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Canada’s federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to immigration as ‘a driver of economic growth’ during the recovery from the coronavirus crisis. In the Speech from the Throne to open a new session of parliament on September 23, Governor General Julie Payette said immigration helps ‘keep Canada competitive on the world stage’. The speech was
Canadian permanent residents who qualify to become citizens are playing a waiting game over the federal government’s promise to abolish the citizenship fee. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals made a pre-election pledge in 2019 to waive the $630 fee associated with obtaining Canadian citizenship. Since the pledge was made, the coronavirus crisis has taken grip
Canada could take steps to boost immigration from Hong Kong following the adoption of Chinese national security legislation in the former British colony. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the suspension of Canada extradition treaty with Hong Kong on Friday, at the same time suggesting increasing immigration could be among other measures taken by Ottawa. China
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the reopening of borders to international travel as the coronavirus crisis abates will happen carefully and cautiously. In his daily briefing on Monday June 22, the Liberal leader said he was keen not to make the mistake of reopening too quickly, with the potential of sparking a second wave
The Canada-U.S. border will remain closed for a further month as part of measures to contain the spread of coronavirus. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in a news conference on Tuesday. The original agreement, reached between Canada and the U.S. in March, was due to expire on May 21 but has been
Canada’s election of a Liberal government, under Justin Trudeau, has big implications from the perspective in the United States. Of all the neoliberal parties during the Clinton-Blair 1990s, the Liberal Party of Canada qualified as the neo-liberalist. Under the double-headed leadership of Prime Minister Jean Chretien and Finance Minister Paul Martin, the Liberal government of
