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Today is Assumption Day, an important celebration for Christians in Canada and around the world. Also known as the feast day of the Assumption of Mary, it is believed that on this day the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, ascended into Heaven. The Catholic Church teaches ‘that the Immaculate Mother of God, the […]

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, August 14, 2012 — The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement recognizing the celebration of Pakistan Independence Day: Today is an official holiday in Pakistan to promote patriotism and national unity. In Canada, Canadians of Pakistani descent will celebrate their heritage with family and friends.

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, August 9, 2012 — The Government of Canada is sending 500 observers to help monitor Ukraine’s parliamentary elections in October. The announcement was made today by Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism; Bob Dechert, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird; Lois Brown, Parliamentary Secretary to

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, August 9, 2012 – The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement: The Government of Canada welcomes yesterday’s ruling by the Alberta Court of Appeal upholding an extradition order against accused Guatemalan war criminal Jorge Sosa. The Court’s decision clears the way for Mr. Sosa

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, August 1, 2012 — Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has issued a Call for Proposals (CFP) for language training and other settlement and resettlement services to help newcomers succeed in their new lives in this country. As existing projects wind down in 2012, the CFP will determine which projects will be

Today commemorates the historic date on which slavery was officially abolished across the British Empire in 1834. Canadians can be proud of our history in the fight to end slavery. Upper Canada, now known as Ontario, became the first colony in the Empire to move toward abolition when, under its first Lieutenant Governor John Graves

Subscribe RSS Email Toronto, July 31, 2012 — Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)’s Parliamentary Secretaries Chungsen Leung and Rick Dykstra have launched a series of cross-country consultations on immigration issues, beginning today in Toronto. The two Parliamentary Secretaries will be meeting with stakeholders and the public to discuss the appropriate level and mix of immigration

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, July 31, 2012 —Delivering on the Economic Action Plan 2012, the Government of Canada today launched online consultations to engage the public on ways to improve the federal Immigrant Investor Program (IIP). “We can no longer be a passive player in the global competition for talent and investment. That is why

Tomorrow at sundown begins Tisha B’Av – an annual fast day in the Jewish religion. Named for the ninth day, Tisha, of the Hebrew month of Av, Tisha B’Av commemorates, primarily, the destruction of the First and Second Temples. In 586 BCE, the First Temple was destroyed by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar, who slaughtered and

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, July 24, 2012 — Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney yesterday joined the Khalsa Diwan Society (KDS) in the unveiling of a public monument commemorating the Komagata Maru, a ship that arrived in Vancouver harbour in 1914 carrying 376 East Indian passengers. Most of the passengers were not allowed to