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Canadian Corner – January 2004
New Immigration Minister
On December 12, 2003, Prime Minister of Canada announced the appointment of Judy Sgro as the Minister of Citizenship & Immigration.
New service center in Morocco
Starting January 1, 2004 the visa office at the Canadian embassy in Morocco (Rabat) will become a full service processing center and will be responsible for immigration files originating from Morocco.
Federal Statistics – 2002
The top 10 source countries whose foreign nationals obtained Canadian landing status are:
1. China – 33,231
2. India - 28,815
3. Pakistan - 14,164
4. Philippines - 11,000
5. Iran - 7,742
6. Korea - 7,326
7. Romania - 5,692
8. US – 5,288
9. Sri Lanka - 4,961
10. U.K. - 4,720
If you have any questions about Canadian Immigration laws please contact Leonard Pearl at our Canadian office (lpearlvisalaw@sprint.ca or 905-764-8767).
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