Jan 5, 2022 New Ontario Entrepreneur Program Announced, with few details On December 14th the Province of Ontario announced a new entrepreneur program to attract foreign nationals to invest and move to Ontario. The provincial government is hoping to generate $20 million in business investment by attracting 100 entrepreneurs, with a pathway toward permanent residency. The news release is the only... Read More
Dec 14, 2021 New Ontario PNP Entrepreneur Program Here are the first details of the forthcoming Ontario entrepreneur program, which will allow foreign entrepreneurs to buy an existing business (or start a new business) with a minimum $200,000 investment in a location outside the Greater Toronto Area. It is not clear when the program will come into effect... Read More
Dec 14, 2021 Federal Government to fund IRCC Deputy Prime Minister Freeland has announced an $85 million dollar allocation to IRCC to help move along around 1.8 million applications that are currently in a processing backlog. This announcement is welcome news to applicants all over the world who face uncertainty and real hardship from not knowing when their... Read More
Sep 15, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccination Required for Immigration Medical Examinations U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that, effective Oct. 1, 2021, applicants subject to the immigration medical examination must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before the civil surgeon can complete an immigration medical examination and sign Form I-693, Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record. We are updating our policy... Read More