Canadian Immigration News

Thomas Lukaszuk, Alberta’s Minister of Immigration and Employment, is urging the federal government to allow more than 30,000 temporary foreign workers in the province to settle in Canada permanently.

A new QS World University Ranking placed Quebec’s McGill University’s law faculty as 12th best in the world and number one in Canada. Rankings were based on academic opinion, employer opinion, and citations by academics.

The Canadian government is discussing ways to make it easier for Americans with convictions for driving under the influence (DUI) to enter Canada. The federal government has been receiving numerous complaints that border officials are not allowing Americans to enter Canada because of former DUI convictions. Statistics provided by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) show that 6,948 Americans were denied entry into Canada on the basis of criminality.

The Government of Canada has launched a website to help Canadians identify which job sectors are hiring and which sectors are likely to experience growth in the future.

In celebration of Canada Day, MacLeans has released a report of the things that makes Canada a great nation. From large housing to an advanced medical research programs, there are many reasons why immigrants should choose to settle in Canada.

Today, Canada celebrates its 144th birthday! Canada Day, celebrated every July 1st, is a national holiday that marks the anniversary of the July 1, 1867 enactment of the British North America Act. This act brought three separate British colonies (Nova Soctia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada) together to form one country: Canada.

Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today that legislation regarding immigration consultants will come into effect on June 30, 2011.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has just announced changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Immigrant Investor Program and the Federal Entrepreneur Program.