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May 13, 2013
Amir Fazel
New Foreign Skilled Worker Program Limited to 5,000 Engineers and Medical Professionals
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) listed 24 occupations that qualify under the new federal skilled-worker program ("FSWP"). CIC limited the total number of applications to 5,000 — including caps in each of the 24 eligible occupations.
The 24 eligible occupations (with their corresponding 2011 National Occupation Classification code) are:
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April 17, 2013
Amir Fazel
The following principles are your rights and freedoms under the Canadian Constitution. Today, April 17th, is the Law Day in Canada. Why not as a Canadian or a Canadian permanent resident read the following and familiarize yourself with your constitutional rights?
CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law:
Guarantee of Rights and...
February 28, 2013
Amir Fazel
“I am not an accomplished lawyer. I find quite as much material for a lecture in those points wherein I have failed, as in those wherein I have been moderately successful. The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today. Never let your correspondence fall behind. Whatever piece of business you have in hand, before stopping, do all the labor pertaining to it which can then be done. When...
January 2, 2013
Amir Fazel
Starting Wednesday, January 2, 2012, Canada accepts 3000 immigration applications for 43 jobs under a brand new Federal Skilled Trades Program. Applications are expected to be processed within 12 months! The new Skilled Trades Program aims to address serious labor shortages that some regions of Canada are facing now.
Canada will accept these applications under two groups: Group A includes 17 jobs with a moderate labor market need with a cap of 100 applications per each job. Group...
December 24, 2012
Amir Fazel
The new Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) will accept applications starting May 4, 2013. The Government claims that the new applications under the FSWP will be processed in a few months, rather than a few years. But, the new FSWP will accept a fixed number of applications each year to ensure fast processing times and to avoid backlogs.
The changes to the FSWP points grid assume that language proficiency and youth are two of the most important factors in the economic success of...