The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is a Canadian immigration scheme that is based on contracts between most provinces and the federal government of Canada. According to section 95 of the Canadian Constitution Act, 1867 provinces are permitted to take care of their immigration matters assuming their laws are not repugnant to the federal immigration laws [...]
Read On Comments OffCanada values reunification of family members. According to Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) one of the objectives for immigration is Family reunification. Because of this objective thousands of people immigrate to Canada under “Family Class” program every year. According to Minster’s annual report to the Parliament more than 65000 people immigrated to Canada under [...]
Nowruz is the first day of the Iranian Calendar also known as the Persian New Year. It occurs on the first day of spring which is usually March 21st of every year. As an Iranian-Canadian I approached people of Chatham-Kent – the lovely city that I live in – to say Happy New Year to [...]
I wrote some articles in the past about sponsoring family members to Canada. Many people have read those articles and have posted their questions. The number of questions has passed the 300 mark so far. I have done my best to answer all those questions to the best of my knowledge and as quick as [...]
Cultural Coalition of Chatham-Kent will run a fundraising event which at the same time promotes multiculturalism in Chatham-Kent. For more information see the flyer. I hope I meet you all at the event. Cultural Coalition of Chatham-Kent is a charitable not-for-profit organization that welcomes, integrates and supports all cultural groups and newcomers to Chatham-Kent. Click [...]
Many Canadian Permanent Residents or Citizens are willing to sponsor their siblings (brothers and/or sisters) to Canada. Unfortunately this can’t be done for every brother or sister. Under certain circumstances this is possible. First of all the person who would like to sponsor their sibling(s) needs to meet the following conditions: be a Canadian citizen [...]
My article about the CIRRO project (Community Immigrant Retention in Rural Ontario) is now published on the Canadian Newcomer website. The article is also available in printed and the French version of the magazine. Click here to read the article. Canadian Newcomer is a valuable source of information for newcomers to Canada. It is published [...]
On July 16, 2010 a group of 29 immigrants took the oath of citizenship at Chatham courthouse. The ceremony was held by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and hosted by Cultural Coalition of Chatham-Kent (CCC-K). As the vice president for the board of CCC-K I had the privilege to attend the ceremony. I also volunteered [...]
The Canadian immigration laws and regulations consider three groups of people to be in marital relationship. The relationship is valid between two persons who are of opposite or the same sexes. Spouses Spouses are two persons that are legally married according to the local laws or rather where they have got married. Spouses hold a [...]
