Released on = January 2, 2006, 8:14 am

Press Release Author = A Type of Magic

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Press Release Summary = A new website launched by a former Mumbai journalist
provides prospective immigrants to Canada with a wealth of information.

Press Release Body = Indians contemplating a move to Canada now have access to a
wealth of relevant information, thanks to the efforts of former Mumbai journalist
Archie D\'Cruz.

Archie, who immigrated to Canada in 1998, has launched a website to assist both
prospective immigrants and those who have just moved to the country.

Canada welcomes more than 225,000 immigrants each year, including between 25,000 and
30,000 Indians. India is the second leading country of origin of new immigrants to
Canada, behind China.

The website (www.immigrationguides.com), launched in July, is packed with articles,
tips, FAQs and links that anyone planning to move to Canada will find useful.

The site answers virtually every question would-be immigrants might have, including
how to decide on whether Canada is right for you, whether you need to use the
services of expensive immigration lawyers (you don\'t), how to survive the selection
interview, what to take with you when you are moving, and where to settle.

The extensive information available on the site has made it an almost instant
success, says Archie, a former journalist with Mid-Day and The Afternoon Despatch &
Courier.

Part of the reason could be that unlike government websites or those operated by
lawyers, this is the first major site to provide unbiased information on immigrating
to Canada, he speculated.

Archie said that while the website was new, the information it contains has been
accumulated over several years.

\"My initial plan was to write a book,\" said Archie, whose Canadian design firm A
Type Of Magic co-publishes the best-selling Visitor\'s Complete Guide to Bahrain (he
is also the editor).

\"However, while I kept writing through the years, other projects kept pushing the
immigration guidebook onto the back burner,\" he revealed. \"There was also the issue
of managing the distribution of the book, which wouldn\'t be easy considering the
global audience I was catering to.\"

Finally, he decided to simply make all the information freely accessible through his
website.

\"The feedback has been tremendous,\" says Archie. \"While the site is not the
revenue-earning project I\'d planned several years ago, it\'s nice to receive emails
from complete strangers telling you how useful the information has proved for them.\"

The website can be viewed at www.immigrationguides.com.

Web Site = http://immigrationguides.com

Contact Details = 416 Tailfeather Crescent, Mississauga, ON L4Z 2Z7, Canada.

Email: admin@immigrationguides.com