Citizenship and Immigration Canada investing further in newcomer settlement in Ontario
Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada Minister Jason Kenney recently announced that there will be an expansion of immigrant settlement services in southern Ontario libraries. Library settlement services are currently available…
Citizenship and Immigration Canada offers new online ‘Work in Canada’ resource
Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Canada (CIMC) Minister Jason Kenney has announced a new online resource to help Canadian immigrants and prospective immigrants integrate into the job market more quickly and…
Citizenship and Immigration Canada working to protect immigrants from deception
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has launched an awareness campaign to inform immigrants about how to protect themselves from dishonest and unethical immigration consultants and representatives. A new online survey…
Construction of Canada’s human rights museum
A recent sod-turning ceremony, attended by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and federal Heritage Minister James Moore, initiated the constructionof the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), which will begin…
Construction Sector recruiting Canadian immigrants
The construction sector in Western Canada has been plagued by a shortage of skilled tradespeople for some time. Electricians, carpenters, steam fitters, pipe fitters, and sheet metal workers are among…
Court orders Canadian Government to bring detained Canadian back home from Sudan
In the May edition of the Canadian Immigration Newsletter, Attorney David Cohen blogged about a Canadian citizen who has been stranded in Sudan for six years as an al-Qaeda suspect.…
Credential Recognition for Foreign-Trained Architects Now More Transparent
Human Resources and Social Development Canada (ESDC) recently announced that it will be funding a new initiative through the Foreign Credential Recognition Program for internationally-trained architects. "The Royal Architectural Institute…
Cricket is a hot growth sport in Canada because of immigration
Canada has more than 40,000 registered cricket players across the country, according to Cricket Canada, and perhaps 50,000 more who are not registered in a league. Cricket has been growing…
Critical Need for IT Workers in Canada
The report, published by the Conference Board of Canada, projects the creation of 58,000 new jobs in the industry next year and more than90,000 vacancies in the next three to…
Croatia added to Canada’s list of visitor visa-exempt countries
Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada (CIMC) Minister Jason Kenney recently announced that, effective immediately, travelers from Croatia will no longer need to obtain Temporary Resident Visas to visit Canada. The…