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Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, October 31, 2012 — The Government of Canada will maintain record levels of immigration to support economic growth in 2013, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. “Our Government’s number one priority remains economic and job growth,” said Minister Kenney. “Newcomers bring their skills and talents, contribute to our […]

Subscribe RSS Email Moving to a Fast, Flexible Just-in-Time Immigration System Toronto, November 2, 2012 — Today, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced that by the end of 2013, Canada’s immigration system will be transformed from one that was plagued by backlogs into one that is fast, flexible, and responsive to the labour

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, October 31, 2012 — The Government of Canada will maintain record levels of immigration to support economic growth in 2013, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. “Our Government’s number one priority remains economic and job growth,” said Minister Kenney. “Newcomers bring their skills and talents, contribute to our

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, October 30, 2012 — The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, made the following statement on the sentence issued by a Winnipeg Provincial Court Judge to Bradley Jacobson, a former immigration consultant in Winnipeg. Mr. Jacobson pled guilty to three offences under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, and

Acts of senseless violence against places of worship and their faithful are shameful and outright deplorable. They are contrary to the values that make Canada the best country in the world. Early Friday morning, the Brampton Fire Department arrived at the Coptic Orthodox Christian Church of Archangel Michael and St. Tekla after a fire bomb

Subscribe RSS Email Winnipeg, October 29, 2012 — Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is soliciting proposals for the delivery of language training and other services to help newcomers succeed in their new lives in Manitoba. A Call for Proposals, open for a period of five weeks, is being issued by CIC to allocate most of

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, October 24, 2012 — People who promote terrorist activity or incite hatred which is likely to lead to violence could be barred from Canada, according to proposed guidelines released today by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. The Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act, introduced in Parliament on June 20,

Today at sundown marks the beginning of Eid-al-Adha, one of the most important holidays for Muslims around the world. Also known as the Feast of the Sacrifice or Greater Eid, Eid-al-Adha is one of two Eids in the Islamic calendar. It follows Eid-al-Fitr, the Festival of the Breaking of the Fast, which follows the Month

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, October 25, 2012 — Funding aimed at raising awareness of the contributions of Canadians of Italian heritage in the development and settlement of Canada was announced today by Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation and Member of Parliament for Vaughan, on behalf of Citizenship and Immigration Canada. CIC is providing $248,397

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, October 24, 2012 — People who promote terrorist activity or incite hatred which is likely to lead to violence could be barred from Canada, according to proposed guidelines released today by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. The Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act, introduced in Parliament on June 20,