Canadian Immigration News

Studies have shown that Canada’s population is not increasing on its own and the number of children from ages five to 19 has been decreasing. Immigration is one of the main sources for population growth in Canada. Hockey Canada has recognized this fact and is now targeting young newcomers to Canada.

Last year, Canada admitted the highest number of immigrants in over 50 years. 280,636 immigrants became permanent residents of Canada in 2010, more than 6% of what was originally expected. Most of the newcomers were skilled workers.

In about one month, Prince Edward Island will be introducing a new investor program into their Provincial Nominee Program. The province had an investor program from 2001 to 2008, but this new program will have some important changes.

The province of Alberta has created a new program designed specifically for immigrants with young children. Alberta Health Services is now offering a 23-part audio series in five different languages. Information for the program was gathered from public-health nurses and workers who practice within immigrant communities.

Economists had predicted that 15,000 people would join the Canadian workforce in January 2011. According to a recent announcement by Statistics Canada, almost 70,000 people were added to the workforce in Canada last month, almost five times the amount originally predicted.

Participants from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain, were polled on a wide array of immigration issues. According to the recent poll, Canadians viewed immigration more positively than Americans and Europeans.

Ontario recently launched a pilot project, entitled Brain Gain, to assist spouses and dependents of certain Canadians to work in Ontario while their applications for permanent residency are in process.

Fredericton, the capital of New Brunswick, is helping new immigrant entrepreneurs by promoting the Fredericton Business Immigrant Mentorship Program. The program was created specifically for immigrants who wish to invest in the local business community. The program originally began in 2009 and has since been successful at pairing new immigrants with mentors from various professional fields, such as accounting and finance, business marketing, professional sales and investment.

According to new research from Statistics Canada, children of immigrants are more likely than Canadian-born children to earn university degrees. Statistics Canada also found that child immigrants earn approximately the same amount of money as Canadian-born children once they are in the labour market.