Possible Changes to Skilled Worker Category?
On March 16, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney launched consultations to identify how immigration can best respond to Canada’s new and emerging labour market needs. The Government of Canada is seeking the views of Canadians on how to help lead Canada to full economic recovery from the global recession. These consultations will look […]
Canada’s growth gears up from sub-par to ‘astonishing’
After struggling to achieve takeoff last summer, it turns out that Canada’s economy blasted ahead in the fourth quarter at a pace that defied all expectations. Its five-per-cent annualized growth rate was the strongest in nine years, said Statistics Canada Monday. This surge of growth, which eclipsed the 3.3 per cent advance expected by the […]
Canada’s prospects outshine realities challenging U.S.
Canadians have long tended to define themselves by what they are not: Americans. As Finance Minister Jim Flaherty prepares to deal with the fiscal cost of the recession, that distinction is taking on new meaning. Facing the biggest budget deficit since the Second World War and none of the spirit of political compromise necessary to […]
Downtown to become a fortress for G20 summit
In four months, Steve Bovair’s downtown neighbourhood will be transformed from cosmopolitan high life to a barricaded no-man’s land. On a normal day, the network engineer can look outside his 17th-floor window to find a typical urban scene. Cars drift through his intersection at Lower Simcoe St. and Bremner Blvd. Customers dash into take-out restaurants […]
Feds to Help Immigrants Adapt to Workforce
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 […]
Winter Games’ legacy: Canadian Resiliency
With a wink of its eye, Canada brought to close the Winter Olympics by making fun of one the glitches that plagued the first week of the games. As the closing ceremonies began, a mime with a tool belt came out to the caldron, where one of the legs was still in the floor of […]