A new policy requiring vaccination was announced by the Government of Canada on October 6, 2021 and applies to approximately 268,000 federal public servants in the Core Public Administration (CPA) including members and reservists of the RCMP.

The deadline to apply for the Temporary Residence to Permanent Residence (TR to PR) pathways will not be extended. The Canadian government website confirms that intake will close on November 5. New applications will not be accepted, but those who previously applied will still be able to sign in to the online portal and view […]

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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today had her first bilateral call as Foreign Minister with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Today, François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, met in Washington to discuss areas of cooperation that build upon the Roadmap for a Renewed U.S.-Canada Partnership.

The Government of Canada is working to renew relationships with Indigenous Peoples, including by supporting Indigenous groups that are working to rebuild their Nations or Inuit communities in a manner that responds to their unique needs and priorities.

A month ago, we asked employees of the federal public service to attest to their vaccination status. They stepped up. As of today, 99.7% of public servants have attested.

Media representatives at COP26 are advised that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, will announce new Canadian and international members to the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA).

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will hold a media availability on November 4 to discuss his meetings with his American counterparts and shared opportunities for partnership and growth for Canada and the United States as the world moves toward a sustainable, post-pandemic economic recovery.

The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, announced today the referral of the impact assessment of the proposed GCT Deltaport Expansion - Berth Four Project in British Columbia to an independent review panel.

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will make an announcement highlighting the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service’s CanExport SMEs funding.

On October 31, 2021, William James Riddle, an inmate from Pacific Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.

B.C. invited 77 tech workers to apply for a provincial nomination on November 2. The invitations were issued through the BC PNP Tech, which is a stream under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The BC PNP is an economic immigration pathway used by the province of British Columbia to attract experienced, high-demand foreign […]

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Canadians know that vaccinating the world against COVID-19 is the best way to end the pandemic, and since the early days of this disease, the Government of Canada has stepped up to help. That’s why it announced that it would match donations made by individuals to help ensure that life-saving COVID-19 vaccines reach people in developing countries in humanitarian and conflict situations.

Canada has medical admissibility rules that may affect some parents’ and grandparents’ sponsorship applications. Generally speaking, foreign nationals coming to Canada for more than six months must submit an immigration medical exam. This is so Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) can determine whether newcomers are medically admissible. These exams have to be done by […]

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On October 29, 2021, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, several packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Donnacona Institution, a federal maximum-security institution.

Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced an investment of $20 million in GHGSat, of Montréal, Quebec, through Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC).

Today, the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation announced that it has selected Montréal, Quebec, to be home to offices of the new International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

At a press conference with Jochen Flasbarth, Germany’s State Secretary at the Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, and Minister Wilkinson highlighted the joint Canada-Germany Climate Finance Delivery Plan.

Canada will be reopening more airports to international fights starting on November 30, the same day that passengers and crews will have to prove that they are fully vaccinated if they want to depart from a Canadian airport. “Increased vaccination levels have allowed us to safely re-open these additional Canadian airports to international passenger flights,” […]

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Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources Canada, Jonathan Wilkinson and German State SecretaryJochen Flasbarth will hold a press conference to discuss the Climate Finance Delivery Plan (COP26)

Climate change is a global crisis that requires global action to help those most in need. Today at the COP26 climate meeting in Glasgow, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, attended the African Adaptation Acceleration Summit where he announced that Canada will contribute $37.5 million to the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), up to $10 million to the Adaptation Fund that will support vulnerable countries against the devastating impacts of climate change, and up to $10 million for the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network.

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) wishes to advise motorists that the Des Allumettes Bridge will remain open to vehicular traffic from Monday, November 1, to Sunday, November 7, from 6 am to 7 pm, following the cancellation of a planned lane reduction for maintenance work.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has confirmed to CIC News that Canada landed a stunning 45,000 new immigrants in September. This figure is easily the highest in modern Canadian history and is among the highest monthly totals in Canadian history. Unfortunately, the lack of historical records leaves us unable to confirm where the September 2021 […]

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Canada recently announced changes to the Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) program that will make it more accessible. BOWPs are open to eligible work permit holders who have applied for Canadian permanent residence. The point of the BOWP is to allow these workers to keep working in Canada while they wait for Immigration Refugees and […]

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I’d like to begin by acknowledging that I’m speaking from the traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people. Thanks for that kind introduction, and thanks to Stéfanie von Hlatky for inviting me back to the KCIS.