that depends on several factors. One of the most important factors is the planned number of visas to be given out at a visa office (target numbers) for the year. The assignment of these target numbers to each Canadian visa office around the world is among the most significant annual decisions undertaken by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 2008 targets have just come out.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) publishes estimated processing times based on the past performance of each visa office; they are historical estimates and therefore do not always reflect future performance.
Announced last November, Canada’s immigration plan for 2008 is to welcome somewhere between 240,000 and 265,000 new Canadian Permanent Residents.
see the estimated processing time for all visa offices here
Microsoft plans to open up a development shop across the border in Vancouver, British Columbia, due to heavy restrictions on H1B visas in the united states, and the relative ease of bringing skilled migrants to Canada.
The Canada plans are notable because they will give the company a large software development center less than three hours by car from Redmond.
Read more:
http://blogs.msdn.com/jobsblog/archive/2007/07/09/canada.aspx
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=44222
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/322652_msftvancouver06.html
Canada immigration tips and tricks!
July 14, 2007
Are you planning to immigrate to Canada? Did you submit your immigration application yet? Is your application on the processing state? For all people all over the world who are looking forward to live and work in Canada, especially who are submitting their applications into the Cairo, Egypt visa office. this series is devoted to the tips and tricks which would help you speedup your Canadian immigration application preparation and processing.
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