firms in Canada, brought to our attention that a portable device containing personal information of numerous clients of many investment dealer firms under IIROC's active supervision had been accidentally lost. |
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| March 28, 2013 |
Quebec Immigration Investor Program - Suspension Extended
Following a decision by the government of Quebec, published in the GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, March 27, 2013, the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program suspension has been extended until July 31, 2013. |
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| December 04, 2012 |
Quebec: Fees and payment methods
As of January 1, 2013, all fees levied by the MICC will be increased. Please consult the table below for the new fee schedule. The fees levied by the Québec government for processing immigration applications are indicated below.
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| July 03, 2012 |
Suspension of Quebec Intake of Applications
Following a decision by the government published in the Gazette officielle du Québec on June 29, 2012, the Ministère de l'Immigration et des Communautés culturelles has suspended the intake of applications for a selection certificate that can be submitted by certain economic immigration candidates. |
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| June 28, 2012 |
The moratorium on applications will continue
The moratorium on the applications under the Federal Skilled Worker Program & Immigrant Investor Program will continue |
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| June 05, 2012 |
Centralized Intake of Federal Applications
Centralized Intake of Federal Self-employed Persons Class and Quebec Business Class Applications |
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| May 07, 2012 |
Closure of the Visa Office in Tehran and Transfer to Ankara
Closure of the visa office in Tehran (Iran) and Transfer of its business lines to the Regional Program Centre in Ankara (Turkey) |
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| April 12, 2012 |
Quebec Immigration Investor Program: Cap has been reached
Further to our Newsletter of March 22, 2012, which announced the MICC decision to cap the intake of applications for selection certificates, we have been notified today that the MICC has received over |
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| March 22, 2012 |
Quebec: Number of applications for selection certificates received up to March 31, 2012
Following yesterday's Newsletter announcing the MICC decision to capping the intake of applications for selection certificates, we were notified that they will record online the number of applications received. |
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| March 22, 2012 |
Quebec applications for selection certificates has been capped
For three years, the MICC has received numerous applications for selection certificates. In the sub-category of the economic immigration (skilled workers and businesses people), the annual number of files received went from as little as 30,000 in 2008 to 65,000 in 2011. The situation is such, that in certain cases, the review of an application will only begin after three years of its reception. |
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| March 21, 2012 |
Sanctions against Syria
Due to the continuing violence in Syria, the Visa and Immigration Section at the Canadian Embassy in Damascus is closed and services have been transferred to neighboring visa offices. |
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| February 01, 2012 |
Due to Continuing Violence in Syria, Government Closes Visa Office
Services redistributed to Lebanon and Jordan |
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| January 25, 2012 |
Synopsis of the MICC Guidelines on the Special Economic Measures Iran
Further to our Newsletter of yesterday, the MICC has notified us of their guidelines in response to the New Regulations amending the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations entered into force on |
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| January 24, 2012 |
Federal Immigration : Centralized Intake of Applications for the Canadian Experience Class
All Canadian Experience Class (CEC) applications must be submitted to the Centralized Intake Office (CIO) in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Therefore, centralization of intake for CEC applications will add to the business lines already centralized at the CIO: Federal Skilled Workers (November 2008), Federal Immigrant Investors (July 2011), Provincial Nominee and Quebec Skilled Workers (December 2011). |
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| November 24, 2011 |
1.1 Quebec Immigration Program - BIQ Offices
1.1 Quebec Immigration Investor Program - Reorganization of the BIQ Offices |
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| September 15, 2011 |
Quebec Immigrant Investor Program
The MICC held a meeting on the 14th of September that was attended by the financial intermediaries involved in the investor program. This is a brief summary of the meeting: |
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| August 03, 2011 |
Immigration Investor Program Newsletter
Coming Into Force of Bill C-35, An Act to Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Authorized Representatives) |
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| July 20, 2011 |
New Federal Forms
Effective yesterday, July 18, 2011, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) introduced a new application form for permanent resident (PR) applications, in the Operational Bulletin 326 . The new form |
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| June 27, 2011 |
Federal Entrepreneur Program Moratorium
Federal Immigration - Important Changes Effective July 1, 2011 |
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| June 20, 2011 |
Transmission of Immigration Applications
Transmission of Quebec immigration applications by mail |
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| May 20, 2011 |
Files Submitted to the MICC in 2010
Quebec Investor Program: Files Submitted to the MICC in 2010
We have just received from the MICC the below charts that indicate the number of files submitted under the Quebec immigrant investor program in 2010 and 2009. Please note, that the following numbers might not be the exact number of files that have been submitted in 2010 as there are still some files that have not yet been opened.
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| May 13, 2011 |
Québec Immigration Office in Damascus
We have just received notification from the MICC that they are closing the Québec Immigration Office in Damascus, Syria, effective from May 31st, 2011, to insure the security of its clients, personnel and the applications. All pending skilled worker subclass applications will be sent to the MICC in Montreal.
The MICC is reassuring its clients and partners that it will continue its activities deriving from the Middle East with the same diligence. Selection interviews carried out by the MICC will be held in neighboring countries that are easily accessible to the applicants.
The applications applying under the skilled worker subclass from Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, will now be submitting their application at the following address:
Direction de l'immigration économique - International
Service Amériques - Maghreb - Moyen-Orient
Ministère de l'Immigration et des Communautés culturelles
285, rue Notre-Dame Ouest, 4e étage
Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1T8
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| April 07, 2011 |
Amendments to the Regulation
Quebec Immigration: Amendments to the Regulation Respecting the Selection of Foreign Nationals (the "Regulation") |
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| February 04, 2011 |
New Quebec Immigrant Investor Forms
New Quebec Immigrant Investor Program Forms |
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| December 22, 2010 |
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| December 22, 2010 |
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| December 21, 2010 |
New on Canadaiip.com
We are pleased to announce that our website has a new Marketing section available exclusively to our members. We have made available multiple printable leaflets that explain and describe both the Federal and Quebec Immigration Investor Program. |
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| November 30, 2010 |
Procedural Changes in Federal Program
Procedural changes in the Federal Immigrant Investor Program Further to the announcement made by Citizenship and Immigration Canada ("CIC") regarding the launch on December 1st of the new Federal Immigrant Investor Program ("FIIP"), CIC intends to make a few procedural changes. |
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| November 16, 2010 |
Return of the Immigrant Applications
Return of the Immigrant Investor Applications received during the moratorium period |
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| November 10, 2010 |
Reactivation of the Canadian Immigrant Investor Program
The reactivation of the Canadian Immigrant Investor Program (IIP) |
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| November 09, 2010 |
Suspension and Reopening
Suspension and Reopening of the Quebec Investor Program |
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| October 22, 2010 |
Regulation impacts on consultants
Regulation impacts on immigration consultants practicing in Quebec |
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| October 13, 2010 |
Moratorium on Quebec Immigrant Investor
We were just notified by the MICC that they are no longer accepting applications to the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program as they have received 500 files as of 10:12 EST. |
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| October 12, 2010 |
Moratorium on Quebec Immigrant Investor
MICC announced today its intention to declare a moratorium on the submission of applications to the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program effective 12:00 noon EDT this Friday October 15, in Montreal and 12:00 PM HKT in Hong Kong (midnight Thursday Montreal time), or until they receive a total number of 500 files, whichever comes first. |
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| July 09, 2010 |
REGULATION ON IMMIGRATION CONSULTANT
The regulation has finally been ratified in its original version with the exception of lawyers who are members of a Provincial Bar. While there is no immediate effect of this new regulation in filing |
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| June 28, 2010 |
Modifications to IIP regulation
It is now official! After months of rumors, immigrant investors will have to invest $800,000 and show personal net worth of $1,600,000 under the new regulation which was pre-published Saturday June 26th, 2010. The Government of Quebec will modify its own program in the following weeks. We expect the new regulation to come into effect in October 2010.
While CIC has called for a moratorium on the Federal Immigrant investor program with effect immediately, the MICC will continue to receive applications under the current regulation providing files are complete and meet the BIQ's requirement for file opening. If not, these files will be returned.
Industrial Alliance is committed to provide legal assistance to ensure files are to be delivered to the MICC in time while meeting its quality requirements.
Please contact your IA representative for assistance.
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| March 11, 2010 |
ERRATUM: Change of Address
In our recent Newsletter, we provided you with a new address where files not covered by the BIQ-Hong Kong must be submitted. This address, which appears in the draft version of the List of Documents to Submit, is not the correct one. |
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| March 09, 2010 |
Immigration Investor Program Newsletter
Committed to providing you with the latest news in immigration, we have gathered in this edition of our Newsletter information about: |
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| February 24, 2010 |
Immigration Investor Program Newsletter
Committed to providing you with the latest news in immigration, we have gathered in this edition of our Newsletter information about: |
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| January 28, 2010 |
Immigrant Investor Programs Unchanged
The last week has given place to many rumors concerning imminent modifications to the Immigrant Investor Programs. We think this issue calls for a little reality check. |
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