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Court orders Canadian Government to bring detained Canadian back home from Sudan

 the CanadaVisa Team     22 July 2015

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


Construction Sector recruiting Canadian immigrants

 the CanadaVisa Team     22 July 2015

The construction sector in Western Canada has been plagued by a shortage of skilled tradespeople for some time. Electricians, carpenters, steam fitters, pipe fitters, and sheet metal workers are among the jobs where the demand is greatest, according to the Construction Sector Council.


Construction of Canada's human rights museum

 the CanadaVisa Team     22 July 2015

A recent sod-turning ceremony, attended by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and federal Heritage Minister James Moore, initiated the constructionof the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), which will begin construction in Winnipeg, Manitoba this March.


Citizenship and Immigration Canada working to protect immigrants from deception

 the CanadaVisa Team     22 July 2015

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has launched an awareness campaign to inform immigrants about how to protect themselves from dishonest and unethical immigration consultants and representatives.


Citizenship and Immigration Canada offers new online 'Work in Canada' resource

 the CanadaVisa Team     22 July 2015

Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Canada (CIMC) Minister Jason Kenney has announced a new online resource to help Canadian immigrants and prospective immigrants integrate into the job market more quickly and to obtain work in their fields.


Citizenship and Immigration Canada investing further in newcomer settlement in Ontario

 the CanadaVisa Team     22 July 2015

Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada Minister Jason Kenney recently announced that there will be an expansion of immigrant settlement services in southern Ontario libraries.


Citizenship and Immigration Canada plans to make immigrant settlement more effective

 the CanadaVisa Team     22 July 2015

With new citizenship regulations recently put into effect, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney has been vocal about improving the immigrant integration and citizenship processes so that newcomers can better integrate into the Canadian mosaic.


Citizenship and Immigration Canada considers creating refugee appeal board

 the CanadaVisa Team     22 July 2015

Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada Minister Jason Kenney said that the Conservative government is open to creating a refugee appeal board, and that he wants to work with the opposition parties to develop a new model that will alleviate the backlog in the processing of refugee claims.


Citizenship and Immigration Canada announces funding for francophone refugees in Manitoba

 the CanadaVisa Team     22 July 2015

Earlier this week, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada Minister Jason Kenny announced that the Canadian government will be providing $112,000 in federal funding to the Société franco-manitobaine in Winnipeg, Manitoba to ensure improved access to settlement services for 50 government-sponsored francophone refugees.


Citizenship and Immigration Canada Supporting Prince Edward Island Immigrants

 the CanadaVisa Team     22 July 2015

Prince Edward Island (PEI) will be receiving federal funding to develop online content, tools, and services to promote the province as an immigration destination and to improve the immigrant settlement process. The funding was recently announced by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Diane Finley. It is part of $18.8 million funding package that was announced earlier this year to increase online immigration support in several provinces and territories.