MPs Speak Out for Dual Citizenship
Several Canadian Members of Parliament (MP) have spoken up recently in defence of dual citizenship. Their comments came in response to recent calls for the newly elected leader of the…
New Agreement for Canada-Alberta Cooperation on Immigration
A new immigration agreement has been signed today by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Diane Finley, the Alberta Minister of Employment, Immigration, and Industry, Iris Evans, and the…
New Book Celebrates Filipino-Canadian History
After a half-century of immigration, Canada has the second largest community of Filipinos in the world outside of the Philippines itself. Overtime this community has grown to number 315,000, accounting…
New Brunswick Creating Additional Immigration Incentives
The latest national census confirmed that, though the population of New Brunswick has not decreased over the past five years, it has not seen much growth either. Greg Byrne, the…
Fredericton, New Brunswick, on the threshold of a business explosion
With a populous and impending generation of retiring workers, Fredericton focuses on regional immigration as a means to supplement their workforce and bolster their booming economy. "If we get the…
New Canada Immigration Initiatives
Immigration Minister Announces Tripling of the Number of Parents and Grandparents Immigrating to Canada every yearThe measures to speed up the processing of sponsorship applications for parents and grandparents coming…
New Competition Celebrates Immigration in Canadian Culture
As a multicultural society, Canadian culture is shaped by the contributions of immigrants. A new competition being run by Radio Canada International is celebrating this contribution by inviting young people…
New Employment Resource Centre Will Help Immigrants Enter Canadian Job Market
In Brampton, Ontario, a fast-growing suburb of Toronto, a new centre has opened its doors to offer a broad range of services aimed to help immigrants navigate the Canadian job…
IOM Launches Emergency Appeal to Support 400,000 Displaced in Lebanon
Beirut, 2 October – As hostilities in Lebanon intensifies, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched a Flash Appeal to raise USD 32.46 million to assist 400,000 people affected by…
Newfoundland and Labrador Government Allot Millions to Immigration
Only about 150 of the 250,000 immigrants who come to Canada every year choose to settle permanently in Newfoundland and Labrador. The provincial government intends to triple that number. Announced…