Statistics Canada
Canada (07/05)
The U.S. is Canada's largest foreign investor. Statistics Canada reports that at the end of 2002, the stock of U.S. foreign direct investment in Canada was $142.8 billion, or about 72% of total foreign direct investment in Canada. U.S. investment is primarily in Canada's mining and smelting industries, petroleum, chemicals, the manufacture of machinery and transportation equipment, and finance. (Note: 2003 figures are still not available.) ... [Read More]
Passport Statistics
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Border Countries Canada, Mexico and Bermuda
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Canada, Mexico, and Central America
Law Enforcement Efforts. From December 1, 2003 through November 30, 2004 the NNP arrested 78 international traffickers (including at least 24 foreigners), and several hundred small-time street drug dealers. During the same period, DEA statistics show that Nicaraguan authorities (NNP and Navy) seized 6,250 kilograms of cocaine, 63 kilograms of heroin, 41,427 marijuana plants and 850 pounds of cleaned marijuana, plus 11,626 crack "rocks." In 2002, 19,860 tablets of Ecstasy were seized; in contrast, in 2004, the NNP did not make a single Ecstasy seizure. The GON also seized $1,040,240 in drug-related currency. Within the totals listed above, the Nicaraguan Navy seized 4,266 kilograms of cocaine and one kilogram of heroin, compared to 121 kilograms of cocaine and one kilogram of heroin in 2003. (Note: In a fourth USCG/Nicaraguan Navy pursuit, another 1,900 kilograms of jettisoned cocaine was recovered from a fleeing--and later captured--drug boat. Since ... [Read More]
Canada
The law prohibits violence against women, including spousal abuse; however, it remained a concern. Statistics Canada reported that there were 74.1 sexual assaults per 100,000 population in 2003, down from 78.1 in 2002. The direct medical costs of violence against women were estimated at $1.2 billion (Cdn $1.5 billion). ... [Read More]
Reciprocity Schedule
Updated 31 March 2003 Reciprocity Schedule Visa Classification Fee [Read More]
Customer Service Statistics
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Instructions for Immigrant Visa Applicants (Applying in Canada, Albania, Turkey, United Arab Emirates or Africa)
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International Parental Child Abduction Canada
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Passport Home
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