Language Diversity in Canada
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…
West and Central African Countries Advance Human Mobility and Climate Change in National Plans
Geneva/Lomé, 25 September – Countries across West and Central Africa are taking decisive steps towards address the growing challenges of human mobility and climate change through efforts to integrating these…
Latest News on Changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
On March 14, 2008 Canada’s Conservative government proposed amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). If passed, these changes would give the Minster of Immigration (the Minister) more…
Le gouvernement du Quebec
Mme Yolande James, ministre de l'Immigration et des Communautés culturelles du Québec, souligne que le dossier des reconnaissances des acquis est devenu une priorité du gouvernement. Elle a récemment annoncé…
Liberal immigration platform to invest $800,000 in newcomer integration
In their second week of campaigning for next month’s federal election, the party leaders have been sharing their platforms for Canadian immigration. Stephane Dion, leader of the Liberal party, recently…
Liberals may trigger June election over proposed immigration changes
Last week, the Liberal shadow Cabinet held a quasi-emergency meeting in which the need to go to the polls as soon as possible was debated and recognized. According to Liberal…
Library Settlement Partnerships assist newcomers to Canada
The Library Settlement Partnerships program, a three-way partnership between Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), settlement services providers and public libraries, has been introduced to 11 communities in Ontario. The program,…
Lost Canadians to Regain Citizenship
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…
Major Canadian Bank Announces Scholarship Program for New Canadians
The RBC Royal Bank Scholarship for New Canadians was created for students who have been through the Canadian immigration process. Recognizing how immigration has shaped Canada’s cultural, social, and economic…
Manitoba and Ontario Investing in Immigrant Settlement Services
Continually striving to be a more attractive destination for Canadian immigrants, Canadian provinces are investing heavily in immigrant services. Ontario just opened the first of a set of five new…