Wave of Immigrants to U.S. Resurges

A strengthening U.S. economy has spurred the largest pickup in immigration since before the recession, driven by Asian newcomers and a gain in Hispanic arrivals. The number of foreign-born people in the U.S. grew by 523,400 last year, according to the Census Bureau. That beat the previous year’s net gain of roughly 446,800 and is
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U.S. and Canada Job Numbers Tell of Different Economic Recoveries

Two closely linked economies but two very different recoveries: that’s what you get when you compare Canada’s performance with that of the U.S. over the past few years. According to Douglas Porter, chief economist at BMO Capital Markets, the most notable difference between the US and Canada is the widely diverging performance of the two
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Canada, U.S. sign visa info sharing agreement

OTTAWA – A new agreement has been signed between the United States and Canada which will allow biometric information about Canadian visa applicants to be shared with third countries. This means the fingerprints and photo of someone who may visit, study or work in Canada could be passed to Washington, from where it might be
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