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“But there’s no question we need more people . . . It’s my fundamental belief the cap should be lifted and allow us as a region, as a province to go forward.” To learn more more about the Nova Scotia Nominee Program, click here.

The government of Canada has announced a new stream within the International Mobility Program that aims to attract skilled international French speakers to regions outside the province of Quebec. The Mobilité Francophone stream, which will come into operation on June 1, 2016, will exempt Canadian employers from the Labour Market Impact Assessment process when they hire francophone workers

March 15, 2016 – Mississauga, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada Omar Alghabra, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs), and Arif Virani, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today met with Canadian travellers at Pearson International Airport to launch the government’s Travel Smart app. This new app makes

Montreal, Quebec – The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, will be available to media following the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal’s event: Canada’s renewed commitment to hosting, integration, and success of immigrants. Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 Time: Minister’s speech: 12:30 p.m. (local time) Media availability: 1:15 p.m. (local time)

The Liberal government of Canada is seeking to find ways to make it simpler and more straightforward for international students in Canada to transition to permanent resident status once they have completed their studies in Canada. Speaking after a meeting with provincial and territorial government representatives yesterday, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, John McCallum, said

The 2016 annual immigration levels plan outlines a shift in immigration policy towards reuniting more families. The plan will improve processing times and backlogs will go down across multiple immigration programs including those for: spouses; partners and children; and parents and grandparents – because the department will be able to welcome more people into Canada.

Ottawa, ON – The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and the Honourable Michael Chan, Ontario Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade, Co-Chairs of the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Forum of Ministers responsible for Immigration, will be available to media following the meeting. Date: Monday, March 14, 2016 Time: Approximately 4:00 p.m. (local time)

March 8, 2016 – Ottawa, ON – The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, John McCallum, today announced that Canada will welcome a greater number of immigrants in 2016—with a special emphasis on family reunification. The Government of Canada has an ambitious plan to bring in between 280,000 and 305,000 new permanent residents in 2016.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has partnered with Hire Immigrants Ottawa to recognize private businesses that successfully support the integration of refugees into Canada’s labour market. Based on nominations from service provider organizations, three businesses have been awarded the 2016 Employer Award for Refugee Employment. When refugees are resettled to Canada, the Government of Canada

March 9, 2016—Halifax, NS – Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum today congratulated the Prince George Hotel as one of the winners of the 2016 Employer Awards for Refugee Employment for their outstanding efforts to help refugees settle in Canada by finding jobs and obtaining employment skills. “I am very grateful for the leadership