Permanent residence

Starting today (16 March 2010), Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will now post its most requested statistics on a quarterly basis on its web site, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced.
“We are demonstrating our commitment to transparency and open government by ensuring that our most requested data is up-to-date, easily accessible [...]

Improvements to proof of language rules will increase fairness

The Government of Canada is streamlining the process for assessing the language skills of applicants to the Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience classes, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.
“The language requirements themselves have not changed,” said Minister Kenney. “But beginning April 10, 2010, [...]

Getting a job when you get to Canada is about to get easier for more immigrants, says Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.
The Canadian Immigration Integration Project (CIIP), which began in 2007 as a pilot program, is getting $15 million over the next three years to expand its services in India, China and the [...]

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney

Canada’s new citizenship study guide for immigrants makes no mention of gay rights — because those sections were ordered removed by the citizenship minister.
Newly disclosed documents show Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney asked that references to gay rights be deleted from the first draft version last June. Department officials [...]

Canada welcomes new citizens

A group of 45 new Canadians from 24 countries took the oath of citizenship today at a special ceremony during the 2010 Olympic Games. Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney, who attended the ceremony, said he was proud to be a part of such a significant and touching event.
“Each year, approximately [...]

Small businesses in Canada less willing to hire newcomers

Although Canadian employers have good intentions when it comes to hiring internationally educated professionals (IEPs), small firms still see IEPs as more of a risk than an advantage.
The study by the Progress Career Planning Institute (PCPI) found that larger firms are more likely to recognize that [...]

The acceptance rate for Indian students coming to study at a group of Canadian colleges has doubled thanks to a new program between Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC). The announcement was made today by Member of Parliament Tim Uppal, on behalf of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister [...]

Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney recently launched a public service announcement (PSA) to call for nominations for the Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism.
The goal of the PSA is to raise awareness about the award. It asks Canadians to look at those around them – colleagues, friends, volunteers and community leaders – and recognize deserving [...]

People of Haiti struggle on

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the long-term challenge facing Canadian and other relief efforts in quake-stricken Haiti amounts to nothing less than “the rescue of a shattered society.” Canadians are profoundly moved by the suffering in Haiti and through words and actions they have asked the government to do everything in its [...]

Dozens of significant changes were made to Canada’s new citizenship guide before its splashy debut last November, some apparently to dampen controversy. An internal summary of edits proposed by a group of distinguished Canadians suggests the process was partly driven by the politics of language, religion and ethnicity.
The blue-ribbon panel grappled, for example, with [...]