Multicultural associations in New Brunswick provide valuable services to immigrants
Multicultural associations are a valuable resource to newcomers to Canada. They often equip immigrants with services or referrals to services that help them integrate and settle into their new communities.…
Need for IT Professionals in Canada to Keep Up With Global Development
The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) in Ottawa is spearheading a study to forecast changes in the IT labour market from now until2015. The results of the study will…
Canadian government to unveil new citizenship guide
Yesterday, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada Minister Jason Kenney announced that he will be introducing a new guide to Canadian citizenship that will include information on Canada's military history and…
New Canadian citizenship law takes effect
As of April 17, 2009, Canada's new citizenship law has done two things. Firstly, it has retroactively restored Canadian citizenship to many who had lost it due to obscure and…
New centre offering settlement support services for immigrants opens in Regina
Immigrants and refugees in Regina, Saskatchewan now have a new resource to help them become established in Canada. The Newcomers Welcome Centre began offering support services to immigrants and refugees…
New foreign worker recruitment regulations in Manitoba
Manitoba's Worker Recruitment and Protection Act requires that all foreign worker recruitment agencies be registered and licensed by the province to do so. It also prohibits recruitment agencies from charging…
New Funding for Citizenship and Immigration Canada Mentorship Program in Ontario
Canadian Minister of Immigration Diane Finley recently announced the allocation of $1.4 million to fund a mentorship program in the Kitchener-Waterloo andCambridge regions of Ontario. The new program will provide…
New Funding for Vietnamese Communities in Ontario and for Language Training
During Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebrations in Toronto, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Minister Diane Finley announced new funding for three Vietnamese organizations serving newcomers in the Greater Toronto Area.…
New government resource to help Canadian employers hire workers from abroad
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), in partnership with the Foreign Credentials Referral Office (FCRO) and The Alliance for Sector Council (TASC),has recently launched a new resource to guide Canadian employers…
Celebrating Legal Identity Day: “Celebrating the right to be visible”
Yaoundé - "Legal identity is essential and deserves a dedicated day on September 16!". With these words, Mr. Ebela Yacynthe, Senior Technical Advisor at the Bureau National de l'Etat Civil…