TRIEC compiles directory of professional networks for immigrants
The Toronto Regional Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) recently set up a directory of professional networks for immigrants, to help connect newcomers to jobs in their new environment. TRIEC, in partnership…
Economic Justice Fellowship Awarded to Canadian Immigrant-Rights Activist
Ms. Uzma Shakir was recently awarded the Atkinson Economic Justice Fellowship to continue her community-based work around multiculturalism, immigration, and social inclusion. The award of up to $100,000 over three…
Employer-based initiatives help immigrants settle into the Canadian workforce
A primary concern for most newcomers to Canada is finding employment in their new cities and towns after their arrival. Across Canada, both government and privately-funded organizations recognize the importance…
Employment and Home Ownership the Most Important Factors in Canadian Immigrant Settlement
A recent study by RBC and Ipsos Reid shows that 27 per cent of Canadian immigrants who have been in Canada for ten years or less feel truly established in…
ESDC changes Canadian employer advertising requirements for hiring foreign skilled workers
To obtain permission to hire a foreign worker, Canadian employers must satisfy Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) that they have first undertaken sufficient efforts to hire Canadian citizens or…
European Union Wants Canadian Visa Requirements Lifted for New EU Members
The European Commission presented a report this week that criticized Canada's lack of transparency and the delays it has caused in the negotiations over removing visa requirements for the eight…
Expansion of BC PNP – Fast-track PR for workers in the food processing sector
Food processing is BC's second largest manufacturing sector, generating $6.7 billion annually. Canadian employers in this sector have been suffering from chronic labour shortages and welcome this new partnership as…
Expansion of Expedited Labour Market Opinion Pilot Project
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has announced that the Expedited Labour Market Opinion (E-LMO) pilot project to bring in foreign workers to Alberta and British Columbia, has been…
Francophone Immigrants in Manitoba Receive Integration Support
Earlier this month, the Canadian government announced funding for a project that will help francophone immigrant families in Manitoba with their settlement and integration in their new communities in Canada.…
Government of Canada brings home Canadian citizen stranded in Sudan
In the May edition of the Canadian Immigration Newsletter, Attorney David Cohen wrote a blog about a Canadian citizen who had been stranded in Sudan for six years as an…