2,000 Iraqi Refugees to be Welcomed to Canada in 2008
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Minister Diane Finley recently announced that Canada will be doubling the number of Iraqi refugees it accepts for this year. The target is between 1,800…
2010 Olympics in Canada Spurring Need for Construction and Tourism Workers
The next winter Olympics will be hosted by Vancouver and Whistler inBritish Columbia. In preparing to welcome the world to this event, there is a high demand for skilled and…
Academic scholarships awarded to Canadian immigrant youth
Twelve Canadian immigrant students were recently honoured as the recipients of the second annual RBC Royal Bank Scholarship for New Canadians program. These students were selected from over a thousand…
L’accroissement de l’immigration au Quebec
Suivant la conclusion de la consultation publique sur la planification de l'immigration pour la période 2008-2010, la ministre de l'Immigration et des Communautés culturelles propose une croissance moyenne de l'immigration…
A Christmas Gift: Salvadorian Family Can Stay in Canada
Receiving the gift of a lifetime this holiday season, a family in the small town of Oliver in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley facing a deportation order received a phone call…
A Day for All Canadians to Celebrate Canada
July 1st, 2007 will mark the 140th anniversary of the confederation ofCanada , whereby the existing British North American provinces were united in the federation of Canada. Now commonly known…
Additional Funding to Strengthen the Canadian Immigration System
Citizenship and Immigration Canada's (CIC) supplementary budget estimates have been approved in principle, and are expected to provide an extra 168.5 million to bolster CIC programs and services.The money will…
Afghan-Canadian Community Centre provides online education to Afghan women
The Afghan-Canadian Community Centre is the only school in the Kandahar area offering vocational training to women. Six online courses are offered through the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT),…
Alberta announces changes to its popular H1B fast-track immigration category
As of today, the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) has removed certain occupations from its list of qualifying occupations for the popular U.S. Visa Holder category. Eight Information Technology (IT)…
Alberta and British Columbia seeking Filipino skilled workers
The Canadian province of Alberta has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Philippines’ Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) regarding human resource development to promote the many employment opportunities…