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Tribunal Continues Order—Unitized Wall Modules from China

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today continued its order made on July 3, 2019, in expiry review RR-2018-002, continuing, without amendment, its finding made on November 12, 2013, in inquiry NQ 2013-002, concerning the dumping and subsidizing of unitized wall modules, with or without infill, including fully assembled frames, with or without fasteners, trims, cover caps, window operators, gaskets, load transfer bars, sunshades and anchor assemblies, excluding non unitized building envelope systems, such as stick systems and point-fixing systems, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China.

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Helping Canadian workers impacted by layoffs reskill and find work  

Canada is home to a proud, adaptable and robust social safety net. The Government of Canada has worked with local and sectoral partners to implement measures that expand that net to support even more workers, keep more communities and towns resilient and bridge more impacted Canadians and their families to new opportunities.

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The Government of Canada continues to support unsheltered homelessness response in Thunder Bay and Guelph

The federal government is allocating an additional $1 million to the Lakehead Social Planning Council in Thunder Bay and $500,000 to the County of Wellington in Guelph through the Designated Communities stream of Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy. This brings the total allocation from 2019-20 through 2027-28 to $11.6 million for Thunder Bay, and $17.1 million for Guelph.

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Government of Canada to help skilled newcomers fill labour gaps in key sectors

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities and to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Member of Parliament for St. Catharines, Chris Bittle, will be in Toronto to announce funding to improve foreign credential recognition processes and help internationally trained professionals across the country secure employment in the healthcare and construction sectors.

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Federal government announces $17.1 million for infrastructure to support more housing in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Today, Mike Kelloway, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and to the Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and Member of Parliament for Cape Breton–Canso; Jaime Battiste, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, and Member of Parliament for Sydney–Victoria; His Worship Cecil Clarke, Mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality; and the Honourable David C. Dingwall, President and Vice-Chancellor of Cape Breton University announced a federal investment of over $17.1 million to improve water infrastructure for two housing developments in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality through the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF).

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Canadian immigration for couples: A guide to spousal sponsorship

As a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you can sponsor your spouse, common-law, or conjugal partner (“partner”) for Canadian permanent residency. Provided that you and your partner meet the requirements, your partner can apply directly to the federal government for permanent residency, making spousal sponsorship one of the more direct and sure-fire routes to PR. […]

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