Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 23:40:40 +0000
Don Cherry has finally gone too far. The long-time Hockey Night in Canada commentator with a knack for garish getups and controversial views was fired Monday over a remark he made about immigrants during a weekend broadcast. Cherry, 85, suggested in his “Coach’s Corner” segment Saturday night that immigrants in and around Toronto do not […]
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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 23:40:40 +0000
Don Cherry has finally gone too far. The long-time Hockey Night in Canada commentator with a knack for garish getups and controversial views was fired Monday over a remark he made about immigrants during a weekend broadcast. Cherry, 85, suggested in his “Coach’s Corner” segment Saturday night that immigrants in and around Toronto do not […]
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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2019 03:26:22 +0000
The Government of Quebec has suspended controversial changes to the Quebec Experience Program that took effect November 1. The province’s immigration minister, Simon Jolin-Barrette, confirmed the suspension in a Facebook post Friday evening after media reports of the decision emerged. The temporary suspension of the new rules followed a broad public outcry that earlier this […]
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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 21:43:04 +0000
Alberta invited 401 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in its last two draws of October, the province’s immigrant nominee program has revealed. A draw held October 24 selected 372 candidates with a profile in the federal Express Entry system, which manages the pool of candidates for Canada’s […]
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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 20:51:13 +0000
The entrepreneurial landscape in Canada is growing increasingly diverse thanks to immigrants, a new study by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) shows. Newcomers to Canada are more likely to start a business that grows more quickly and creates more net jobs per enterprise than the Canadian-born population, according to the study. The BDC […]
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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 20:24:51 +0000
British Columbia and Newfoundland led Canada’s provinces in employment gains in October, Statistics Canada’s new Labour Force Survey reports. Canada added 443,000 new jobs in the 12 months spanning October 2018 to October 2019, led by gains in full-time work, Statistics Canada said. Overall employment dropped slightly in October, as Canada shed 1,800 net jobs, […]
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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 22:18:07 +0000
Manitoba’s invited 180 skilled workers, international student graduates and Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in a new draw held November 7. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) periodically invites candidates from its Skilled Worker in Manitoba, Skilled Worker Overseas and International Education immigration pathways to apply for […]
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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 16:03:27 +0000
Les étudiants étrangers diplômés au Québec peuvent à nouveau présenter une demande de sélection permanente au Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ). Le ministère de l’Immigration du Québec (MIFI) a rouvert le volet des diplômés du PEQ le 1er novembre. Ce volet avait été suspendu en juillet. Les travailleurs étrangers temporaires ayant une expérience de travail admissible […]
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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 19:36:48 +0000
A new survey of public opinion on immigration shows the number of Canadians holding positive views of immigration grew between April and October. Since the Environics Institute’s previous Focus Canada survey in April, public disapproval with the statement “overall, there is too much immigration to Canada” rose from 59 per cent to 63 per cent […]
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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 21:09:46 +0000
To sustain a strong economy, Quebec needs almost twice as many immigrants as it is currently targeting. In recent years, Canada’s second-largest province has welcomed around 50,000 immigrants annually, ranking second behind Ontario. On a per capita basis, however, Quebec’s newcomer intake ranked sixth among Canada’s provinces and territories. The province’s decision last year to […]
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