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Canada approves coronavirus vaccine as it increases immigration levels
Health Canada provided its first approval for a coronavirus vaccine on December 9, 2020. This means that Canada can now begin the largest vaccination campaign in its history. Approval was given to a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech Manufacturing. Health Canada issued a news release stating that “the approval of the vaccine is […]
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Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of International Development on Human Rights Day
Joint Statement by Ministers Guilbeault, Chagger, and Lametti on Human Rights Day
Embracing diversity in the workplace: A good business decision
Express Entry: Another 5,000 invited in new draw
Canada has invited 5,000 immigration candidates to apply for permanent residence in a new Express Entry draw held on December 9. Invited candidates needed a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of at least 469 in order to be invited. This draw brings the number of Invitations to Apply (ITAs) issued this year to 102,350, a record […]
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British Columbia issues 256 invitations in latest PNP draw
British Columbia invited 256 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in a draw held December 8. Invitations issued in this draw went to candidates registered in the Skilled Workers and International Graduates categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP)’s Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry BC (EEBC) streams. Candidates in […]
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Minister Ng introduces legislation in House of Commons to implement Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement
Canada launching immigration programs for refugees working in healthcare
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. On December 14, Canada will begin accepting applications for permanent residence from refugee claimants who provided direct healthcare to Canadians. Canada’s minister of immigration, Marco Mendicino, had announced two new temporary immigration programs this past summer. One is for refugees in Quebec, and the other is for refugees […]
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Le Canada lance des programmes d’immigration pour demandeurs d’asile
Le 14 décembre, le Canada commencera à accepter les demandes de résidence permanente des demandeurs d’asile qui ont fourni des soins de santé directs aux Canadiens. Le ministre canadien de l’immigration, Marco Mendicino, avait annoncé deux nouveaux programmes d’immigration temporaire l’été dernier. L’un est destiné aux demandeuses et demandeurs d’asile du Québec et l’autre à […]
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Minister of International Development to celebrate awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to World Food Programme
Two years since Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor arbitrarily detained in China
CBSA investigation leads to jail time for man convicted of smuggling
Statement by Minister Ng on signing of Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement
Backgrounder - Canada’s support for women and most vulnerable in Ukraine
Temporary closure on Des Joachims Bridge
Government of Canada officials to provide technical briefing on Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement
Canada announces support to improve safety and economic opportunities for women and most vulnerable in Ukraine
Canada employment growth slows in November
Although Canada’s labour market still saw improvements in November, the rate of recovery is continuing to slow. Statistics Canada’s recently released Labour Force Survey looked at Canada’s labour market conditions during the week of November 8 to 14. Overall findings reveal that employment rose 0.3 per cent in November, which followed an increase of 0.5 […]
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Minister of Foreign Affairs leads Ministerial Coordination Group on COVID-19
Tribunal Initiates Inquiry—Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Oman and Russia
David’s Blog | The Canadian Family is Expanding, Mixed-Orientation Unions Deserve a Seat at the Table
New Canadians immigrate to Canada through a variety of immigration pathways. One of the most popular is conjugal sponsorship. Historically, sexual intimacy has been a key consideration in determining whether a couple is really a couple. But that framework appears to be changing, with dramatic results. [Read more…]
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Government of Canada invests in Canadian families
Government of Canada honours Canada’s top social sciences and humanities researchers
International students driving enrolment growth in Canada
Before coronavirus forced learning online, international students were enrolling in post-secondaries in Canada at three times the rate of domestic students. A recent Statistics Canada report examines student enrolment pre-pandemic as a way to evaluate the coronavirus impact on students. Researchers used the 2018/2019 academic year as the benchmark to measure how enrolment and graduation […]
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