Current Canadian Immigration News Stories

In the May edition of the Canadian Immigration Newsletter, Attorney David Cohen wrote a blog about a Canadian citizen who had been stranded in Sudan for six years as an al-Qaeda suspect.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has recently designated an immigration museum located at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, used as a point-of-entry for immigrants for almost 43 years, a National Historic Museum.

Saskatchewan's Immigration Minister Rob Norris has announced the details of the province's new immigration strategy, entitled Strengthening our Communities and Economy.

On Saturday, Canada's Immigration Minister Jason Kenney joined the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in celebrating World Refugee Day.  They unveiled a new multi-media presentation, "Voices of Refugees," a series of videos of refugees telling their stories.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), in partnership with the Foreign Credentials Referral Office (FCRO) and The Alliance for Sector Council (TASC), has recently launched a new resource to guide Canadian employers through the process of hiring internationally-trained workers.

Quebec Immigration Minister Yolande James has announced a new program that will facilitate the process of immigration to Quebec for international students and foreign workers.

Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada Minister Jason Kenney recently announced the launch of the Somali-Jewish Canadian Mentorship Project, a new program aimed at improving cross-cultural understanding and facilitating the integration of newcomers. 

Canada's National Committee on Accreditation (NCA), which evaluates the internationally-obtained credentials of lawyers who wish to practice in Canada, has announced that the law degrees of legal professionals from India will be considered equivalent to those from the United Kingdom and Australia.

Canada's Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has announced that the Young Newcomers Internship Program (YNIP), introduced in 2008 by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) as a pilot project, will now be a permanent program.  He made the announcement at the graduation ceremony of the first year's participants.