Sun Media reports that the immigration department is working on a plan to fast-track some business travellers to Canada. Business visitors will then be able to obtain visas much faster than other visitors.
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On 20 February 2009 Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced a record number of permanent and temporary residents in 2008.
Despite the current economic situation in Canada this will likely not affect the Government's target of up to 265,000 new immigrants for this year according to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.
"For 2009, we're planning on maintaining at an even level our intake of permanent resident immigrants," Kenney told CTV's Power Play Wednesday.
The Conference Board's International Trade and Investment Centre says that visa requirements for business visitors is damaging for the Canadian economy in their report Barriers at the Border: The Costs of Impediments to Business Mobility.
Jason Kenney, Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, has announced the appointment to the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) of a leading figure in the Indo-Canadian community in Vancouver.
Canada's Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney has announced the introduction of 3-year renewable work permits for professionals seeking to enter the country under the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).