Canadian City Spotlight series features some of the amazing hidden gems across the country. Today we continue the journey, sharing the key highlights that make the city of Sudbury, Ontario an up-and-coming destination to call home in Canada.

The Office of the Management and Budget has completed its review of the proposed changes to the minimum investment into the EB-5 investor program. The Department of Homeland Security had proposed an increase from $500,000 to $900,000 for investments in Targeted Employment Areas (TEA) and from $1 million to $1.8 million for non-targeted employment areas.

H1B visa is a nonimmigrant work visa for foreign graduate level workers who are allowed to work in the US for a period of three years, extendable by another three. Unfortunate circumstances can change this time-frame quickly and you may find yourself without a job in a foreign land. For H1B employees, their rights to stay within the US is tied to their employment.

In the lead up to the introduction of the new Skilled Regional visas in November, Immigration has announced further details on the implementation dates for the 491 and 494 visas, and transitional arrangements for Subclass 489 and RSMS visas.

The general climate in the United States for immigrants, tighter enforcement of immigration law aimed at slowing legal immigration, and delays in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processing of applications and petitions for immigration benefits under the Trump administration, have left many immigrants worried about the slow pace of their pending cases.

Over 220,000 applicants are still waiting for the outcome of their citizenship application in Australia despite a reduction in waiting times.

A huge brain drain is in danger of starving a major city of skilled staff who are leaving for Sydney and Melbourne. And the Government is making it worse.

Canada launched an information campaign in India last week to help temporary resident visa applicants save their time and money, avoid falling victim to fraud and common immigration scams, and inform them about the best channel to use when applying for a Canadian visa.

The level of immigration to Australia had the centre stage for the better part of the last year with the Government announcing some of the most significant changes seen in the recent years, including slashing the permanent intake for the first time in nearly a decade.