Update July 2012: Temporary pause in Canada Immigration system for Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and federal Immigrant Investor Program (IIP)

According to the latest update, Canada immigration system will be paused for Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and federal Immigrant Investor Program (IIP).

This pause will be effective from 1st July, 2012 and continue for next six months.

In this time Canada Immigration will not accept any application for Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and federal Immigrant Investor Program (IIP).

It is expected that they will resume accepting applications for Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and federal Immigrant Investor Program (IIP) from 1st January 2013.

UPDATE:
Skilled worker immigration is about to be started one again on May, 2013. Click here to learn more.

DV (Diversity Visa) Lottery 2012

Update for DV (Diversity Visa) Lottery 2012. If you are excited that you have won the DV (Diversity Visa) Lottery 2012, don't cheer.
Wait.
US government has cancelled the lottery result published at May 2012.
Now check your mail (the email address that you provided for DV (Diversity Visa) Lottery 2012).
There should be a mail informing you details that the results were not valid because they did not represent a fair, random selection of entrants, as required by U.S. law. They were posted in error.


If your were unlucky first time, you got new hope for the next lottery. 


Good luck with DV (Diversity Visa) Lottery 2012.