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Global News: Canadian research firm releases survey results highlighting newcomer challenges
Posted on Thursday, April 18, 2024 03:58 PM
A new study is highlighting some of the challenges newcomers continue to face when immigrating to Canada.
The study, “Cracking the Newcomer Code,” was released Tuesday by Leger, a Canadian market research company.
It found 38 per cent of employed newcomers were not able to find a job in their field, and 60 per cent of employed newcomers said they had difficulty finding a job due to challenges with credentials and needing local experience.
It’s a story Hilda DeSouza with Winnipeg’s Elmwood...
Trusted Resources about Canada's Refugee Health System Atlas
Posted on Monday, April 15, 2024 10:35 AM
Are you curious about the complex web of healthcare services available to refugees in Canada? The Atlas is your key to understanding this vital system.
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Global News: Quebec premier threatens referendum on immigration powers, calls out Trudeau
Posted on Monday, April 15, 2024 10:05 AM
Quebec Premier François Legault is calling on Ottawa to act, saying he hasn’t ruled out holding a referendum on immigration powers and accusing the federal government of meddling in the province’s affairs.
Speaking from the provincial legislature on Tuesday, Legault urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to “listen to Quebecers” when it comes to concerns over immigration levels.
Legault’s comments come as the federal budget for 2024 will be unveiled next week and amid what the premier described as a...
CTV News: Canada has yet to reunite a single family with relatives trying to escape Sudan
Posted on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 10:14 AM
Canada has yet to reunite a single family with relatives who are trying to escape conflict-racked Sudan, while diaspora groups are demanding the federal government do more to end a yearlong civil war.
The fighting that erupted last April between duelling militias in the northeastern African country has forced out at least 8.5 million people in what the United Nations calls the largest internal displacement crisis in the world. And so far, Canada has done little to stop it, said Imad Satti,...
CTV News: Permanent immigration levels 'in the right place': Fraser
Posted on Monday, April 08, 2024 09:36 AM
Housing Minister and former immigration minister Sean Fraser says Canada’s permanent residency numbers are “in the right place.”
“We're growing our permanent population at a pace we can handle,” Fraser said in a Tuesday interview on CTV News Channel’s Power Play with Vassy Kapelos.
The minister’s comments were in response to a question about remarks made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s earlier in the day, when he admitted a “massive spike” in temporary immigration levels under his government...
Global News: Trudeau says temporary immigration needs to be brought ‘under control’
Posted on Wednesday, April 03, 2024 11:57 AM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government wants to rein in the number of temporary immigrants coming to the country, saying the situation needs to be brought “under control.”
“Whether it’s temporary foreign workers or whether it’s international students in particular, that have grown at a rate far beyond what Canada has been able to absorb,” Trudeau said at a housing announcement in Dartmouth, N.S.
“To give an example, in 2017, two per cent of Canada’s population was made up of temporary...
CBC: Federal immigration limits undercutting Alberta's economy, premier says in letter to Trudeau
Posted on Sunday, March 31, 2024 05:34 PM
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says federal immigration limits are undercutting her province's ability to fill jobs, grow the economy and aid those fleeing violence in war-torn Ukraine.
Smith called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government Wednesday to immediately double to 20,000 the number of allotments to Alberta under the Provincial Nominee Program and add 10,000 on top of that for Ukraine evacuees.
Smith said Ottawa has given Alberta 9,750 spots for 2024 and that falls well short of...
Global News: For the 1st time, Canada will set targets for temporary residents
Posted on Monday, March 25, 2024 02:04 PM
For the first time, the Canadian government will set targets for temporary residents allowed into the country, Immigration Minister Marc Miller says.
This is being done, Miller said, to ensure “sustainable” growth in the number of temporary residents coming into Canada.
“Starting this fall, for the first time, we will expand the immigration levels plan to include both temporary resident arrivals and permanent resident arrivals,” Miller told reporters in Ottawa on Thursday.
Miller said as of 2023,...
N4 Newsletter: March 2024
Posted on Monday, March 25, 2024 08:42 AM
The March Newsletter with the latest news, events, updates and much more:
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Featured Member: Lisa Jane de Gara
Posted on Friday, March 22, 2024 02:48 PM
Lisa Jane de Gara is a dedicated leader, blending her experience in public service and academia to make a difference. Currently leading a team at Action for Healthy Communities, she's focused on bringing top-notch immigration services to small towns in rural Alberta. She is also a Sessional Lecturer with the University of Saskatchewan's Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy where she herself learned the "tricks of the trade." As a scholar, her work on the internet and disinformation has...
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