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		<title>Drivers Licensing in Canada Part 1 Alberta</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One issue many immigrants face when moving to Canada is whether or not their current drivers licence will be accepted in Canada. Generally, issuing drivers licence is a provincial/territorial issue in Canada, and the system varies from province to province. Drivers Licensing in Alberta If you visit Alberta as a visitor, you can use your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Group Sponsoring</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many Canadian citizens who want to know whether they could sponsor to Canada their siblings still remaining in their country of birth. Under Canadian immigration law, only those within the ‘family class’ can be sponsored. And those falling in this category are: spouses, dependent children, adopted children, parents, grandparents, orphans and ‘other relatives’. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jobs With Future 2 &#8211; Nursing</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this series, we look at another profession, nursing, that is in demand in Canada.]]></description>
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		<title>Time Taken To Process Spousal Applications</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On average, according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), it takes about eight months to process an application to sponsor a spouse or a partner. But the time taken to process a spousal application differs from country to country. Interestingly, according to official data provided by the CIC, time taken to process an application is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sponsoring Your Spouse/Common-Law Partner/Conjugal Partner</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spouses/partners are given top priority under immigration law in Canada. Some of the requirements, such as minimum income, are not needed for one to sponsor his or her spouse/partner. First, let us see who falls under Spousal/Common-Law Partner/Conjugal Partner category. Spouse You can sponsor someone as a spouse if you are married under Canadian or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Class Immigration</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canada allows many types of people to be sponsored under the Family Class. They are: • Spouses: (married/ living together/ conjugal partners) • Children: Dependent children who are under the age of 22 and are unmarried can be sponsored. As well, children who are over 22 and those who are married can also be sponsored, [...]]]></description>
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