On May 17, 2011 the Fraser Institute published a study titled “Immigration and the Canadian Welfare State”. It was the first Fraser Institute study that I’ve read on a topic which I am very familiar with. Unfortunately, by the time I had finished reading the report, I realized that I might have to approach their… Continue Reading
Category Archives: In the Media
Chinese Immigration and Vancouver Real Estate
The topic of the relationship between wealthy, primarily Chinese, immigrants and their effect on Vancouver’s housing market has recently become a bit of a hot topic in the city. I was recently quoted in Vancouver Magazine on the topic, and specifically on the relationship between the Canada and Quebec immigrant investor programs and immigration to… Continue Reading
Manitoba PNP: Canada’s Most Used PNP Program | 近半PNP移民前往緬省
Manitoba is located in the prairies. Its population is the fifth largest in Canada, at 1,232,654. It’s capital city is Winnipeg, where 60% of Manitoba’s population live, and is where four of the province’s five universities are located. It also has Canada’s most successful provincial nominee program. … Continue Reading
China Falls to Third Place As Source of Immigrants | 中國移民人數 跌至第三位
The dragon is sputtering. According to figures released by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, more immigrants will arrive from both the Philippines and India than from China in 2010. … Continue Reading
Citizenship Test to Now Test Rights and Privileges of Citizenship | 新試題或考起中台移民
The Citizenship Test has been expanded to include questions on architecture and volunteerism. … Continue Reading
PR Card Renewal Wait Times Continue to Increase, plus: Use of a Representative : 說不出代辦名字易惹官質疑
Less than three weeks ago I commented on the increased delay in processing PR Card Renewals. The processing time had gone from roughly 40 days in January, to 80 days in April, to 171 days on July 16th.… Continue Reading
Student Partnership Program Expands to China : 中加學生合作計劃
The Canadian embassy in Beijing has expanded the Student Partnership Program originally launched in India to China. The program creates a special processing channel at the Beijing visa office for students destined to member institutions of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges, whose membership includes Camosun College, Douglas College, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and Vancouver Community… Continue Reading