Current Canadian Immigration News Stories from Reliable Sources
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Tuesday, 29 April 2008 |
Launched less than a year ago, the Foreign Credentials Referral Office (FCRO) is a tool to help newcomers and prospective immigrants obtain the information they need to prepare themselves for work in Canada in their fields. The Government of Canada has recently released a progress report to measure the FCRO’s success. The report describes the information and referral services provided to newcomers and prospective immigrants and outlines the office’s key achievements since it was established.
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Friday, 25 April 2008 |
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador has introduced a new stream into the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Nominee Program (NLPNP). Through the Family Connections category, immigrant families living in the province for at least one year can sponsor family members abroad who wish to relocate and work in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
Citizenship and Immigration Canada Minister Diane Finley recently announced changes to work permit requirements for international students in Canada. The new regulations afford more flexibility to international students who wish to contribute to the Canadian workforce upon graduation from eligible programs at certain Canadian post-secondary institutions.
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Sunday, 20 April 2008 |
Bill C-37, which will amend Canada’s Citizenship Act, was introduced to restore Canadian citizenship to the tens of thousands who lost, or who never had Canadian citizenship because of several little-known particularities in the Act. The Senate recently passed the bill after third reading. It will become law no later than a year following Royal Assent.
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Friday, 18 April 2008 |
This past year, the British Columbia (BC) Provincial Nominee Program ushered 1,881 skilled and business immigrants into the province, exceeding its target by 9 per cent and increasing the number of nominees over last year by 41 per cent.
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Wednesday, 16 April 2008 |
Human Resources and Social Development Canada is working with the province of Manitoba to develop a Letter of Understanding (LOU) that will strengthen protections for temporary foreign workers. Manitoba is the third province (after Alberta and British Columbia) that the federal government has begun collaborating with to ensure that these workers are guaranteed safe working conditions and the fulfillment of employment contracts.
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Monday, 14 April 2008 |
Last week, the Liberal shadow Cabinet held a quasi-emergency meeting in which the need to go to the polls as soon as possible was debated and recognized. According to Liberal sources, the general consensus was that the Conservative immigration reform plan would be the trigger for an election and that Canadians should go to the polls as early as June.
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Thursday, 10 April 2008 |
The minority Conservative government has easily survived a confidence vote on its immigration bill after the Opposition Liberals declared that they are not prepared to hang an election on the proposed reforms.
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Wednesday, 09 April 2008 |
After much debate and questioning in the House of Commons, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Minister Diane Finley has released the principles that would guide implementation of proposed changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). A senior official from CIC held a briefing to explain the principles and to provide more clarity on the changes.
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Sunday, 06 April 2008 |
The Quebec provincial government has announced $68 million over the next three years to help newcomers find work in their fields more quickly. $22 million has been allocated for the next 12 months.
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Friday, 04 April 2008 |
The number of visible minorities in Canada has topped the five million
mark for the first time in Canada’s history, now representing 16.2 per
cent of the country’s population. Canada’s visible minority population
has grown steadily since visible minority data was first collected in
1981. Then, the estimated 1.1 million visible minorities represented
4.7 per cent of the population. From 2001-2006, the most recent census
period, growth of the visible minority population was 26.2 per cent,
compared to total country population growth of 5.4 per cent.
Statistics Canada reports that if current growth trends continue,
visible minorities will account for about one fifth of Canada’s overall
population by 2017.
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