Canadian Immigration News
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Immigration is key for Canada’s economy
September 27, 2011
The Government of Canada views immigration as one of the most important factors in strengthening the economy following the recession and has noted that changes may come to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
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Canada ranked one of best countries in the world for women
September 22, 2011
A recent compilation of rankings by the U.S. website Newsweek found Canada to be the third-best country in the world to be a woman.
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Canada signs Protocol to fight anti-Semitism
September 20, 2011
Canada has become the first country to sign the Ottawa Protocol on Combating Anti-Semitism. The Protocol, which developed during the Interparliamentary Coalition for Combating Anti-Semitism (ICCA) in Ottawa last year, is aimed at stopping hatred and discrimination, including anti-Semitism.
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Montreal’s growing gaming industry attracting IT employees
September 08, 2011
According to Investissement Quebec, an economic development agency, 86 companies and more than 8,000 jobs have moved to Montreal as a result of a government program. The program allows 37.5 percent of a video-game company’s payroll to be subsidized by Montreal in the form of a refundable tax credit.
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Study finds skilled immigrants highest earners for immigrants in Canada
September 06, 2011
A recent study on Canadian immigration policies has found that immigrants who move to Canada as independent skilled immigrants had the highest earnings of four categories of immigrants studied: independent primary skilled immigrants, accompanying economic immigrants, family class immigrants, and refugees.
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Improvements made for Latin American travellers to Canada
September 06, 2011
Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State and Foreign Affairs (Americans and Consular Affairs), recently announced improvements to make Canada more easily accessible for Latin American travellers.
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McGill University ranked best in Canada
September 06, 2011
According to the new QS World University Rankings, Montreal’s McGill University is the top-ranked university in the country. McGill moved up from 19th place last year to 17th place worldwide this year.
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Special Feature to be added to CICNews!
September 01, 2011
Beginning next month, CICNews.com will be adding a new Q&A feature to its monthly newsletter. Readers will have the opportunity to send in their Canadian immigration questions to be answered by Attorney David Cohen.
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Canada wants your input regarding immigration
August 30, 2011
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) launched their online consultations regarding the appropriate level of immigration and mixes between economic, family class, and protected persons (refugees).
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Alberta has highest earnings in Canada
August 26, 2011
According to Statistics Canada, Alberta had the highest weekly earnings in Canada this sumemr. The agency also noted that Alberta has the highest annual growth rate in the country.
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