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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
In a deal still under wraps, the Province of Quebec is thought to be only days away from inking a deal with Ottawa to allow businesses to hire twice as many temporary foreign workers. The French-language daily newspaper La Presse reported today that Quebec businesses would be able to hire enough temporary foreign workers to
Canada has extended both international travel restrictions and the closure of the border with the U.S. for another month, until July 21, 2021. Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, made the announcement in a tweet on Friday, June 18. The restrictions had been due to expire on June 21. Our number one
With the summer tourism season now here and vaccination rates in Canada and the United States rising – and new daily cases of COVID-19 falling – there is a growing hope the border between the two countries will once again open and allow a more normal flow of Canadians and Americans travelling back and forth.
Canada is working on a plan to ease border restrictions for travellers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Bloomberg is reporting. Quoting sources familiar with the plan, the news agency says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could make an announcement within days on a loosening of the 14-day isolation period currently required. Those entering Canada will
Canadian Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino is in talks with his American counterpart, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, to re-open the Canada-U.S. border as the COVID-19 pandemic gradually comes under control. “Today, I spoke with my U.S. counterpart (U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security) Alejandro Mayorkas,” tweeted Mendicino on Thursday. “We advanced our partnership on
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s own Members of Parliament are urging him to re-open the Canada-U.S. border, a move the Canadian leader said in mid-March was too soon to even discuss. Maybe March was too soon – but several of Trudeau’s MPs think the time to discuss the border’s re-opening has finally arrived. Wayne Easter, a
Canada has extended both international travel restrictions and the closure of the border with the U.S. for another month, until June 21, 2021. Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness made the announcement in a tweet on Thursday, May 20. The restrictions had been due to expire on May 21. “We are extending
Canada has extended both international travel restrictions and the closure of the border with the U.S. for another month, until May 21, 2021. The extensions were announced in two separate tweets on Tuesday morning from Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. “As cases rise and variants of concern continue to emerge across
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau is hoping to allow more people into the country during the pandemic under expanded categories of just who is an essential worker. “We are specifically talking about different groups that would be potentially considered to be essential workers, that have the need to cross the border for specific reasons,”
