Nepal adoption suspension riles Canadians
A group of Canadian couples hopes to convince the federal government to overturn a recommendation last month to suspend all adoptions from Nepal. Ottawa resident Adrian Gollner and his wife are among 11 couples who had started the process of adopting children in Nepal in the hopes of bringing them to Canada in 2009. But […]
Canadian ePassports to launch in 2012
Passport Canada plans to launch an ePassport in 2012, and in the meantime it wants to hear Canadians’ thoughts on the issue including revised fees. The new passport will be little changed in appearance but will contain an electronic chip encoded with the bearer’s name, gender, and date and place of birth, as well as […]
March with no snow first on record
There has never been a March in history when there haven’t been any flakes of snow. Until now. “There no snow in downtown this March – not even a trace amount recorded,” said David Phillips, senior climatologist at Environment Canada, since record keeping began in 1845. “It’s really astounding!” This lack of snow beats the […]
Canada ‘enthusiastic rebound’ best in G7, OECD says
A global economic forecasting group says Canadian economic growth will outpace that of other G7 nations by a wide margin during the first half of 2010. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Development and Co-operation is forecasting that Canada’s economy grew 6.2 per cent in the first quarter, well ahead of the 1.9 per cent overall […]
Canada Targets Asylum Laws
Canada’s immigration minister proposed sweeping changes to the country’s asylum legislation on Tuesday, aiming to help clear a multiyear backlog in processing refugee applications and stem a recent inrush of claimants. The overhaul would address an asylum system considered one of the fairest and most generous in the world—but that is now clogged by cases […]
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 […]