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Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, March 28, 2012 – Canada is proposing a major change to how foreign skilled workers’ education credentials are assessed, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. The proposed new requirement would mean that applicants wanting to immigrate as Federal Skilled Workers would have their foreign education credentials assessed and […]

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, March 23, 2012 – The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement recognizing Pakistan Day: Pakistan Day commemorates the Lahore Resolution, a major milestone towards Pakistan’s independence in 1947. It is also known as Republic Day, as the country’s first constitution was adopted on this day

This Sunday, Greeks around the world will celebrate Greek Independence Day. After four centuries of occupation by the Ottoman Empire, Greeks rose up on this day in 1821 and began the triumphant War of Independence. This day also coincides with the Feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, one of the holiest days for

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, March 23, 2012 –National consultations on the redesign of Canada’s parent and grandparent (PGP) immigration program were launched today by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. Faced with backlogs and growing wait times, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is planning to revamp its PGP immigration program. Online consultations are now

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, March 22, 2012 – Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and the Competition Bureau are joining together during Fraud Prevention Month to warn potential immigrants to be wary of websites claiming to be, or to be affiliated with, official Government of Canada websites. These websites, which sometimes use the Canada wordmark or

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, March 21, 2012 – The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement congratulating The Most Reverend Christian Lépine on being appointed Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal: I wish to congratulate Monsignor Christian Lépine on being named by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, March 20, 2012 – The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement congratulating OMNI Television on Canada’s first-ever broadcast of an NBA game in the Mandarin language: This coming Friday, NBA sensation Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks return to Toronto for the second

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, March 21, 2012 – The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement recognizing the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: “March 21st marks the United Nation’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. “As Canadians join with people around the world in

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, March 19, 2012 — According to a new evaluation, there is a continued need for Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to manage the intake and processing of immigration applications in a timely and efficient manner, and ministerial instructions (MI) are a flexible and responsive tool to do so. “The evaluation confirms

Subscribe RSS Email Ottawa, March 20, 2012 – The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement to recognize Nowruz, the Persian New Year: Tomorrow is Nowruz, a holiday celebrated around the world by people of all faiths that trace their history back to the ancient Persian Empire. Nowruz marks