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Hong Kong-born Olivia Chow elected mayor of Toronto

June 28, 2023 admin Canada, canada housing crisis, census 2021, immigrate to canada, olivia chow, Ontario, toronto election, toronto mayor, toronto transit

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:30:41 +0000

On June 26, Toronto elected Oliva Chow as mayor. Chow is the first visible minority, and first female, mayor of Toronto. She is also an immigrant. She and her family arrived in Canada from Hong Kong in 1970 when she was 13 years old, living throughout her teens in an apartment in Toronto’s St James […]

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Report: Canada’s top five happiest cities are in Ontario

May 31, 2023 admin best canadian city, best cities, caledon, Canada, canada immigration, immigration, Ontario, settle

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 16:00:55 +0000

Ontario is home to the top-five happiest cities in Canada according to a recent report by Point2, a real estate website that analyzes national housing trends. The five happiest cities are: Caledon, Milton, Halton Hills, Clarington, and Burlington, which are all located in southern Ontario. While not every city in the top five scored high […]

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International Nurses Day: Canada’s provinces offering more incentives to immigrant nurses

May 12, 2023 admin assessing credentials, British Columbia, Canada, Express Entry, foreign credential recognition, healthcare workers, immigration, international accreditation, job vacancies, labour shortage, nurses, Ontario, PNP, project proposals

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 12:00:50 +0000

Each year on May 12, Canada celebrates International Nurses Day, which commemorates the work that nurses do to ensure Canadians receive the best quality healthcare possible. As Canada continues to feel the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the population continues to age, the country is still dealing with a demand for more nurses. The […]

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Ontario and Manitoba, four additional provinces, set to increase minimum wage rates in October 2023

May 1, 2023 admin canada immigration, compensation, earnings, employment and social development canada, ESDC, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, jobs, Manitoba, Minimum Wage, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, october 1, october 2023, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, provincial minimum wage, Saskatchewan, work permit, workers’ rights

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2023 13:00:36 +0000

On October 1 this year, six of ten provinces across Canada will raise regional minimum wage rates. At the beginning of this month, Canada’s federal minimum wage rose from $15.55 to $16.65. This move was impactful, as Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) noted at the time, because “around 26,000 working Canadians earn less than […]

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CleanTech Energy News Science

Volkswagen To Build Its Largest Battery Cell Factory … In Canada

April 28, 2023 admin batteries, Canada, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery factories, gigafactories, green economy, green jobs, investment, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, Ontario, powerco se, Volkswagen, volkswagen group

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 04:44:01 +0000

The battery division of Volkswagen Group, PowerCo SE, has picked the location to construct its biggest battery gigafactory to date — St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. A potential final expansion stage could produce of up to 90 GWh of batteries annually. Actually, they already announced it last month. This was more of the formal announcement. PowerCo […]

Canada Immigration

Ontario plans to double its skilled immigration intake

April 10, 2023 admin budget 2023, Express Entry, immigration, Ontario, Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, ontario immigration, ontario Provincial Nominee Program, PNP, provincial nominee program, skilled worker

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 13:00:38 +0000

Ontario is investing $25 million more over the next three years, on top of the $15 million over three years that was announced in Budget 2022, to double Ontario’s skilled immigrant intake. The investment will work to address labour shortages and promote economic growth in the province. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration […]

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Magazines

The POWER Interview: How a Canadian Small Reactor Will Support Industrial Decarbonization

April 5, 2023 admin advanced small modular reactor, Alberta, arc clean technology canada, arc-100, bwrx-300, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, Interview, New Brunswick, news, Nuclear, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Small Modular Reactor, sustainability, Technology

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:52:16 +0000

The nuclear power industry is banking on development of small modular reactor (SMR) technology to support global growth. Canada is at the forefront of the SMR market, with at least four Canadian provinces involved in a joint strategic plan to advance the deployment of SMRs. ARC Clean Technology Canada recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding […]

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Magna Expands In Ontario To Support F-150 Lightning & Other Future EV Production

February 26, 2023 admin Canada, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ford, ford f-150 lightning, green economy, green jobs, magna, Manufacturing, Ontario

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 20:35:35 +0000

When it comes to automotive production, the automaker’s factories themselves tend to get a lot of the attention. Every automaker has a few large, well-known factories that produce the majority of their vehicles. While these factories are essential for producing cars and trucks efficiently, what goes on in them would not be possible without the […]

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Ontario Jumping Into Critical Minerals Supply Chain For EVs

February 20, 2023 admin batteries, Canada, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, lithium-ion batteries, Mining, Ontario

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 16:04:52 +0000

New funding for junior mining companies boosting early exploration of critical minerals.

Canada Immigration

Answering six common questions about healthcare in Canada for new permanent residents

February 10, 2023 admin Alberta, British Columbia, canada healthcare, canada immigration, canadian permanent residence, health card, health insurance, healthcare in canada, immigration, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, NUNAVUT, Ontario, permanent resident, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, settle, Yukon

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2023 12:00:36 +0000

Newly landed Canadian permanent residents (PR) are afforded the same healthcare services as citizens born and raised in this country. Here are answers to some of the most common questions new Canadians have about healthcare in Canada. Is Canadian healthcare free? Healthcare in this country is funded through the taxes that all Canadian citizens and […]

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