Current Canadian Immigration News Stories from Reliable Sources
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Monday, 17 December 2007 |
The Alberta government has recently established special advisory offices in Edmonton and Calgary for temporary foreign workers. They will provide one-stop access to information and services and will help ensure that temporary workers are treated fairly in their workplaces. A team of inspectors and employment standards officers are available through these offices to provide help resolving issues related to employment standards and occupational health and safety. They will also carry out inspections of companies to ensure that temporary foreign workers receive the wages, overtime, general holiday, and vacation pay to which they are entitled.
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Friday, 14 December 2007 |
A recent study by Canada's Competition Bureau found that rules that restrict who can offer professional services in Canada may go further than necessary to protect the public interest. Studies have shown that Canada's professions are more regulated than their counterparts in other similar countries. The Competition Bureau's report recommends that regulators revise or remove some of the rules that govern certain professional accreditations.
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Tuesday, 11 December 2007 |
The city of Montreal will receive $4.5 million over three years from the Quebec provincial government to fund programs to help immigrants find employment and learn about Quebec culture. On an annual basis, this is twice the amount that the provincial government has provided in the past for these programs.
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Sunday, 09 December 2007 |
A recent Citizenship and Immigration Canada report recommends that the federal government retroactively restore Canadian citizenship to thousands of 'Lost Canadians'. These people have had their citizenship denied or unknowingly allowed to expire because of several obscure clauses in the 1947 Citizenship Act.
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
Canadians speak over 200 languages according to the latest language reports from Statistics Canada's 2006 census. For the first time in Canadian history, allophones (people whose first language is neither French nor English) represented 20 per cent of Canada's population.
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Wednesday, 05 December 2007 |
The latest Statistics Canada report from the 2006 census came out yesterday. It focuses on immigration and language and highlights the important contribution of newcomers to Canada’s growth and increasing diversity. In 2006, some 1.2 million immigrants had settled in Canada since the last census in 2001, an increase of 13.6 per cent and four times the growth rate of the Canadian-born population. Recent Statistics Canada reports maintain that by 2030, Canada will be completely dependent on immigration for population growth.
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Monday, 03 December 2007 |
Citizenship and Immigration Canada Minister Diane Finley announced that as of November 30, 320 Service Canada centres across the country are providing in-person foreign credential referral services for internationally-trained newcomers.
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Friday, 30 November 2007 |
Questioning the United States' compliance with international refugee requirements, a Federal court judge ruled that Canada's reciprocal refugee-processing agreement with the United States should be reconsidered.
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 |
The Alberta provincial government has recently launched an online immigration web portal to promote Alberta as a destination for immigrants and to help newcomers transition into their new home. It is a one-stop destination for information about finding work in Alberta, securing a place to live, improving English skills, accessing health care, education and transportation services, and obtaining services from local immigrant-serving organizations. Details about immigration to Alberta are laid out for each stage of the process.
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Monday, 26 November 2007 |
Ms. Uzma Shakir was recently awarded the Atkinson Economic Justice Fellowship to continue her community-based work around multiculturalism, immigration, and social inclusion. The award of up to $100,000 over three years will help Uzma Shakir focus on engaging new immigrants to build a stronger future for Canada.
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Tuesday, 20 November 2007 |
Canada's Banks are realizing that they need to "attract a diverse client and employee base to be successful in tomorrow's economy." Given that by 2030, statistics show that immigration will be the only source of population growth, leading banks are implementing initiatives tailored to this market in their efforts to grow market share.
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