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Canadian government introduces new project to help newcomers integrate into the economy
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Ontario city unveils special immigration information portal for newcomers
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While other countries cut immigration levels, Canada continues to welcome newcomers
Monday, January 4, 2010
Canada continues to welcome over a quarter-million newcomers a year while other countries are slowing down their levels of immigration.
Read moreCanada Readiness Tool launched for immigrant IT professionals
Last week, the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) launched another way to help Information Technology professionals successfully integrate into the Canadian workforce, called the Canada Readiness Tool (CRT).
Read morePEI Association for Newcomers to Canada provides welcoming environment for immigrants
Starting Monday, the Prince Edward Island (PEI) Association for Newcomers to Canada (ANC) will have a new Executive Director, former journalist Craig Mackie, to help continue its mandate of providing settlement services to immigrants.
Read moreCanada's population grows thanks to immigration
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Canada saw a population increase of 133,500 in the third quarter of 2009, due in large part to immigration, according to figures released by Statistics Canada (StatsCan) on Friday.
Read moreImmigration Minister proposes significant changes to improve the Live-In Caregiver Program
After extensive consultations with caregiver groups across Canada, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada (CIMC) Minster Jason Kenney announced proposed changes to the Live-in Caregiver program earlier this month.
Read moreCourt rules sponsors not automatically accountable for family members’ social assistance debt
Earlier this month, the Ontario Court of Appeal ordered governments to stop automatically charging individuals, who have sponsored relatives to come to Canada as permanent residents, for social assistance debt sustained by those relatives.
Read moreCanada: Once Again a Destination for European Immigration
Canada remains one of the few open immigrant-friendly countries. What’s more, in many respects it has suffered much less than most during the worldwide financial crisis that started in 2008—with its banks declared the best in the world.
Read moreCanadavisa.com reveals fresh new look with new assessment form that determines eligibility across all of the 60-plus Canadian immigration categories
Federal Skilled Worker is no longer the only way to go.
Both federal and provincial immigration programs have expanded significantly in recent times, offering candidates more than sixty different alternatives for immigration to Canada. This new reality in Canadian immigration is matched by the revamp of Canada's leading immigration website, Canadavisa.com. By submitting a Canadian immigration eligibility questionnaire on Canadavisa.com, an applicant’s candidacy will be assessed across all the Canada immigration options that currently exist.
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