In spite of the downturn in the economy, it is highly unlikely that the projected Canada migration figures for this year announced by the immigration minister Jason Kenney in November 2008 will be adjusted significantly.

As the US prepares to celebrate the inauguration of its first African-American president, it again showcases probably the best aspect of its national identity. Though it took more than 200 years to reach this point, foreign observers, especially in Europe, marvel at the ascendancy of Barack Obama. All of them wonder as to how does the US do it?

He was forced to abandon his business when guerilla fighters extorted money from him on a regular basis.

Now, living in Kitchener, he along with his family is reliving his dream and is a proud owner of Cartilo’s Bakery and Café, in which he got help from the members of the Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church.

He was forced to abandon his business when guerilla fighters extorted money from him on a regular basis.

Now, living in Kitchener, he along with his family is reliving his dream and is a proud owner of Cartilo’s Bakery and Café, in which he got help from the members of the Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church.

Key immigration lawyers say that Canada is still a top country of choice for immigrants and it may become even more popular among immigrants as the economic downturn batters most of the world.

Guidy Mamann said yesterday that he is betting money on Canada, adding that the number of applications they are getting is flying through the roof.

Rahima Begum holds a crumpled sheet in her hands that seems to have been folded and looked at on numerous occasions.

It is a pale photocopy of headshots of members of her family which consists of her mom, dad, sister and children. There are altogether fourteen photographs on the page.

After much anticipation regarding the fate of Professional Skilled Worker applications for migration to Canada filed since February 2008, the new migration rules of Canada were announced on the 29th of November by Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney. The new rules primarily focus on facilitating and fast-tracking qualified applicants whose skills are currently in demand in Canada. Prior to the newly introduced rules, anyone who earned a pass mark was eligible to apply to migrate as a Skilled Worker, irrespective of the demand for his/her specific job in Canada.

Since 1999, Ade Kossigbo had been constantly trying to bring her husband Victor and his two young daughters from Africa to Canada. The family has finally been reunited in Winnipeg after a decade of fighting bureaucracy and spending tens of thousands of dollars.

Toronto workers are rallying in order to stop the departure to Guatemala of eighteen mushroom pickers, mostly female, who were fired from a farm in Blenheim a week before Christmas.

The pickers were to board a flight to Guatemala City at Pearson airport.

Chris Evans, the Minister of Immigration and Citizenship, has been urged by an influential business group not to cut the annual skilled migration quota.

The Australian immigration quota reached record level during the 2008-09 financial year, with 31,000 extra intakes, thus taking the quota up to a total 190,300 visas for Australia, including 133,500 skilled visa migrants.