Canada’s Jobless Rate Drops To 6.5%
The employment figures for October have shown a decrease in Canada’s national jobless rate, which now stands at 6.5 per cent. This is the lowest rate since November, 2008. Employers…
Immigration Minister Opens Canadian Race Relations Foundation Symposium
A two-day conference hosted by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) began in Ottawa this morning, with federal Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Chris Alexander, giving the opening address. The…
Canada Eliminates Visa Requirement For Chilean Tourists
The Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Heraldo Muñoz, has announced that Chilean citizens wishing to visit Canada as tourists or in transit to a third country will no longer require…
Parent And Grandparent Program For Canadian Immigration To Reopen January 2, 2015
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has announced that the Parent and Grandparent Program (PGP) for Canadian immigration is scheduled to reopen on January 2, 2015. The PGP allows Canadian citizens…
Ontario To Introduce New Immigration Legislation
The province of Ontario, the most populate province in Canada, is set to introduce an Immigration Act that would, if passed, assist the province in working with the federal government…
Saskatchewan Receives Increased Allocation For 2015 Nominee Program
The province of Saskatchewan will have 5,500 immigration nominations accepted in 2015, an increase of 775 (or 16 per cent) on the 2014 total. The government of Saskatchewan, which had…
Temporary Suspension Of Removals Lifted For Citizens Of Haiti And Zimbabwe
The temporary suspension of removals for Haitian and Zimbabwean nationals currently in Canada has been lifted. The lifting of the suspension, which had been in place due to dangerous situations…
Manitoba Likely To Have 500 New Nominations Under Express Entry
Following the news that its Prairie counterpart of Saskatchewan will receive an additional 775 provincial nomination spaces under Express Entry, the province of Manitoba is also expected to receive in…
Alberta Wants More Provincial Nomination Spaces
The province of Alberta has formally requested that the federal government lift the lid on the number of economic immigrants it may nominate for Canadian immigration each year. Citing Alberta’s…
Canada Announces Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Pilot Program
The government of Canada will give permanent resident status to around 50 high-net-worth immigrant investors and their families under a new investor pilot program. The government says that the program…