Showing articles for November 2019

Introduction The Prime Minister has named Canada's new Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC). Marco Mendicino replaces outgoing minister Ahmed Hussen, who will be taking over the post of Minister of Families, Children and Social Development. Mendicino took office on November 20. Mendicino, himself the son of Italian immigrants, has represented the Toronto riding…

Introduction Statistics Canada have released their collected data for visits to Canada by foreign travellers during August 2019. The data give important information not just about the number of visitors to Canada during this period, but also about how they travelled, where they came from, how long they stayed, and more. Overall travel remains consistent Travel to Canada…

Business travelers can use the Canadian electronic travel authorization (eTA) for convenient entry into Canada. Business visitors will need to have citizenship for an eTA eligible country to be able to apply. The types of business activities an eTA can used for include exploring job vacancies, business-related research activities, consulting with business associates, traveling…