Mar 4, 2025
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Feb 25, 2025
The Royal Canadian Mint’s International Section located in Winnipeg, makes coins for 80 countries around the world. Some of the countries include New Zealand, Costa Rica, Israel, Zambia
The full lust can be seen here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foreign_countries_with_coinage_struck_at_the_Royal_Canadian_Mint.
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Feb 24, 2025
BEWARE OF SCAMS: Matrixvisa only communicates with clients via telephone, email, and WhatsApp. Any other forms of communication is a scam.
It has been brought to our attention that some of our clients are receiving Facebook messages from an account that is impersonating Cobus Kriek, our Director and Immigration consultant.
If you are unsure about commutation received from Matrixvisa, please confirm with your appointed administrative assistant.
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Jan 30, 2025
The rural community immigration class is for foreign nationals who have the ability to become economically established in a designated rural community.
The requirements for the program are:
- Permanent Job offer (in an occupation listed on the priority occupation list – WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT)
- An employer that meets specific criteria (listed below at “Employer Criteria”
- A certificate of recommendation from an economic development organization
- Proof of experience required by job offer (and at least 1 year continuously within the last 3 years). Note: International graduate students are exempt from this requirement
- Language proficiency (dependent on job code)
- High School education and an equivalency assessment
- Settlement funds unless already residing in Canada
Communities that will participate in RCIP:
- Pictou County, Nova Scotia
- North Bay, Ontario
- Sudbury, Ontario
- Timmins, Ontario
- Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
- Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Steinbach, Manitoba
- Altona/Rhineland, Manitoba
- Brandon, Manitoba
- Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
- Claresholm, Alberta
- West Kootenay, British Columbia
- North Okanagan Shuswap, British Columbia
- Peace Liars, British Columbia
Employer criteria:
- it carries on a genuine business that has been in continuous, active operation under the same management for at least two years within the designated community or it can demonstrate continuous, active
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Jan 30, 2025
Many South African applicants with any military service are being sent for “background checks” that can take 18 months. This has result in some applicants loosing their job offers in Canada as a result.
Since March 2024 (and onwards), Matrixvisa has written to senior government officials with our concerns. Essentially, our advice was that IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) should prioritize security background checks and not screen everyone with formal military background.
In July 2024, two people were arrested in Toronto on terrorism offences after a tip off from French Security Services. See https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2024/father-and-son-arrested-terrorism-offences
On 30 August 2024, Matrixvisa wrote to the committee about our recommendations. See the Matrixvisa Brief to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Security held a meeting in September 2024 about the two Toronto arrests. See the meeting here: https://www.ourcommons.ca/committees/en/SECU/StudyActivity?studyActivityId=12844801
It was reported by CBS news on 11 November 2024 that the USA arrested 358 people on terror watchlist when they attempted to enter the USA from Canada. Again it seems as if the Canadian government missed these suspects as well. See the article here: https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/illegal-crossings-northern-us-border-terror-suspects-arrested/
It is our hope that our suggestions will be considered, …
