Dec 4, 2011 | Immigrate to Canada, Where to seek help, Why you need an immigration specialist
Unfortunately, there are plenty of people out there who would like to take advantage of innocent immigrants. These people are scam artists who claim to be regulated immigration consultants, but who are “ghost consultants”. Before you hire an immigration representative, make sure they really are licensed!
Certain types of people are especially at risk. If you do not speak English well or if you are not currently in Canada, you are more at risk. You should investigate and ask questions, such as their license number, and should look at their website or Google them in order to find out more information. Can-Am Immigration is a consulting firm with regulated, licensed and insured immigration consultants available to help you. Give us a call and we will be happy to explain to you everything about our experience and licensing that you need to know.
If you are not currently in Canada, you should beware. In countries like India, “immigration consultants” or “travel agents” will claim to sell you a visa for $10,000 – $25,000 Canadian or more! They will tell you that they are taking care of all of the paperwork when in reality, they simply sell you a plane ticket and then disappear. Therefore, if they are filing paperwork for you or “representing” you, you must be careful because the applications can be deemed fraudulent and the visas might be fake. The best thing to do if you are outside of Canada is still to contact a Canadian consulting firm, like ours, and work with them directly.
If you have experienced any of these types of problems, please give us a call and we will try to help you. If you do not hire a licensed immigration consultant, you never know what kind of trouble you could have! You could lose your money, end up in jail, or be deported back to your home country. It is better to avoid any scams and hire a licensed expert immigration consultant!
Contact Can-Am Immigration today.
Dec 4, 2011 | Immigrate to Canada, Immigration, New Laws, Skilled Workers
Next year, Canada will be increasing the Federal Skilled Workers Program. Canada will be admitting up to 10,000 more skilled immigrants than in past years.
The increase in the number of workers will help address the demands of the job market, and help decrease years’ worth of pending applications to the program, the government has said.
The current priority of the government is still the economy. Minister Jason Kenney of the Ministry of Immigration and Multiculturalism says that the government recognizes the value of immigration to the Canadian labor market. Unlike other countries, Canada recognized the importance of the contributions made by skilled immigrants, because they add to Canada’s competitiveness in the international arena.
The government expects levels of immigration to remain fixed between 240,000-265,000, although during the next year, a big chunk of this number would be allowed to enter Canada under the Federal Skilled worker program. Just for this year alone, just fewer than 50,000 immigrants were allowed entry into Canada through this program, and that number is expected to increase to just fewer than 60,000 in 2012.
New studies done by the government show that the Federal Skilled Workers Program is successful, with 89% of immigrants who were allowed entry through this program being employed within 3 years, and 95% of those who hired them being very happy with the services rendered.
Minister Kenney says that the government will keep on exerting effort to improve the immigration system, so that it would be more responsive and adaptable to the needs of the labor market. Recently, the Canadian government has announced many changes to the immigration system. Keep an eye on our blog to learn about these as they happen. Of course, if you are interested in immigrating to Canada through the Skilled Worker Program, please give us a call so we can help you file your application today!
