Canada Immigration News (Canada Immigration News)

Canada Plans To Maintain Immigration Level

Graham — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:44:53 +0000

The number of Canadian visas being granted will be maintained as the country plans to leave the immigration policy unchanged.

The Canadian Immigration Minister, Jason Kenney, revealed the department’s report for 2010 which stated that Canada is to accept the same number of immigrants as in 2009.

Canada Launches A Writing Competition To Celebrate The Country�s Immigration History

Graham — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:40:22 +0000

Canadian immigration invited young people to take a part in its writing and artwork competition which is being launched to give younger generations of Canadians understanding of the diversity and tell them more about the history of the country.

The competition, the Mathieu Da Costa contest, takes its name after the first man of African descent to enter Canada.

Canadian Immigration System Praised By Microsoft

Graham — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:38:06 +0000

Chief executive officer of Microsoft corporation Steve Ballmer praised the Canadian immigration system in his recent speech in Toronto.

Ballmer came to Canada to reassure the Canadian technology industry that heavy investment even during the global recession is the right path to follow. "You cut costs because you have to and the money you have left you invest smartly for growth”, he said.

Canada's Legislation Protecting Foreign Workers Strengthened

Graham — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:51:35 +0000

Canadian immigration strengthened the legislation protecting foreign workers in response to calls from trade unions highlighting the problem of immigrant exploitation.

The new legislation was set in place to guide all Canadian employers hiring foreign workers against stricter rules on how to treat those employees. Canadian immigration authorities changed the rules in response to growing number of complaints from trade unions which pointed out that specifically temporary foreign workers are repeatedly being taken advantage of.

Immigration Revived Canada's Small Towns

Graham — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:02:17 +0000

Small towns in Canada have benefited from overseas skilled workers coming to the country to find a new home and settle.

According to a new report prepared by the conference Board of Canada shows that quite few small towns were saved by increasing number of newcomers.

New initiative in Ontario to help newcomers to settle

Graham — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:46:41 +0000

The Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration teamed up with the Canadian Immigration and Citizenship Department to set up two new initiatives to help immigrant families settle.

The two institutions want to spend $459,000 to form a local partnership council for the city of Guelph. Over 7,000 immigrants decided to settle in Guelph over the last 10 years. The new council’s responsibilities will include close cooperation with employers, school boards and settlement services agencies to make it easier for immigrants to settle into the community.

Concerns over the caregivers bill

Graham — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:43:21 +0000

The new legislation drafted by Canadian immigration authorities would give Canadian visa officers the power to stop visa application process of live-in caregivers when they suspect applicants will be exploited by their employer. Some lawyers say it may make it difficult for some females who intend to move to the country.

Bill C-45 is to put a stop to female immigrant exploitation. However, Cecilia Diocson, the National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada representative, believes that the legislation could do more harm than good.

$10 million initiative to attract Francophone immigrants to Canada

Graham — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:47:20 +0000

The Canadian government has started a four year immigration program and will invest $10 million to attract and retrain Francophone migrants to New Brunswick. The great emphasis will be put on rural communities.

The funds will passed to organizations that provide settlement services in the area or to those that wish to start helping new migrants to find a place in the local community. The main objective the initiative is to maintain the linguistic profile of the area.

Family literacy programme expanded by Canadian authorities

Graham — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:09:32 +0000

Canadian Immigration Department decided to inject the Home Instruction for Parents of Pre-School Youngsters programme (HIPPY) with additional $3.5 million.

The programme was set to aid immigrants to enhance their literacy skills. The pressure is put to give all participants better understanding of Canadian culture, language and lifestyles. The initiative is also set to make newcomers aware of multiple services available to them in their communities and to help them to settle in Canada.

“With these additional investments, HIPPY will be able to expand its reach to more Canadian cities to help newcomer families improve their language and literacy skills, maximising their contribution to our society,” said Canadian immigration minister.

Canada joins international data sharing initiative

Graham — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:06:02 +0000

Canadian Immigration Minister, Jason Kenney, announced that the country joined a new international information sharing initiative that will make it easier to discover and deal with fraudulent refugee claims.

The agreement made between Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom involves sharing data on refugees including finger print details.

The agreement was signed during the Five Country Conference (FCC) which was organized by three aforementioned countries, the US and New Zealand. The other two countries didn’t join the data sharing programme at the time, but stated that they are willing to join it in the future.