News
Albert suspends two immigration streams
The province of Alberta has put a freeze on two of the streams of its Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP).
September 3, 2010
Rules change for foreign nannies in Canada
Canada has announced changes to regulations affecting live-in caregivers and temporary foreign workers in the country.
August 25, 2010
Skills shortages hurt Canadian businesses
A recent study shows 68% of small businesses in Canada expect labour shortage to worsen.
August 5, 2010
Changes afoot for Alberta temporary foreign worker programme
The temporary foreign worker programme is no longer working for Alberta and will be subject to changes, according to the province’s employment and immigration minister Thomas Lukaszuk.
July 23, 2010
Federal Investor Program temporarily closed
Applications under the Federal Investor Program are temporarily suspended, according to Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.
July 8, 2010
Canada aims to attract more economic migrants
The Canadian government is introducing changes to its immigration policy in order to attract more economic immigrants and reduce the federal skilled worker backlog.
July 6, 2010
Canadian population hits 34 million
Canada’s population has hit the 34 million mark for the first time.
June 30, 2010
Shortage of oilpatch workers hurting industry
Employers in Canada’s oil, gas and utilities industries expect a shortfall of 24,000 nationally by 2014, a Mercer survey has found.
June 23, 2010
Demand for senior healthcare sector predicted
The government of British Columbia (BC) is taking measures to avoid a shortage of workers in the senior-care sector.
June 16, 2010
Manitoba immigration a great success
With over 13,500 people choosing to settle in Manitoba under the province’s immigration programme in 2009 alone, it’s easy to see why the government is calling it a success.
June 14, 2010
Skills shortage hits Canada’s energy industry
A new study reveals a grim picture of the oil and gas industry in Canada, indicating the sector is heading towards a severe shortage of workers in the next year.
June 8, 2010
Better protection for Saskatchewan foreign workers
The Canadian government and the province of Saskatchewan are co-signatories of an information-sharing agreement with the goal of protecting foreign workers from exploitation.
May 28, 2010
Vancouver one of the world’s best cities
The city of Vancouver in British Columbia figures in the latest Mercer Quality of Living Survey as joint fourth-best city to live in the world (alongside Auckland, New Zealand).
May 27, 2010
Fast-track Canadian immigration say doctors
The Alberta International Medical Graduates Association is drafting a proposal to fast-track foreign doctors through the province’s qualification process.
May 25, 2010
Canadian international student numbers hit record high
The number of international students enrolled in Canadian universities grew by 7% in 2009, according to data from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC).
May 25, 2010
Faster visa processing for Canada investors
The Canadian government has increased the number of annual investor visas to 3000 in 2010, an increase of 1000 visas from 2009.
May 24, 2010
Canada’s immigration didn’t drop in 2009
Canada gained over 500,000 new permanent and temporary residents in 2009, according to data from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) released last week.
May 17, 2010
Canadian economy adds over 100,000 jobs in April
A total of 109,000 new jobs were added by the Canadian economy in the month of April alone, the largest percentage of monthly gain in eight years and four times higher than what analysts had predicted.
May 13, 2010
We’re not all geeks, says the Canadian IT industry
Hoping to fight a critical shortage of skilled workers, the Canadian IT industry is working on changing the idea that jobs in IT are only for the geeks and nerds of this world.
May 3, 2010
Ontario changes Provincial Nominee Program
The provincial government of Ontario has announced changes to its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), known as Opportunities Ontario.
April 29, 2010
