The Canadian Parliament is debating the country’s most significant national security reform in over a decade. The proposed act, known as Bill C-51, would supplement antiterror laws that were enacted following 9/11. Bill C-51, proposed in January by the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, is a highly politicized response in a parliamentary election
In a bid to boost the efficient flow of people and goods while maintaining strong border security, the U.S. and Canada agreed on Monday to extend customs preclearance to border crossings by rail, land and water. Under preclearance, U.S. border officials work on Canadian soil to inspect and vet the goods or people seeking entry
On April 1, 2015, the Canadian government will launch a new industry. Citizenship and Immigration Canada will begin manufacturing “illegal immigrants.” Four years ago, on April 1, 2011, the Conservative cabinet passed a regulation known as the “4-in, 4-out” rule, requiring all temporary foreign workers who have been in the country for four years or
Those looking for a job in oil and gas or related industries this year will not find the odds too favorable. With an economy that has some softness economists at the Conference Board of Canada said in their latest report that job seekers will have to wait until 2016 for real broad based employment opportunities to arise.
(Le premier tirage incluant des profils sous les 600 points) Les autorités canadiennes ont invité 1620 candidats à demander la résidence permanente, avec un score global (CRS) minimal de 481 points. Ce tirage était le premier dans le cadre du nouveau système d’Entrée Express, où le score le plus bas du CRS était à moins de 600
Le gouvernement du Québec a révélé des détails importants de son programme d’immigration des travailleurs qualifiés, qui devrait ouvrir en Novembre 4, 2015. Le gouvernement prévoit recevoir 6300 nouvelles applications en 2016, dans le cadre du programme québécois des travailleurs qualifiés. Le programme dispose de plus de 75 professions et secteurs de formation qui permettront aux
For the fourth month in a row, the unemployment rate in Northeast British Columbia has been so low that they can’t be reported. The latest available data measures the rate through January and shows that collapsing oil and LNG prices have yet to have a big impact on employment in the region. The unemployment rate
The proportion of new Canadians calling Saskatchewan home has more than tripled over the past decade. According to a new Statistics Canada study, 2.7 per cent of the country’s 280,682 immigrants planned to settle in Saskatchewan in 2010, a rise of 0.8 per cent of 227,429 immigrants in 2000. While Saskatchewan welcomed 7,615 immigrants in
Un nouveau rapport de Canada West Foundation avertit que la réduction du nombre de travailleurs étrangers temporaires admis au Canada n’aura qu’un effet léger sur les provinces avec un taux de chômage élevé, et un effet négatif disproportionné sur les provinces à faible taux de chômage. A partir de juillet 2015, les travailleurs étrangers temporaires employés par
A study by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) suggests that Canadian job quality has fallen to its lowest level in 25 years, which may be indicative of a severe systemic problem that might be difficult to reverse anytime soon. The report reveals that the bank’s employment quality index fell by 1.8% last year,