A record number of Canadians are now retiring, hastening a mass exodus of Canada's most highly skilled workers and leaving businesses scrambling. In a statement on Tuesday, the Business Council of Canada called for "bolder targets" in economic immigration. The United Nations refugee agency said ...
The NDP, Tories and Aman Lara urged Canada to extend the special immigration program for Afghans. It was set up to settle 18,000 former local employees of the Canadian Armed Forces or government, but is being wound down after reaching capacity. "We are asking ...
Settlement services are an essential part of the federal government’s immigration program. Since 2006, the Government of Canada has substantially increased funding to support settlement programs and services; an additional $1.4 billion is being invested over a five year period in all provinces and ...
ROB GILLIES
When it comes to bridging the gap between how we treat different groups of refugees, Triandafyllidou suggests: “Maybe what we should do is be more generous towards Afghans. Two wrongs are not going to make one right.” Article content ...
The current plan aims to welcome 241,500 economic class immigrants to Canada this year through the likes of Express Entry, the Provincial Nominee Program, Quebec's programs, among other pathways. This accounts for 59 per cent of Canada's immigration target. IRCC is looking to welcome 103,500...
Not only has Canada categorically failed to evacuate its Afghan allies, but we now may be leaking their names and identities to the Taliban. Earlier this month, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada accidentally sent out an email blast with the names of Afghans...
Meanwhile, IRCC and provinces and territories will also continue to invite immigration candidates through Express Entry, the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and Quebec's programs. Application processing will also continue. The next major development will be Trudeau releasing new mandate letters for his...
24 ©2005 Vahid Garousi, Iranians in Canada: A Statistical Analysis 4 of 26 1 Introduction The term "immigration" is defined1 as: "entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration ...
(The United States is #37, only 2 points above Cuba which is #39. France is #1.) The reason for this is two-fold: 1. Lower enrollment of doctors and nurses, causing a shortage of doctors and nursing staff combined with the babyboomer effect and immigration. 2. Less funding for both...