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June 19, 2020 - The Canada-U.S. border will remain closed to non-essential travel until July 21 following a further extension announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

February 28, 2018 - Canada's federal government will spend $440 million on an ambitious drive to fuel economic growth by boosting immigration levels to 340,000 per year by 2020.

March 9, 2018 - Candidates with advanced intermediate French language skills have until March 31,2018 to apply for Canadian permanent residence under the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP), Canada's only passive investment immigration program.

March 26, 2020 - US Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced a shift from first-in-first-out processing of EB-5 I-526 petitions to a visa availability approach. This change is set to come into effect from March 31, depending on the impact of shutdowns due to Coronavirus.

Investment based residence programs in Canada through the QIIP and EB-5 in the United States are among the world's most popular. Read how the two programs differ substantially in qualifications and out-of-pocket cost.

May 21, 2020 -The Canada-U.S. border will remain closed for a further month as part of measures to contain the spread of coronavirus.

May 2, 2017 - Two civil lawsuits recently filed in British Columbia and the Yukon involving Canada business immigration programs, highlight how provincial business immigration streams in Canada continue to be affected by fraud and mismanagement. At the federal level, Ottawa will likely soon face its own credibility challenges under its Canada Start Up Visa program.

December 6, 2017 – Invitations to apply were issued to 11 candidates under the latest draw for the British Columbia Entrepreneur Immigration stream, a the minimum score of 115 to qualify.

April 1, 2019 - Canada is firmly on track to issue a record number of Express Entry Invitations to Apply in 2019, after a strong start to the year for the immigration system.

Canada is considering a new investment immigration program designed to attract ultra high net worth individuals.

September 28, 2018 - It can take between 12 and 44 months to get a visa through the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP), depending where you reside. Applicants will receive preliminary approval from Quebec immigration authorities within approximately 12 months.

December 1, 2017 - Under temporary policy, Canada immigration candidates may be able to add or sponsor a dependent child who did not qualify under the age of dependency rules at the time of their application, but now qualify following a recent change in the age of dependency rules.

August 1, 2018 - Wealthy business immigrants are buying businesses and turning to Ottawa's temporary work visa, ‘owner-operator' policies to gain entry to Canada. After a period of less than 1-year, successful temporary work visa holders and their families can change to permanent residence under a provincial immigration program or as a federal skilled worker under Express Entry.

March 25, 2019 - Record-breaking immigration numbers helped boost Nova Scotia's population to an all time high of 965,382 people at the start of 2019.

Ultra high net worth individuals, generally defined as those with assets in excess of $30 million, are increasingly relying on popular global investment immigration programs to obtain a second passport. Investors can often choose between a range of asset classes in many of the programs. Learn more on the go with our audio.

July 26, 2018 - Despite being terminated in 2014, the federal Canada Immigrant Investor Program remains controversial among supporters and critics. The federal government needs to look no further than the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program for how a well-managed passive immigrant investor program can thrive.

February 26, 2019 – Immigration.ca conducts periodic FaceBook live stream sessions each month. Join Managing Partner Colin Singer as he discusses "The implications for candidates and employers of Quebec Superior Court l'AQAADI Decision Ordering Quebec Minister of Immigration to Continue Processing Skilled Worker Applications Under Existing Law"