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Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, May 23, 2012 — Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney announced today the names of the members of the Advisory Council for the International Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF). The Advisory Council, chaired by former member of parliament Mario Silva and Senator Linda Frum, […]

Subscribe RSS Email Saint John, New Brunswick, May 21, 2012 — Thirteen people became Canada’s newest citizens today in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney spoke at the special ceremony held at the historic Old Post Office building in

Subscribe RSS Email Super Visa approval rate now at 83 percent Ottawa, May 18, 2012 — More than 3,500 Parent and Grandparent Super Visa applications have now been approved since the Super Visa was introduced on December 1, 2011, with an overall approval rate of 83 percent, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, May 18, 2012 — Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney offered his appreciation today to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for their ongoing efforts to investigate fraud in Canada’s immigration system. The CBSA has issued two warrants for the arrest of a Halifax, Nova Scotia, immigration consultant and two

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, May 15, 2012 —The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, and the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism today made the following statement following new arrests in the MV Sun Sea case. The MV Sun Sea was a migrant vessel that brought 492 irregular migrants to Canada

Subscribe RSS Email Washington, May 14, 2012 — Today Canada’s Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced joint consultations with stakeholders on cross-border business—increasing efforts to facilitate business travel between the United States and Canada. As outlined in the United States-Canada Beyond the

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate an important anniversary in the history of our Parliament and of the pioneer Chinese-Canadian community. Sixty five years ago today, Parliament repealed the Chinese Immigration Act, also known as the Chinese Exclusion Act. In doing so, it brought an end to generations of discrimination against people of Chinese

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, May 9, 2012 — Minister of Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney today announced that the Government is proposing amendments to Bill C-31, the Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act. “Over the past few weeks, I’ve listened to parliamentarians and witnesses,” said Minister Kenney. “We have always said that we were open to

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, May 10, 2012 — The Government of Canada is expanding its internship program for newcomers to include private sector companies, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. CGI Group Inc., a leading provider of information technology and business process services, and CIBC, a leading Canadian-based financial institution, will partner

I am here at the end of a national tour on a theme that is so important to the future of our country—the fundamental reform of our immigration system. Here in Quebec, because of the Canada-Quebec Accord on Immigration, the power to select economic immigrants and certain resettled refugees falls under the jurisdiction of the