Canadian Immigration News

Canadian Immigration and Culture Minister, Jason Kenney, announced today that consultations have begun regarding the possible creation of a new program for immigrant entrepreneurs.

Every year, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) sets immigration targets to meet the Canadian government’s economic, family reunification, and humanitarian goals. 2012 will see a large increase in the issuance of visas from overseas, with total documents rising from 217,800 in 2011 to a projected 255,100 for this year.

The Quebec Government announced yesterday a comprehensive plan to reduce processing times for permanent residency applicants to Quebec.

A list of the top 100 employers for immigrants to Canada has been announced by Mediacorp and published in the Globe and Mail.

These employers were ranked by their recruiting efforts of recent immigrants, advertising job vacancies in multicultural media or having a similarly targeted dedicated website, recognizing foreign credentials, and training, language improvement, as well as internship initiatives.

Severe labour shortages in Western provinces have resulted in some provincial leaders calling for radical changes in immigration procedures.

Western provinces are largely in the midst of a job boom, which is being hindered by a lack of available and qualified workers to fill new positions.