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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s newly-re-elected Liberal government is eyeing a loosening of restrictions for those applying for refugee status, documents obtained by the Sun News Network reportedly reveal. “No longer will claimants need to prove, for instance, that they face torture or death if forced to return to their home countries. Nor will they have
Children of temporary foreign workers and international students in Quebec are now covered by that province’s healthcare system, the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ). The change to Quebec’s healthcare system means all children are now eligible for the Québec health insurance and basic prescription drug insurance plans if they are present in Québec
Immigrants looking for a place in Canada to call home should definitely check out the Atlantic Canadian region which includes the two cities ranked as the best communities in the country by the national news magazine Maclean’s. In its 2021 Canada’s Best Communities guide, Maclean’s just couldn’t decide which was better, Halifax, Nova or Charlottetown,
Ottawa is opening its arms to welcome up to 5,000 Afghan refugees evacuated by the United States under a deal to get Canadians and Canada’s allies in Afghanistan out of the war-torn country. “These refugees will be accepted as part of Canada’s recently-announced program for some 20,000 refugees, which include persecuted Afghan minorities, women human
Programs that help racialized immigrant women got a $2.1-million shot in the arm recently as Ottawa extended funding for 11 projects. “Canada can only reach its full potential if everyone in it reaches theirs,” said Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino in a statement. “These important projects will help racialized newcomer women lay the cornerstone of success:
Business incubators are rampant throughout Canada and offer plenty of opportunity for applicants for permanent residence under the Start-Up Visa program to get the support they need to qualify to immigrate and start their businesses. By nurturing start-ups and helping them navigate the myriad of challenges to get the financial, human, and physical resources they
Wait times for immigration applications would be dramatically cut under a Conservative government due to the creation of an expedited processing stream for those who can afford it. “All revenues from this expedited processing fee will be directed towards hiring additional people to streamline processing wait lines even more,” Erin O’Toole’s Conservative Party promises in
Skilled workers, family members, business people and Start-Up Visa entrepreneurs are all welcome in Canada, but not investment immigrants. For a country that ranks high, if not at the top, of the list of preferred destination for immigrants, Canada’s stubborn refusal to revive its immigration program for wealthy investors is perplexing. Why Investment Immigration in
Canada’s immigration minister has announced the new self-regulatory College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants will officially open on November 23, 2021. The move, announced by Marco Mendicino on August 10, 2021, follows years of consultation into how to regulate the industry, and how to replace the ailing Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC). “The
Immigrants are more likely to become entrepreneurs than the average person because those who leave their countries to start a new life elsewhere are more willing to take risks, says a researcher. “Voluntary international migrants have a more entrepreneurial personality as a result of self-selection,” writes Peter Vandor, a senior researcher and lecturer at the
