Alpine Immigration

11/24/2021

The transition is complete! We’re still RCICs but now we belong to a federally-regulated college like many other esteemed professions across Canada. Full steam ahead!

The College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants is officially open. The CICC is now the official regulator of immigration and citizenship consultants across Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/11/new-college-of-immigration-and-citizenship-consultants-officially-opens.html

All paid immigration and citizenship consultants must be licensed by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants to work with IRCC. The College has new powers and tools to investigate professional misconduct, discipline its licensees, and protect the public from unlicensed consultants. This is a significant step in the fight against immigration fraud.

You don't have to hire a representative to help with your Canadian immigration or citizenship application, but if you choose to do so, choose carefully.

Learn how to make sure your representative is authorized: http://Canada.ca/immigration-representative

11/30/2018

Get ready!

📢‼️ The 2019 IEC season will open next week! As of Tuesday, December 4, 2018, you’ll be able to submit your profile if the pool for your country is open. In the meantime, find out if you’re eligible to apply for IEC: http://ow.ly/MO3l30mOQtI. 📢‼️

10/29/2018

The legalization of ma*****na in Canada has generally been seen as a positive step in recognizing its medicinal and recreational possibilities. However for those in Canada with temporary and permanent status, it can pose a serious risk of removal from Canada if combined with driving in any form. Please educate yourself so this does not happen to you! Share with your friends and family as well!

New impaired driving and ma*****na-related penalties could affect immigration status for permanent and temporary residents

08/20/2018

BREAKING NEWS: Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship lottery has been eliminated! Quota has been doubled to 20,000 applications per year.

The Liberal government is scrapping its controversial lottery system for reuniting immigrant families and reverting back to a first-come, first-served system following backlash from frustrated sponsors.

06/20/2018

Great suggestions by the CBA on how to improve PR Card processing times.

06/13/2018

Positive news regarding immigration detention in BC - the current facility underground at Vancouver International Airport will be replaced with a much more humane location in Surrey. Took many years of court proceedings to arrive at this.

A new immigration holding centre is in the works, with the Canada Border Services Agency planning abandon a facility that has been heavily criticized.The agency confirmed that the Vancouver Interna…

05/08/2018

Big changes to foreign workers’ on-the-job safety in BC!

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05/05/2018

Portuguese young people will now be able to participate in the Working Holiday program in Canada.

04/29/2018

Received this beautiful fushia as a thank you from a wonderful client who became a Permanent Resident this week. Some PR applications take years to finalize but they are always worth it in the end!

04/17/2018

The medical inadmissibility threshold has been increased to three times its previous rate. Great news for people looking to sponsor older parents and children with disabilities, as well as for those with health conditions who are working and contributing to Canadian society but found themselves left out due to these standards.

April 16, 2018 – Ottawa, ON – One of the Government of Canada’s priorities is to ensure greater accessibility and opportunities for Canadians with ...

03/23/2018

Shakila Zareen's husband shot her in the face in 2012 in Afghanistan for reporting his abuse to the police. She survived. Six years and countless surgeries later, she arrived in Vancouver as a refugee. The story of her arrival in Canada was told for the first time to CBC News and The Current.

02/27/2018

A common sense solution to what is an extremely rigid system.

While the rigid triage system for spousal sponsorships lets the government boast of reduced processing times, applicants are often worse off.