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Canada announces new restrictions for travellers

Canada’s government is imposing new COVID-19 measures for incoming travellers. The announcement was made today by Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau and comes after several weeks of pressure from Canadian provinces to implement tougher travel restrictions. Air Canada, WestJet, Sunwing, and Air Transat are suspending all flights to “sun” destinations such as the Caribbean effective […]

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Quebec holds first Arrima draw of 2021

Quebec issued invitations to apply for selection under the Regular Skilled Worker Program to 95 immigration candidates on January 26. Invitations were issued to candidates who had an Expression of Interest (EOI) in Quebec’s online registration portal, Arrima. Two categories of candidates were invited in the last draw. Candidates in the first category were required […]

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Québec lance les premières invitations de 2021 via Arrima

Le ministère de l’Immigration du Québec a invité 95 personnes à présenter une demande de sélection permanente dans le cadre du Programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés le 26 janvier 2021. Les invitations ont été envoyées aux candidats qui avaient présenté une déclaration d’intérêt (DI) via la plateforme Arrima. Deux catégories de personnes ont été invitées […]

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Manitoba PNP invites 218 immigration candidates

Manitoba invited 218 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination on January 28. This is the second draw of the month for the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP), where skilled workers and international graduates were invited through three immigration streams: Skilled Workers in Manitoba ; International Education Stream ; Skilled Workers Overseas. Find out […]

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Government of Canada temporarily waives the one-week waiting period for Employment Insurance claims

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, provinces and territories are announcing further restrictions to slow the spread of the virus. The Government of Canada continues to provide certainty to people who are out of work or working less hours due to the pandemic through Recovery Benefits and a more flexible and accessible Employment Insurance (EI) program.
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Minister Ng discusses global trade and economic recovery in WTO ministerial meeting

Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, participated in a virtual World Trade Organization meeting of fellow ministers. They discussed key priorities to strengthen the rules-based multilateral trading system in support of an inclusive, sustainable, and resilient global recovery.
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New Alberta immigration pathway now open for international graduates

A new immigration pathway for qualified international graduates from outside Canada is now open to Expressions of Interest from eligible candidates. The Foreign Graduate Start-up Visa Stream was launched on January 27, 2021, and the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) is accepting applications, a spokesperson for Alberta’s Minister of Labour and Immigration confirmed in an […]

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Harassment and Violence Prevention Courses Available for Federally Regulated Work Places 

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has developed three online courses to help employers, managers, and employees in federally regulated work places understand their specific roles and responsibilities in accordance with the Canada Labour Code, Part II, including the Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations that came into force on January 1, 2021.
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How to sponsor your spouse from India

Are you interested in finding out how to sponsor your spouse from India for Canadian immigration? Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) allows Canadian citizens or permanent resident to sponsor their spouses, common-law partners, dependent children and conjugal partners from abroad. If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and you are married to […]

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PGWP holders can now submit applications for new open work permits

A new policy that allows former international students to obtain a new one-time open work permit if theirs is about to expire takes effect today. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is now accepting applications submitted by former international students who wish to obtain a new open work permit if their Post-Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) […]

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CBSA seizure of record amount of methamphetamine leads to RCMP charges

On December 25, 2020, while facilitating the entry of essential goods at the Coutts, Alberta port of entry, CBSA officers referred a semi-truck hauling produce for further inspection. While examining the shipment, CBSA officers uncovered 228.14 kg of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $28.5 million. This amount of methamphetamine translates to 2.28 million individual dosages. This is the CBSA’s largest seizure of methamphetamine at a land border crossing on record across Canada.
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B.C. invited 81 tech workers in new PNP draw

B.C. invited immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence on January 26, 2021. The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) issued 81 invitations through the Express Entry BC (EEBC) and Skills Immigration streams. The EEBC stream is for candidates with a valid profile in the federal government’s Express Entry system, […]

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Minister Garneau speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken

Minister Garneau and Secretary Blinken spoke about the importance of the Canada-U.S. bilateral relationship based on mutual respect and our shared priorities, including the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting supply chains and bilateral trade, the promotion of human rights and democratic values, and ensuring the strength of our collective and bilateral security agreements.
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Joint Communiqué

Today, the Secretary-General, António Guterres, co-chaired a High-Level Replenishment Conference for the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund together with H.E. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone; H.E. Abdalla Hamdok, Prime Minister of the Republic of Sudan; H.E. Marc Garneau, Foreign Minister of Canada, Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission and H.E. Heiko Maas, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany.