Canada’s federal government has described skilled worker immigration as an “essential part” of the recovery from the recession sparked by the COVID-19 crisis. In the Fall Economic Statement presented on Monday, Ottawa outlined how it will make immigration the cornerstone of Canada’s plan to get the economy moving again in 2021. With immigration levels set
Canada is to dramatically increase immigration to boost its economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic by welcoming more than 1.2 million newcomers between 2021 and 2023. Under the immigration levels plan presented by Marco Mendicino on Friday, Ottawa will follow through on its promise to remain committed to immigration increases, welcoming 401,000 new permanent residents
Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has granted a Trudeau government request to stay a ruling to strike down the Safe Third Country Agreement. The July ruling was due to come into effect in January 2021, but will now be stayed until a final ruling is made on a federal government’s appeal. In his decision, Federal
2020-03-12 – Canada could welcome up to 390,000 new immigrants per year by 2022 according to the new multi-year immigration levels plan released by the federal government on Thursday. Ottawa’s plan includes mid-range targets of 341,000 new immigrants in 2020, 351,000 in 2021 and 361,000 in 2022. However, the plan also projected high-range immigration levels
December 5, 2018 – Canada’s federal government has embarked on a new campaign promoting the positive effects of immigration. The #Immigration Matters project asks members of the public to share community success stories with an immigration theme. It is an attempt by Justin Trudeau’s Liberals to combat the negativity towards immigration currently gaining traction in
A new report has just been published by the C.D. Howe Institute about immigration that urges Canada “to define success not just in terms of immediate job prospects for newcomers, but also the capacity of their children to become successful.” This is a fitting topic given that one in five of Canada’s kids below the age