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I don't think this is a very good idea. Making housing for refugees certainly makes sense but housing for new immigrants is like developing a particular slum island where only certain type people are meant to reside. On one side Govt talks about integration of new immigrants into society and on other side they are developing a particular address where three south Asian families, five Filipinos, nine Arabs will live with their cabs. I don't think it is great idea.Kanamen said:
What's the Difference Between a Resume and a CV in Canada?
Occasionally as a job seeker you will run across a request to apply for a job using a CV (Curriculum Vitae) when you might have been expecting to be asked for a resume. Is there a difference?
If you happen to live in Quebec, the terms CV and resume tend to be used interchangeably. However in Canada's other provinces a CV is substantially different from a typical resume. The majority of job applicants should use the standard, two-page-maximum resume. It is what most employers want to see.
But if you are a senior executive, a lawyer, professor, physician or scientist, then you will likely opt to use a CV. That is because the latter document can be much longer than two pages – in fact it should be lengthy, impressive and highly detailed.
What A CV Contains That Most Resumes Don't
Both a resume and CV contain a Summary Statement that tries to capture the best of you in 100 words or less. Then you have the Work History (also known as Employment Highlights, Work Experience, etc.) This is followed by any Special Skills you may have, and possibly a section devoted to Awards and Honours you may have received over the years.
For a CV, the above content is merely a starting point. Beyond the standard fare is a range of sections that might be included, depending on what type of employer you are applying to. Here are the other areas that you might consider adding when putting together your Curriculum Vitae:
* Professional Licenses or Certifications
* Listing of Relevant Course Work to Match Career or Academic Objective
* Scientific or Academic Research, Laboratory Experience, Grants Received
* Description of Thesis or Dissertation (if you have advanced degrees)
* Papers, Books And Other Related Publications You Have Written
* Academic or Professional Presentations Delivered
* Travel / Exposure to Cultural Experiences
* Related Extracurricular Activities, Professional and Association Memberships
* Additional Information that May Support Objective or Qualifications
* Letters of Recommendation or a List of References
* Professional Development You Have Undertaken
Less Is Not More With a CV
While you do not want to bury a prospective employer in an avalanche of information about yourself, a CV is often at least five to ten pages in length. If you are a senior practitioner in your field, your Curriculum Vitae may well extend to 20 pages and beyond. This is so that you can list how extensively you have been published and include your many speaking engagements of a professional nature. Over time these things add up.
The overall impression that you want to get across is that your achievements are so vast, that your work history and/or credentials are so far-reaching, that you come off looking rock solid as a candidate for the positions you will be applying to.
Make certain that you read any instructions provided by employers in their job postings. When it comes to CV's, some employers are very specific about what they want you to include and how the information should be laid out. Follow the instructions then submit a stellar CV when appropriate – and your next job may be closer than you think.
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Occasionally as a job seeker you will run across a request to apply for a job using a CV (Curriculum Vitae) when you might have been expecting to be asked for a resume. Is there a difference?
If you happen to live in Quebec, the terms CV and resume tend to be used interchangeably. However in Canada's other provinces a CV is substantially different from a typical resume. The majority of job applicants should use the standard, two-page-maximum resume. It is what most employers want to see.
But if you are a senior executive, a lawyer, professor, physician or scientist, then you will likely opt to use a CV. That is because the latter document can be much longer than two pages – in fact it should be lengthy, impressive and highly detailed.
What A CV Contains That Most Resumes Don't
Both a resume and CV contain a Summary Statement that tries to capture the best of you in 100 words or less. Then you have the Work History (also known as Employment Highlights, Work Experience, etc.) This is followed by any Special Skills you may have, and possibly a section devoted to Awards and Honours you may have received over the years.
For a CV, the above content is merely a starting point. Beyond the standard fare is a range of sections that might be included, depending on what type of employer you are applying to. Here are the other areas that you might consider adding when putting together your Curriculum Vitae:
* Professional Licenses or Certifications
* Listing of Relevant Course Work to Match Career or Academic Objective
* Scientific or Academic Research, Laboratory Experience, Grants Received
* Description of Thesis or Dissertation (if you have advanced degrees)
* Papers, Books And Other Related Publications You Have Written
* Academic or Professional Presentations Delivered
* Travel / Exposure to Cultural Experiences
* Related Extracurricular Activities, Professional and Association Memberships
* Additional Information that May Support Objective or Qualifications
* Letters of Recommendation or a List of References
* Professional Development You Have Undertaken
Less Is Not More With a CV
While you do not want to bury a prospective employer in an avalanche of information about yourself, a CV is often at least five to ten pages in length. If you are a senior practitioner in your field, your Curriculum Vitae may well extend to 20 pages and beyond. This is so that you can list how extensively you have been published and include your many speaking engagements of a professional nature. Over time these things add up.
The overall impression that you want to get across is that your achievements are so vast, that your work history and/or credentials are so far-reaching, that you come off looking rock solid as a candidate for the positions you will be applying to.
Make certain that you read any instructions provided by employers in their job postings. When it comes to CV's, some employers are very specific about what they want you to include and how the information should be laid out. Follow the instructions then submit a stellar CV when appropriate – and your next job may be closer than you think.
http://bing.search.sympatico.ca/?q=canada&mkt=en-ca&setLang=en-CA
Canadians are 2nd happiest in world: survey
20/04/2011 9:19:14 PM
CBC News
Canadians share second place among the most contented people on the planet, according to a global survey that asked respondents to rate their own lives.
Gallup's global well-being survey found that 69 per cent of Canadians polled fell into a category that Gallup called "thriving."
Canada tied with Sweden, three percentage points below Denmark, whose citizens are apparently the most satisfied with their current situation and prospects for the future.
People in the "thriving" category rate their current lives at seven or higher on a 10-point scale and rated their future lives eight or higher, Gallup says.
Only two per cent of Canadians were considered to be "suffering." People in this category rated their current life and future prospects at four or below.
Another 30 per cent of Canadians were considered to be "struggling" - somewhere between the two extremes, the poll indicated.
Gallup found a majority of respondents "thriving" in only 19 countries - most in Europe and the Americas.
The story was much less rosy in 67 other countries where fewer than a quarter of residents were thriving. In sub-Saharan Africa, the median thriving percentage was just eight per cent, with Chad coming in at the bottom with just one per cent of its respondents deemed to be thriving.
Gallup said its well-being survey suggests little progress was made from the previous year.
"Gallup's global well-being data underscore the diversity of development challenges worldwide," the polling company said on its website.
"As the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt showed earlier this year, leaders should not rely on GDP alone as an indicator of how well their countries and their citizens are doing."
The well-being survey results are based on interviews with about 1,000 adults carried out between February and December 2010 in each of 124 countries.
20/04/2011 9:19:14 PM
CBC News
Canadians share second place among the most contented people on the planet, according to a global survey that asked respondents to rate their own lives.
Gallup's global well-being survey found that 69 per cent of Canadians polled fell into a category that Gallup called "thriving."
Canada tied with Sweden, three percentage points below Denmark, whose citizens are apparently the most satisfied with their current situation and prospects for the future.
People in the "thriving" category rate their current lives at seven or higher on a 10-point scale and rated their future lives eight or higher, Gallup says.
Only two per cent of Canadians were considered to be "suffering." People in this category rated their current life and future prospects at four or below.
Another 30 per cent of Canadians were considered to be "struggling" - somewhere between the two extremes, the poll indicated.
Gallup found a majority of respondents "thriving" in only 19 countries - most in Europe and the Americas.
The story was much less rosy in 67 other countries where fewer than a quarter of residents were thriving. In sub-Saharan Africa, the median thriving percentage was just eight per cent, with Chad coming in at the bottom with just one per cent of its respondents deemed to be thriving.
Gallup said its well-being survey suggests little progress was made from the previous year.
"Gallup's global well-being data underscore the diversity of development challenges worldwide," the polling company said on its website.
"As the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt showed earlier this year, leaders should not rely on GDP alone as an indicator of how well their countries and their citizens are doing."
The well-being survey results are based on interviews with about 1,000 adults carried out between February and December 2010 in each of 124 countries.
fortunately, i read it just now....it matches reality....&.....if a canadian immig applicant is added to the picture,HE must have been waiting there 4 his dox,medicals or remedicals,ofcource......kimwayne said:
CANADIAN CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
Being Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982
[Enacted by the Canada Act 1982 [U.K.] c.11; proclaimed in force April 17, 1982. Amended by the Constitution Amendment Proclamation, 1983, SI/84-102, effective June 21, 1984. Amended by the Constitution Amendment, 1993 [New Brunswick], SI/93-54, Can. Gaz. Part II, April 7, 1993, effective March 12, 1993.]
Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law:
Guarantee of Rights and Freedoms
RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS IN CANADA.
1. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.
Fundamental Freedoms
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS.
2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:
(a) freedom of conscience and religion;
(b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;
(c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and
(d) freedom of association.
Democratic Rights
DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS OF CITIZENS.
3. Every citizen of Canada has the right to vote in an election of members of the House of Commons or of a legislative assembly and to be qualified for membership therein.
MAXIMUM DURATION OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES / Continuation in special circumstances.
4. (1) No House of Commons and no legislative assembly shall continue for longer than five years from the date fixed for the return of the writs at a general election of its members.
(2) In time of real or apprehended war, invasion or insurrection, a House of Commons may be continued by Parliament and a legislative assembly may be continued by the legislature beyond five years if such continuation is not opposed by the votes of more than one-third of the members of the House of Commons or the legislative assembly, as the case may be.
ANNUAL SITTING OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES.
5. There shall be a sitting of Parliament and of each legislature at least once every twelve months.
Mobility Rights
MOBILITY RIGHTS OF CITIZENS / Right to move and gain livelihood / Limitation / Affirmative action programs.
6. (1) Every citizen of Canada has the right to enter, remain in and leave Canada.
(2) Every citizen of Canada and every person who has the status of a permanent resident of Canada has the right
(a) to move to and take up residence in any province; and
(b) to pursue the gaining of a livelihood in any province.
(3) The rights specified in subsection (2) are subject to
(a) any laws or practices of general application in force in a province other than those that discriminate among persons primarily on the basis of province of present or previous residence; and
(b) any laws providing for reasonable residency requirements as a qualification for the receipt of publicly provided social services.
(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not preclude any law, program or activity that has as its object the amelioration in a province of conditions of individuals in that province who were socially or economically disadvantaged if the rate of employment in that province is below the rate of employment in Canada.
Legal Rights
LIFE, LIBERTY AND SECURITY OF PERSON.
7. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.
SEARCH OR SEIZURE.
8. Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure.
DETENTION OR IMPRISONMENT.
9. Everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned.
ARREST OR DETENTION.
10. Everyone has the right on arrest or detention
(a) to be informed promptly of the reasons therefor;
(b) to retain and instruct counsel without delay and to be informed of that right; and
(c) to have the validity of the detention determined by way of habeas corpus and to be released if the detention is not lawful.
PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL AND PENAL MATTERS.
11. Any person charged with an offence has the right
(a) to be informed without unreasonable delay of the specific offence;
(b) to be tried within a reasonable time;
(c) not to be compelled to be a witness in proceedings against that person in respect of the offence;
(d) to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal;
(e) not to be denied reasonable bail without just cause;
(f) except in the case of an offence under military law tried before a military tribunal, to the benefit of trial by jury where the maximum punishment for the offence is imprisonment for five years or a more severe punishment;
(g) not to be found guilty on account of any act or omission unless, at the time of the act or omission, it constituted an offence under Canadian or international law or was criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of nations;
(h) if finally acquitted of the offence, not to be tried for it again and, if finally found guilty and punished for the offence, not to be tried or punished for it again; and
(i) if found guilty of the offence and if the punishment for the offence has been varied between the time of commission and the time of sentencing, to the benefit of the lesser punishment.
TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT.
12. Everyone has the right not to be subjected to any cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.
SELF-INCRIMINATION.
13. A witness who testifies in any proceedings has the right not to have any incriminating evidence so given used to incriminate that witness in any other proceedings, except in a prosecution for perjury or for the giving of contradictory evidence.
INTERPRETER.
14. A party or witness in any proceedings who does not understand or speak the language in which the proceedings are conducted or who is deaf has the right to the assistance of an interpreter.
Equality Rights
EQUALITY BEFORE AND UNDER LAW AND EQUAL PROTECTION AND BENEFIT OF LAW / Affirmative action programs.
15. (1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.
(2) Subsection (1) does not preclude any law, program or activity that has as its object the amelioration of conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups including those that are disadvantaged because of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.
Official Languages of Canada
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF CANADA / Official languages of New Brunswick / Advancement of status and use.
16. (1) English and French are the official languages of Canada and have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the Parliament and government of Canada.
(2) English and French are the official languages of New Brunswick and have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the legislature and government of New Brunswick.
(3) Nothing in this Charter limits the authority of Parliament or a legislature to advance the equality of status or use of English and French.
ENGLISH AND FRENCH LINGUISTIC COMMUNITES IN NEW BRUNSWICK / Role of the legislature and government of New Brunswick.
16.1 (1) The English linguistic community and the French linguistic community in New Brunswick have equality of status and equal rights and privileges, including the right to distinct educational institutions and such distinct cultural institutions as are necessary for the preservation and promotion of those communities.
(2) The role of the legislature and government of New Brunswick to preserve and promote the status, rights and privileges referred to in subsection (1) is affirmed.
PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT / Proceedings of New Brunswick legislature.
17. (1) Everyone has the right to use English or French in any debates and other proceedings of Parliament.
(2) Everyone has the right to use English or French in any debates and other proceedings of the legislature of New Brunswick.
PARLIAMENTARY STATUTES AND RECORDS / New Brunswick statutes and records.
18. (1) The statutes, records and journals of Parliament shall be printed and published in English and French and both language versions are equally authoritative.
(2) The statutes, records and journals of the legislature of New Brunswick shall be printed and published in English and French and both language versions are equally authoritative.
PROCEEDINGS IN COURTS ESTABLISHED BY PARLIAMENT / Proceedings in New Brunswick courts.
19. (1) Either English or French may be used by any person in, or any pleading in or process issuing from, any court established by Parliament.
(2) Either English or French may be used by any person in, or any pleading in or process issuing from, any court of New Brunswick.
COMMUNICATIONS BY PUBLIC WITH FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS / Communications by public with New Brunswick institutions.
20. (1) Any member of the public in Canada has the right to communicate with, and to receive available services from, any head or central office of an institution of the Parliament or government of Canada in English or French, and has the same right with respect to any other office of any such institution where
(a) there is a significant demand for communications with and services from that office in such language; or
(b) due to the nature of the office, it is reasonable that communications with and services from that office be available in both English and French.
(2) Any member of the public in New Brunswick has the right to communicate with, and to receive available services from, any office of an institution of the legislature or government of New Brunswick in English or French.
CONTINUATION OF EXISTING CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS.
21. Nothing in sections 16 to 20 abrogates or derogates from any right, privilege or obligation with respect to the English and French languages, or either of them, that exists or is continued by virtue of any other provision of the Constitution of Canada.
RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES PRESERVED.
22. Nothing in sections 16 to 20 abrogates or derogates from any legal or customary right or privilege acquired or enjoyed either before or after the coming into force of this Charter with respect to any language that is not English or French.
Minority Language Educational Rights
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION / Continuity of language instruction / Application where numbers warrant.
23. (1) Citizens of Canada
(a) whose first language learned and still understood is that of the English or French linguistic minority of the province in which they reside, or
(b) who have received their primary school instruction in Canada in English or French and reside in a province where the language in which they received that instruction is the language of the English or French linguistic minority population of the province,
have the right to have their children receive primary and secondary school instruction in that language in that province.
(2) Citizens of Canada of whom any child has received or is receiving primary or secondary school instruction in English or French in Canada, have the right to have all their children receive primary and secondary language instruction in the same language.
(3) The right of citizens of Canada under subsections (1) and (2) to have their children receive primary and secondary school instruction in the language of the English or French linguistic minority population of a province
(a) applies wherever in the province the number of children of citizens who have such a right is sufficient to warrant the provision to them out of public funds of minority language instruction; and
(b) includes, where the number of those children so warrants, the right to have them receive that instruction in minority language educational facilities provided out of public funds.
Enforcement
ENFORCEMENT OF GUARANTEED RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS / Exclusion of evidence bringing administration of justice into disrepute.
24. (1) Anyone whose rights or freedoms, as guaranteed by this Charter, have been infringed or denied may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain such remedy as the court considers appropriate and just in the circumstances.
(2) Where, in proceedings under subsection (1), a court concludes that evidence was obtained in a manner that infringed or denied any rights or freedoms guaranteed by this Charter, the evidence shall be excluded if it is established that, having regard to all the circumstances, the admission of it in the proceedings would bring the administration of justice into disrepute.
General
ABORIGINAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS NOT AFFECTED BY CHARTER.
25. The guarantee in this Charter of certain rights and freedoms shall not be construed so as to abrogate or derogate from any aboriginal, treaty or other rights or freedoms that pertain to the aboriginal people of Canada including
(a) any rights or freedoms that have been recognized by the Royal Proclamation of October 7, 1763; and
(b) any rights or freedoms that now exist by way of land claims agreements or may be so acquired.
OTHER RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS NOT AFFECTED BY CHARTER.
26. The guarantee in this Charter of certain rights and freedoms shall not be construed as denying the existence of any other rights or freedoms that exist in Canada.
MULTICULTURAL HERITAGE.
27. This Charter shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the preservation and enhancement of the multicultural heritage of Canadians.
RIGHTS GUARANTEED EQUALLY TO SEXES.
28. Notwithstanding anything in this Charter, the rights and freedoms referred to in it are guaranteed equally to male and female persons.
RIGHTS RESPECTING CERTAIN SCHOOLS PRESERVED.
29. Nothing in this Charter abrogates or derogates from any rights or privileges guaranteed by or under the Constitution of Canada in respect of denominational, separate or dissentient schools.
APPLICATION TO TERRITORIES AND TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES.
30. A reference in this Charter to a province or to the legislative assembly or legislature of a province shall be deemed to include a reference to the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories, or to the appropriate legislative authority thereof, as the case may be.
LEGISLATIVE POWERS NOT EXTENDED.
31. Nothing in this Charter extends the legislative powers of any body or authority.
Being Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982
[Enacted by the Canada Act 1982 [U.K.] c.11; proclaimed in force April 17, 1982. Amended by the Constitution Amendment Proclamation, 1983, SI/84-102, effective June 21, 1984. Amended by the Constitution Amendment, 1993 [New Brunswick], SI/93-54, Can. Gaz. Part II, April 7, 1993, effective March 12, 1993.]
Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law:
Guarantee of Rights and Freedoms
RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS IN CANADA.
1. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society.
Fundamental Freedoms
FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS.
2. Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:
(a) freedom of conscience and religion;
(b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;
(c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and
(d) freedom of association.
Democratic Rights
DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS OF CITIZENS.
3. Every citizen of Canada has the right to vote in an election of members of the House of Commons or of a legislative assembly and to be qualified for membership therein.
MAXIMUM DURATION OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES / Continuation in special circumstances.
4. (1) No House of Commons and no legislative assembly shall continue for longer than five years from the date fixed for the return of the writs at a general election of its members.
(2) In time of real or apprehended war, invasion or insurrection, a House of Commons may be continued by Parliament and a legislative assembly may be continued by the legislature beyond five years if such continuation is not opposed by the votes of more than one-third of the members of the House of Commons or the legislative assembly, as the case may be.
ANNUAL SITTING OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES.
5. There shall be a sitting of Parliament and of each legislature at least once every twelve months.
Mobility Rights
MOBILITY RIGHTS OF CITIZENS / Right to move and gain livelihood / Limitation / Affirmative action programs.
6. (1) Every citizen of Canada has the right to enter, remain in and leave Canada.
(2) Every citizen of Canada and every person who has the status of a permanent resident of Canada has the right
(a) to move to and take up residence in any province; and
(b) to pursue the gaining of a livelihood in any province.
(3) The rights specified in subsection (2) are subject to
(a) any laws or practices of general application in force in a province other than those that discriminate among persons primarily on the basis of province of present or previous residence; and
(b) any laws providing for reasonable residency requirements as a qualification for the receipt of publicly provided social services.
(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not preclude any law, program or activity that has as its object the amelioration in a province of conditions of individuals in that province who were socially or economically disadvantaged if the rate of employment in that province is below the rate of employment in Canada.
Legal Rights
LIFE, LIBERTY AND SECURITY OF PERSON.
7. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.
SEARCH OR SEIZURE.
8. Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure.
DETENTION OR IMPRISONMENT.
9. Everyone has the right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned.
ARREST OR DETENTION.
10. Everyone has the right on arrest or detention
(a) to be informed promptly of the reasons therefor;
(b) to retain and instruct counsel without delay and to be informed of that right; and
(c) to have the validity of the detention determined by way of habeas corpus and to be released if the detention is not lawful.
PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL AND PENAL MATTERS.
11. Any person charged with an offence has the right
(a) to be informed without unreasonable delay of the specific offence;
(b) to be tried within a reasonable time;
(c) not to be compelled to be a witness in proceedings against that person in respect of the offence;
(d) to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal;
(e) not to be denied reasonable bail without just cause;
(f) except in the case of an offence under military law tried before a military tribunal, to the benefit of trial by jury where the maximum punishment for the offence is imprisonment for five years or a more severe punishment;
(g) not to be found guilty on account of any act or omission unless, at the time of the act or omission, it constituted an offence under Canadian or international law or was criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of nations;
(h) if finally acquitted of the offence, not to be tried for it again and, if finally found guilty and punished for the offence, not to be tried or punished for it again; and
(i) if found guilty of the offence and if the punishment for the offence has been varied between the time of commission and the time of sentencing, to the benefit of the lesser punishment.
TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT.
12. Everyone has the right not to be subjected to any cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.
SELF-INCRIMINATION.
13. A witness who testifies in any proceedings has the right not to have any incriminating evidence so given used to incriminate that witness in any other proceedings, except in a prosecution for perjury or for the giving of contradictory evidence.
INTERPRETER.
14. A party or witness in any proceedings who does not understand or speak the language in which the proceedings are conducted or who is deaf has the right to the assistance of an interpreter.
Equality Rights
EQUALITY BEFORE AND UNDER LAW AND EQUAL PROTECTION AND BENEFIT OF LAW / Affirmative action programs.
15. (1) Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.
(2) Subsection (1) does not preclude any law, program or activity that has as its object the amelioration of conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups including those that are disadvantaged because of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.
Official Languages of Canada
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF CANADA / Official languages of New Brunswick / Advancement of status and use.
16. (1) English and French are the official languages of Canada and have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the Parliament and government of Canada.
(2) English and French are the official languages of New Brunswick and have equality of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all institutions of the legislature and government of New Brunswick.
(3) Nothing in this Charter limits the authority of Parliament or a legislature to advance the equality of status or use of English and French.
ENGLISH AND FRENCH LINGUISTIC COMMUNITES IN NEW BRUNSWICK / Role of the legislature and government of New Brunswick.
16.1 (1) The English linguistic community and the French linguistic community in New Brunswick have equality of status and equal rights and privileges, including the right to distinct educational institutions and such distinct cultural institutions as are necessary for the preservation and promotion of those communities.
(2) The role of the legislature and government of New Brunswick to preserve and promote the status, rights and privileges referred to in subsection (1) is affirmed.
PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT / Proceedings of New Brunswick legislature.
17. (1) Everyone has the right to use English or French in any debates and other proceedings of Parliament.
(2) Everyone has the right to use English or French in any debates and other proceedings of the legislature of New Brunswick.
PARLIAMENTARY STATUTES AND RECORDS / New Brunswick statutes and records.
18. (1) The statutes, records and journals of Parliament shall be printed and published in English and French and both language versions are equally authoritative.
(2) The statutes, records and journals of the legislature of New Brunswick shall be printed and published in English and French and both language versions are equally authoritative.
PROCEEDINGS IN COURTS ESTABLISHED BY PARLIAMENT / Proceedings in New Brunswick courts.
19. (1) Either English or French may be used by any person in, or any pleading in or process issuing from, any court established by Parliament.
(2) Either English or French may be used by any person in, or any pleading in or process issuing from, any court of New Brunswick.
COMMUNICATIONS BY PUBLIC WITH FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS / Communications by public with New Brunswick institutions.
20. (1) Any member of the public in Canada has the right to communicate with, and to receive available services from, any head or central office of an institution of the Parliament or government of Canada in English or French, and has the same right with respect to any other office of any such institution where
(a) there is a significant demand for communications with and services from that office in such language; or
(b) due to the nature of the office, it is reasonable that communications with and services from that office be available in both English and French.
(2) Any member of the public in New Brunswick has the right to communicate with, and to receive available services from, any office of an institution of the legislature or government of New Brunswick in English or French.
CONTINUATION OF EXISTING CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS.
21. Nothing in sections 16 to 20 abrogates or derogates from any right, privilege or obligation with respect to the English and French languages, or either of them, that exists or is continued by virtue of any other provision of the Constitution of Canada.
RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES PRESERVED.
22. Nothing in sections 16 to 20 abrogates or derogates from any legal or customary right or privilege acquired or enjoyed either before or after the coming into force of this Charter with respect to any language that is not English or French.
Minority Language Educational Rights
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION / Continuity of language instruction / Application where numbers warrant.
23. (1) Citizens of Canada
(a) whose first language learned and still understood is that of the English or French linguistic minority of the province in which they reside, or
(b) who have received their primary school instruction in Canada in English or French and reside in a province where the language in which they received that instruction is the language of the English or French linguistic minority population of the province,
have the right to have their children receive primary and secondary school instruction in that language in that province.
(2) Citizens of Canada of whom any child has received or is receiving primary or secondary school instruction in English or French in Canada, have the right to have all their children receive primary and secondary language instruction in the same language.
(3) The right of citizens of Canada under subsections (1) and (2) to have their children receive primary and secondary school instruction in the language of the English or French linguistic minority population of a province
(a) applies wherever in the province the number of children of citizens who have such a right is sufficient to warrant the provision to them out of public funds of minority language instruction; and
(b) includes, where the number of those children so warrants, the right to have them receive that instruction in minority language educational facilities provided out of public funds.
Enforcement
ENFORCEMENT OF GUARANTEED RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS / Exclusion of evidence bringing administration of justice into disrepute.
24. (1) Anyone whose rights or freedoms, as guaranteed by this Charter, have been infringed or denied may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain such remedy as the court considers appropriate and just in the circumstances.
(2) Where, in proceedings under subsection (1), a court concludes that evidence was obtained in a manner that infringed or denied any rights or freedoms guaranteed by this Charter, the evidence shall be excluded if it is established that, having regard to all the circumstances, the admission of it in the proceedings would bring the administration of justice into disrepute.
General
ABORIGINAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS NOT AFFECTED BY CHARTER.
25. The guarantee in this Charter of certain rights and freedoms shall not be construed so as to abrogate or derogate from any aboriginal, treaty or other rights or freedoms that pertain to the aboriginal people of Canada including
(a) any rights or freedoms that have been recognized by the Royal Proclamation of October 7, 1763; and
(b) any rights or freedoms that now exist by way of land claims agreements or may be so acquired.
OTHER RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS NOT AFFECTED BY CHARTER.
26. The guarantee in this Charter of certain rights and freedoms shall not be construed as denying the existence of any other rights or freedoms that exist in Canada.
MULTICULTURAL HERITAGE.
27. This Charter shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the preservation and enhancement of the multicultural heritage of Canadians.
RIGHTS GUARANTEED EQUALLY TO SEXES.
28. Notwithstanding anything in this Charter, the rights and freedoms referred to in it are guaranteed equally to male and female persons.
RIGHTS RESPECTING CERTAIN SCHOOLS PRESERVED.
29. Nothing in this Charter abrogates or derogates from any rights or privileges guaranteed by or under the Constitution of Canada in respect of denominational, separate or dissentient schools.
APPLICATION TO TERRITORIES AND TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES.
30. A reference in this Charter to a province or to the legislative assembly or legislature of a province shall be deemed to include a reference to the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories, or to the appropriate legislative authority thereof, as the case may be.
LEGISLATIVE POWERS NOT EXTENDED.
31. Nothing in this Charter extends the legislative powers of any body or authority.
Canadian employers hiring more
According to two indexes released this week, Canadian employers are steadily increasing recruitment. The Monster Employment Index showed that online recruitment in the second-quarter of this year was at its highest level since 2008. The Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services (ACSESS) also showed that increased employment opportunities has brought the Canadian employment industry to near pre-recession levels.
It also showed that there was a 91 percent increase in online recruitment in the manufacturing, processing, and utilities sector. Equipment operators, trades, transportation, and warehousing sector experienced a 31 percent growth, while management occupations experienced a 62 percent growth.
Brian Toffey, President of ACSESS, noted that temporary employment assignments are lengthening in time and employers are hiring more permanent employees through staffing companies.
The Canadian economy has already created nearly 200,000 jobs since January 2011 and employment opportunities are expected to continue this year.
http://www.canadavisa.com/news/entry/survey-shows-canadian-employers-hiring-more-html.html
According to two indexes released this week, Canadian employers are steadily increasing recruitment. The Monster Employment Index showed that online recruitment in the second-quarter of this year was at its highest level since 2008. The Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services (ACSESS) also showed that increased employment opportunities has brought the Canadian employment industry to near pre-recession levels.
It also showed that there was a 91 percent increase in online recruitment in the manufacturing, processing, and utilities sector. Equipment operators, trades, transportation, and warehousing sector experienced a 31 percent growth, while management occupations experienced a 62 percent growth.
Brian Toffey, President of ACSESS, noted that temporary employment assignments are lengthening in time and employers are hiring more permanent employees through staffing companies.
The Canadian economy has already created nearly 200,000 jobs since January 2011 and employment opportunities are expected to continue this year.
http://www.canadavisa.com/news/entry/survey-shows-canadian-employers-hiring-more-html.html
Easier way to travel to Canada: Ten-year multiple-entry visa
Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, announced today that Canada will shortly be introducing a ten-year multiple entry visa.
“More applications and higher expectations mean that Citizenship and Immigration Canada needs a more responsive and flexible processing system,” said Minister Kenney. “To achieve that, the Department is providing applicants and staff with the right tools to deliver on those expectations.”
While citizens of some countries, such as the United States, do not require a visitor visa to enter Canada, many countries do require one. The current maximum validity period for a multiple-entry visa is five years. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) have noted that many countries are issuing passports that are valid for ten years. As such, CIC is considering allowing multiple-entry visas to be issued to the maximum validity of the passport (up to ten years, minus one month).
CIC has already been issuing these visas for parents and grandparents who have a family sponsorship application in process. The ten-year visas will be an option for low-risk travellers who are citizens of visa-required countries, but limitations on the ten-year visa will be applied on a case-by-case basis.
Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, announced today that Canada will shortly be introducing a ten-year multiple entry visa.
“More applications and higher expectations mean that Citizenship and Immigration Canada needs a more responsive and flexible processing system,” said Minister Kenney. “To achieve that, the Department is providing applicants and staff with the right tools to deliver on those expectations.”
While citizens of some countries, such as the United States, do not require a visitor visa to enter Canada, many countries do require one. The current maximum validity period for a multiple-entry visa is five years. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) have noted that many countries are issuing passports that are valid for ten years. As such, CIC is considering allowing multiple-entry visas to be issued to the maximum validity of the passport (up to ten years, minus one month).
CIC has already been issuing these visas for parents and grandparents who have a family sponsorship application in process. The ten-year visas will be an option for low-risk travellers who are citizens of visa-required countries, but limitations on the ten-year visa will be applied on a case-by-case basis.
Canada ranked one of best countries in the world for women
A recent compilation of rankings by the U.S. website Newsweek found Canada to be the third-best country in the world to be a woman.
Canada ranks behind Iceland and Sweden which placed first and second respectively. Canada was also the only non-European country in the top seven.
Countries were graded on five factors and used a scale of one to ten. The five factors include justice, such as protecting women from violent crimes, health, education levels for women, economics including women’s work pay, and politics, which includes the number of women in government positions.
Canada earned an overall score of 96.6 out of 100. Out of the specific categories, Canada earned 100 points for justice, 92.7 for health, 92 for education, 91 for economics, and 66.9 on politics.
http://www.canadavisa.com/news/entry/canada-ranked-one-of-best-countries-in-the-world-for-women-110922.html
A recent compilation of rankings by the U.S. website Newsweek found Canada to be the third-best country in the world to be a woman.
Canada ranks behind Iceland and Sweden which placed first and second respectively. Canada was also the only non-European country in the top seven.
Countries were graded on five factors and used a scale of one to ten. The five factors include justice, such as protecting women from violent crimes, health, education levels for women, economics including women’s work pay, and politics, which includes the number of women in government positions.
Canada earned an overall score of 96.6 out of 100. Out of the specific categories, Canada earned 100 points for justice, 92.7 for health, 92 for education, 91 for economics, and 66.9 on politics.
http://www.canadavisa.com/news/entry/canada-ranked-one-of-best-countries-in-the-world-for-women-110922.html
hmisabpk said:
How about kids? Canada is the best and only the one in CCTB, UCCTB, CESG, and CLB etc... no one else (country) in the world this much taking care of the children
regards,
hmisabpk
Yes Sir you are right,its a undeniable truth.