December 12, 2015 – Aurora, ON – Today at the York Regional Police Headquarters, the Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, welcomed 100 new Canadians from 28 countries at a special citizenship ceremony in honour of International Human Rights Day, which occurred earlier this week. For the first time, Minister McCallum delivered […]
Continue reading …Feb 5, 2016 – Ottawa, ON – The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness today announced that an additional six months have been given to allow certain nationals of Haiti and Zimbabwe to apply for permanent residence without risk of […]
Continue reading …Minister John McCallum. He’s not an immigrant himself, but the new minister of the renamed Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is no stranger to the portfolio. Prior to the last election, Minister John McCallum, a veteran parliamentarian and experienced cabinet member, served as the Opposition critic for immigration. And since his appointment to the […]
Continue reading …Essentially, Bill C-23 changes the rules for voters, candidates, parties and the people whose job it is to make sure elections are fair. Ottawa says it will boost penalties for offences, reduce voter fraud and empower political parties, as opposed to Elections Canada, to drive voter turnout. For some voters, it means it’ll be harder […]
Continue reading …With one month left to the launch of a new immigration system that will give skilled immigrants express entry into Canada, the government has made public for the first time the details of the points system it will use to select foreign workers. While the government is promising the new system will have “in demand” immigrant s in Canada within six […]
Continue reading …The temporary suspension of removals for Haitian and Zimbabwean nationals currently in Canada has been lifted. The lifting of the suspension, which had been in place due to dangerous situations in those countries, was announced by Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Steven Blaney, and Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Chris Alexander. Individuals affected […]
Continue reading …Jason Kenney Believes Alberta Should Attract Permanent Immigrants Tuesday, 21 October 2014 Federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney has urged Alberta government to consider taking efforts in drawing new permanent immigrations and training the current unemployed residents. According to Kenney, doing so would help Alberta take care of the serious lack of labour problems in the […]
Continue reading …Protecting Canadian Citizenship Tuesday, 28 October 2014 The Government has introduced a few changes to the Citizenship Act to reinforce the integrity of Canadian citizenship. On Oct. 19th, 2014, Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister announced that Canadian citizenship has been under protection by the Government from abuse and deception. The Citizenship Act has recently been […]
Continue reading …The pending labour shortage is real and the Canadian government is quite aware and frantically addressing this issue. With one of the oldest work forces in the civilized world in terms of average age, whole scale retirement is expected in the next few years in several key industries such as real estate, management, insurance, construction, […]
Continue reading …The Canadian government is forging ahead with a new immigration system that will offer “express entry” to qualified immigrants starting in 2015 as a way to help fill open jobs for which there are no available Canadian workers. Express Entry, formerly known as Expression of Interest, will be “a swifter path to Canada that will […]
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