Santa Claus has been declared a Canadian citizen with fully authorized re-entry rights, the country’s citizenship minister announced in Ottawa. In a formal statement, Jason Kenney, the minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, declared the legendary Christmas gift-giver “Canuck” status. “The Government of Canada wishes Santa the very best in his Christmas Eve duties and wants to let [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Canadian workers plan to delay retirement amid concern about savings: survey
A third of Canadian workers say they don’t expect to retire from work until after the age of 65 while less than half believe they will have sufficient savings to retire comfortably, according to the latest release of the Kelly Global Workforce Index. The survey, by global recruitment firm Kelly Services (NASDAQ: KELYA) (NASDAQ: [...]
Minister Kenney announces increase in federal commitments to help newcomers settle in Canada
The Government of Canada is keeping its promise in the Speech from the Throne to work with the provinces and territories to increase the uptake of immigrant settlement programs. Provinces and territories outside of Ontario and Quebec will be allocated more than $240 million in federal funding next year to help newcomers settle and [...]
