“The library serves as a gathering place for newcomers,” said Ahmed Iqbal, Executive Director of the Brampton Multicultural Community Centre. “We are very pleased to work more closely with the Brampton Library. This dynamic partnership, funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), will e...
In 2021, Afghanistan was the ninth most popular source country of newcomers overall, after a surge of Afghan immigration to Canada followed in the second half of 2021 when the federal government promised to resettle 40,000 refugees fleeing the county. So far this year, Afghanistan is comin...
"The Canadian government undertook important immigration measures in the Syrian crisis. The Canadian government took extraordinary immigration measures in the case of Ukraine. The Canadian government even, to some extent, took special immigration measure for Afghanistan. Not enough, ...
Justin Trudeau facing ‘iceberg revolt’ as calls grow for embattled Canadian PM to step down Diplomatic row threatening trade and immigration ties between India and Canada India and Canada expel diplomats in wake of Sikh leader assassination last year Canada: One of the world’s most immigrant-fr...
Among the factors that make Canada such a welcoming place for immigrant entrepreneurs are its business friendly environment and immigration program, says author Chris Riddell: The World Bank labelled Canada the best place in the G-7 to start a business, and thanks to an open immigration policy,...
Hessary and his family came to Canada as refugees from Afghanistan and his partners in Peace Collective are also either first- or second-generation Canadians."We found safe refuge in Canada — my parents built a life for us here and gave us a lot of advantages that maybe other ...
It has the highest per capita immigration rate of any country in the world, with the percentage growing every day.[11] Canada has two federal official languages, French and English. The province of Quebec has French as its official language, New Brunswick both French and English, making it...
OTTAWA — The federal government needs to do more to help thousands of Afghans who assisted Canadian Forces but remain trapped in Afghanistan a year after the Taliban seized Kabul, aid groups and opposition parties say. As the grim anniversary passed Monday, NDP immig...
immigration and citizenship records, government publications such as theCanada Gazette, audio files, images, and so much more is a huge job. It is a task that requires time, patience, and more than a little bit of teamwork. Nevertheless, our work continues, and the Digital Access Services te...
“We did that in a context of a global pandemic that shut down our borders for a large portion of the year, which required us to take a completely different approach to immigration,” Fraser said, adding that during the pandemic the government focused on people already within Canada. ...