Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced that humanitarian workers stopping through Canada on the way to providing relief in earthquake-ravaged Haiti will not require temporary or transit visas for the time being.
In the wake of a devastating earthquake in Haiti, the immigration ministers of Canada and Quebec are looking at ways to fast-track immigration to Canada for Haitian nationals.
The Immigrant Youth in Schools Pilot program that was recently introduced in Abbotsford, British Columbia (BC) will provide young immigrants and refugees with the tools and counselling they need to achieve their full academic potential.
Earlier today, the Canadian government announced a new online project that will help newcomers integrate into the Canadian labour market.
The city of North Bay, Ontario, which has been applauded for its initiatives to attract newcomers, is launching an immigration information portal for newcomers to Canada.
Monday, January 4, 2010 Canada continues to welcome over a quarter-million newcomers a year while other countries are slowing down their levels of immigration.
Last week, the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) launched another way to help Information Technology professionals successfully integrate into the Canadian workforce, called the Canada Readiness Tool (CRT).
Starting Monday, the Prince Edward Island (PEI) Association for Newcomers to Canada (ANC) will have a new Executive Director, former journalist Craig Mackie, to help continue its mandate of providing settlement services to immigrants.
Thursday, December 31, 2009 Canada saw a population increase of 133,500 in the third quarter of 2009, due in large part to immigration, according to figures released by Statistics Canada (StatsCan) on Friday.
After extensive consultations with caregiver groups across Canada, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Canada (CIMC) Minster Jason Kenney announced proposed changes to the Live-in Caregiver program earlier this month.