Canada Immigration

In preparation of the launch of its new Express Entry immigration plan in 2015, the Canadian government has established new caps on three of its economic immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC). The government will also begin accepting applications—under the new limits—for the […]

Canada’s federal government is partnering with the nation’s manufacturers to reach out to underemployed skilled immigrants who’ve received their training outside the country. Employment Minister Jason Kenney recently announced funding for a series of initiatives that will partner the government with the Canadian Manufacturers And Exporters (CME) in an outreach to skilled immigrants whose training

A national exhibit honoring the more than 1 million Canadian immigrants who entered Canada via Halifax’s famed Pier 21 received a boost with a $500,000 donation from the Royal Bank of Canada’s RBC Foundation. The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 will be launching a traveling exhibit and community outreach honoring Canada’s immigrant history,

The Canadian government is investigating claims of alleged abuse of temporary foreign workers by a McDonald’s franchise operation in British Columbia (BC), and has blacklisted the franchisee from future foreign work permits until the conclusion of the investigation. A report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) revealed allegations of abuse of the temporary foreign workers

With almost 1 million new jobs expected in British Columbia (BC) by 2020, leaders from the political, business and educational worlds recently met to develop a new immigration strategy designed to meet head-on a critical shortage of skilled BC workers. In fact, BC’s Deputy Employment Minister Dave Byng told the gathering of business and government

Although the Canadian government has named it’s new immigration law the “Strengthening Canada’s Immigration Act,” not everyone shares the view that the proposed bill will accomplish that goal. Some opponents of certain aspects of the new immigration law are taking to the Internet to voice their opposition to changes in Canada’s immigration rules. In their

In the wake of the cancellation of Canada’s Immigrant Investor Program (IIP)—and the related anger from many Chinese citizens affected by the decision—Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander traveled to Shanghai and Hong Kong to reassure potential immigrants that Canada remains a welcoming country. Speaking to potential Chinese investors, Alexander reassured them that “the doorways

Key ministers responsible for shaping Canada’s immigration system recently met to align their goals, and discuss how to design an immigration program to meet the country’s future economic needs. Federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) immigration ministers met in Ottawa, agreeing that economic immigration was a top priority for Canada. All the immigration ministers in attendance