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		<title>Canada to Focus on Skilled Trades People for Immigration</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canada is reportedly planning another major overhaul of its immigration system to bring in more skilled trades people such as electricians and perhaps fewer people with top notch university degrees. While Prime Minister Stephen Harper told the World Economic Forum in Davos about plans to change the immigration system to bring in people needed by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Website to Facilitate Immigrant Integration</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2012/01/18/canadian-website-to-facilitate-immigrant-integration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Canadian government has launched a new program to make it easier for foreign-trained professionals get their credentials accredited. The new website, the International Qualification Network (IQN), is not for those seeking employment, or foreign credentials recognition, which are dealt by separate organisations and websites. Rather, the IQN will help all stakeholders – such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada Still Looking for These Immigrant Professionals</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2012/01/05/canada-still-looking-for-these-immigrant-professionals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a medical radiation technologist? Or a dental hygienist? Or are you a chef, or a crane operator? Well, if you are, Canada is still looking for you. Canada will be accepting 10,000 people (and their families) under its Federal Skilled Worker Program this year and there is a cap of 500 for each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Opportunities in western Canada</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever more immigrants to Canada are choosing non-traditional provinces such as Alberta and Manitoba in the west, or Nova Scotia in the east of the country, to settle. The newcomers are choosing regions with better prospects for them and their families. Recently, Canada’s premier English daily, the Globe and Mail, ran an article on how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Answers on Super Visa</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How does the new Canadian ‘Parent and Grandparent Super Visa’ look like? How long does it take for the Canadian visa office to issue such a visa? And what are the requirements? The new Super Visa is still a hot issue, with many questions. A Montreal-based immigration firm, Canadim, has some answers to your questions. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Parent, Grandparent &#8216;Super Visa&#8217; Launched</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2011/12/01/canadian-parent-grandparent-super-visa-launched/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canada’s new parent, grandparent Super Visa system for immigrant visitors came into effect today, December 1, 2011. Under the system, parents or grandparents of Canadians or Canadian permanent residents could apply for the visa, which, if approved, will be granted for up to a ten year period. If approved, the visa holders can stay in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Money for Immigrant Settlement Help</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2011/11/29/more-money-for-immigrant-settlement-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The Canadian government will distribute almost 600 million dollars during 2012-2013 to all provinces outside the French-speaking province of Quebec to fund immigrant settlement programs. But there is a general trend, with more money heading towards western and eastern Canada while central Canada, with the province of Ontario at its core, receiving less than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Legislation on Violent Criminals and Sponsorship</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2011/11/26/new-legislation-on-violent-criminals-and-sponsorship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canada is making it tougher for those convicted of violent crimes against family members or others from sponsoring any close relatives to the country. Under new rules, which came into effect November 18th but were made public only on November 23, those convicted of causing, or intending to, cause bodily harm against a new, expanded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Provincial Head Wants More Immigration Power</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2011/11/21/canadian-provincial-head-wants-more-immigration-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The head of one of Canada’s largest provinces wants the country’s federal government to cede more authority to local governments in making decisions related to immigration. Christy Clark, Premier of British Columbia says that because provinces are in the frontline in understanding the local economic and social needs, they should have more power to determine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Provinces to Select More immigrants</title>
		<link>http://smartcanadian.ca/2011/11/20/provinces-to-select-more-immigrants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Canada is planning to increase considerably the number of immigrants allowed under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) next year. According to Citizenship and Immigration Canada – CIC which is the federal department in charge of immigration issues – most of the country’s provinces and territories will be allowed sponsor between 42,000 and 45,000 immigrants [...]]]></description>
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