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…
Manitoba offering diversity and intercultural training programs to businesses
With the success of the Manitoba Provincial Nomination Program (PNP), the province of Manitoba welcomes about 200 newcomers every week, a number that is projected to double by 2017. The…
Manitoba establishes Fairness Commissioner for Immigrants
ManitobaLabour and Immigration Minister Nancy Allan recently appointed Ximena Munoz as the province's first Fairness Commissioner responsible for improving qualifications recognition for skilled immigrants in Manitoba and forimplementing the Fair…