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CANADIAN IMMIGRATION NEWS
| JUNE 2009 | ||
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| Canadas Economic Action plan helps Canadian workers | ||
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As companies experience a temporary slowdown, more Canadians can keep their jobs through Canada's Economic Action Plan which is helping workers and businesses by extending and easing access to Work-Sharing agreements. |
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| Canadas need for chartered accounts remains strong | ||
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Even though the current economic crisis is causing layoffs in other sectors, experienced chartered accountants from abroad are still in great demand in Canada. Accountancy is one of 38 occupations listed as being needed in this country for the foreseeable future by Immigration Canada. |
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| Canadian economy in recovery mode | ||
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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently announced that the country's economy is on the road to recovery, boosted by the federal stimulus spending which he said is 80 percent in place, and the approval of 3,000 projects designed to boost the economy. |
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| New resource to assist Canadian employers hire international workers | ||
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The Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney, announced a new resource to assist employers in hiring internationally trained workers. |
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| Canadian immigration will soon require biometrics from visitors to Canada | ||
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According to a recent announcement by the Canadian government, all Canadian visa applications will soon need to be accompanied with biometrics (digital fingerprints and photographs) so that the government can maintain a database of biometric information for security purposes at all Canadian visa offices |
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| Saskatchewan immigration minister expects to welcome 10,000 international migrants | ||
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Saskatchewan's immigration minister is convinced the province will welcome as many as 10,000 international migrants in the next 12 to 18 months. |
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| Governments of Canada and Alberta Support Workers Affected by the Economy | ||
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A new federal investment will help an estimated 10,100 Albertans get back to work by creating more job opportunities, through skills development. |
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| Sault St. Marie seeks strategies to grow and retain immigrant population | ||
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At a recent workshop designed to gather various groups together to increase engagement and partnerships to support immigrants the director of Thunder Bay's Multicultural Association stated that if Sault Ste. Marie wants to grow its population with immigrants, it needs to be patient and develop a welcoming community. |
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| Canada ranked as most welcoming country in the world | ||
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A new global consumer survey has found that given the chance to go anywhere on the planet, more people around the world would choose to visit Canada than any other country. |
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