Current Canadian Immigration News Stories from Reliable Sources
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Monday, 02 June 2008 |
Specialized English and/or French language training programs, tailored for the profession in which newcomers plan to work, are becoming increasingly common. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Canadian professional organizations have been creating and funding these programs, which give immigrants the vocabulary and knowledge necessary to work in Canada in their field.
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Friday, 30 May 2008 |
Rob Norris, the Minister for Advanced Education, Employment and Labour for the province of Saskatchewan, has recently traveled to the Philippines to work with government officials and representatives of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration towards bringing more Filipino skilled workers to Saskatchewan. The Philippine government and the Saskatchewan provincial government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for that purpose.
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Monday, 26 May 2008 |
According to Statistics Canada, 51 per cent of people who immigrated to Canada between 2001 and 2006 have university degrees. This is largely due to the Canadian immigration selection system, which puts a lot of emphasis on post-secondary education. In fact, immigrants are far more likely to have a university education than their Canadian-born counterparts, of whom only 20 per cent have university degrees.
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Thursday, 22 May 2008 |
The new Agreement on Canada-Yukon Cooperation on Immigration was recently announced by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Diane Finley, and the Yukon Minister of Education, Patrick Rouble. The new agreement will help strengthen the partnership between the two governments to encourage immigration to the Yukon Territory.
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Tuesday, 20 May 2008 |
The provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have recently been allotted new funding for immigrant integration and skills enhancement to help newcomers succeed.
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Sunday, 18 May 2008 |
Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean recently wrapped up a five-day visit to France in which she inspired French media and French society with her 'very Canadian approach to diversity.' Before she left, Jean had told Canadian media that the French see Canada as a "very positive model for the management of diversity."
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Thursday, 15 May 2008 |
Michael Chan, Ontario's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, recently announced a $24.7 million program aimed at keeping skilled immigrants in Ontario by helping them find jobs in their fields more quickly.
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Wednesday, 14 May 2008 |
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Since the proposed amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) were announced in Parliament in March, Attorney David Cohen has been actively working with government authorities to educate stakeholders about the finer points of IRPA.
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Monday, 12 May 2008 |
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity, recently announced that the Government of Canada would soon issue a formal apology in Parliament for the Komagata Maru tragedy. The Komagata Maru ship, which brought 376 Indians to Canada in 1914, was turned away by an unjust immigration policy that was in place at that time. At least 20 of the individuals on board were later killed by British troops in India when they refused to return to the Punjab.
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Friday, 09 May 2008 |
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity recently announced that $5 million will be made available to the Chinese-Canadian community to go towards commemorative and educational projects about the Chinese immigration experience in Canada and wartime restrictions.
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Tuesday, 06 May 2008 |
According to Canada's auditor general, Sheila Fraser, Canada's Foreign Affairs department is collecting more than it should from Canadian passport applicants. She announced that the $25 consular service fee (which is lumped into the $85 cost of an adult passport) is more than the department should be charging, given the services that passport holder receives in return.
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