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Canada unveils plan to attract, retain skilled immigrants in rural and remote regions

01/24/2019

The Liberal government is launching a new pilot program aimed at attracting and retaining skilled immigrants in Canada’s rural and northern communities — places that [...]

Canada’s foreign-born population at highest level in almost a century

10/27/2017

Statistics Canada released the latest findings from the 2016 census Tuesday, this time focusing on Indigenous Peoples, immigration and housing. Some selected highlights: [...]

UN council to discuss report calling on Canada to address anti-black racism

09/25/2017

The UN Human Rights Council is set to discuss a report on issues affecting African-Canadians that makes recommendations to the federal government, including that it apologize [...]

Canada to open door to more skilled workers, immigrant families in 2017

11/04/2016

The Liberal government is boosting the base number of immigrants allowed into Canada next year to 300,000, to help drive economic growth as the country grapples with an [...]

Canadians want minorities to do more to ‘fit in’: CBC-Angus Reid poll

10/03/2016

As a divisive election tears Americans apart over questions of race and immigration, a CBC News poll suggests Canadians are right in believing they think very differently [...]

Immigration Canada to reduce Spousal Sponsorship backlog and wait times

06/15/2016

As part of its commitment to family reunification, the Government of Canada will grant permanent residence to more spouses, partners and dependent children of Canadian [...]

Ottawa to restore and expand health care for refugees

02/18/2016

The Liberal government will deliver more than it pledged during last year’s election campaign by expanding the Interim Federal Health Program for refugees. Starting in [...]

International students in limbo under immigration system changes

03/25/2015

Thousands of international students were rejected for permanent residence this winter, caught up in changes to Canada’s immigration system intended to speed up recruitment [...]