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April 22, 2014 — Ottawa, ON — Today, Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced that Canada issued more than 47,000 visitor visas to Filipino visitors in 2013. This figure represents a record high for the Philippines and a 57 percent...
Some sectors of Canada’s economy are ‘begging for workers,’ Canadian Federation of Independent Business president and CEO Dan Kelly says Dan Kelly, president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, responded Monday to complaints against the federal...
April 22, 2014 — Richmond Hill, ON — Today, Chris Alexander, Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister and Costas Menegakis, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister, highlighted the record number of Chinese students and permanent...
April 1, 2014 — Ottawa — Approximately 33,700 people from 199 countries became Canadian citizens at citizenship ceremonies held across Canada in March 2014. This is almost twice as many compared to March 2013 when 17,089 people were granted citizenship across Canada....
The first Canada Job Grant should be delivered later this year as Ottawa says it now has positive written pledges from all provinces and territories about delivering the new training subsidy. Federal Employment Minister Jason Kenney provided an update Monday on his...
Helping residents of Manitoba get training for guaranteed jobs March 31, 2014 – Ottawa, Ontario– Employment and Social Development Canada The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and the Honourable Theresa Oswald, Manitoba Minister...
Sign three major funding agreements for skills training and employment programs March 28, 2014 – Toronto, Ontario – Employment and Social Development The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, the Honourable Brad Duguid, Ontario...
Helping residents of Northwest Territories get training for guaranteed jobs March 26, 2014 Ottawa, Ontario Employment and Social Development Canada The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and the Honourable Jackson Lafferty,...
Iranian immigrant says she exceeds language requirements, but her citizenship application has been rejected Nova Scotia immigrants who want to become Canadian citizens say they are facing obstacles when it comes to the proof of language forms they must supply with...
Hong Kong, March 21, 2014 — Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander spoke yesterday to graduates of the Canadian Immigrant Integration Program (CIIP) – an initiative with a strong record of helping newcomers achieve success in Canada. Alexander...