Posted by editor Published Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Immigration Canada's population, as of July 1, was recorded at 33,311,389, with the
Prairie provinces and Prince Edward Island showing the fastest growth.
Immigration accounted for an 91,600 increase in Canada's population during the
second quarter of 2008, the largest increase in 17 years, according to a
Statistics Canada report released Monday.
Posted by agentCanada Published Monday, July 16, 2007 Immigration
Statistics Canada's recent Ethnic Diversity Survey (EDS) suggests that as
Canadian immigrants and their children grow older, their attachment to Canada
strengthens. 74.5 per cent of respondents aged 65 and over expressed a "very
strong" sense of belonging to Canada, compared with only 40.6 per cent among
those aged 15-17.
Posted by agentCanada Published Sunday, February 25, 2007 Immigration
After 3 years living in a Vancouver church, Amir Kazemian is free to stay in Canada, as his application has been approved by Citizenship and Immigration Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. The welcome news reached Mr. Kazemian in the nick of time, as he was in police custody awaiting deportation.
Posted by agentCanada Published Sunday, February 18, 2007 Immigration
Canada will be opening its doors to 2000 refugees of the Karen ethnic group, in a move announced by the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. Canada first accepted a group of 810 Karen in 2006 for resettlement.
Posted by agentCanada Published Sunday, February 11, 2007 Immigration In a speech delivered at the University of Oxford last week, the British House of Commons leader Jack Straw pointed to Canada as a model for multiculturalism and civic cohesion. Straw suggested that the United Kingdom could learn a great deal from the Canadian experience..
Posted by agentCanada Published Monday, January 15, 2007 Immigration
There are more than 200,000 undocumented individuals, more commonly known as illegal immigrants, currently residing in Canada.
Most have integrated in Canadian society and contribute to our economy by working at jobs that would otherwise go unfilled. The problem is that they did not play by the rules in getting to Canada or if they did enter legally, they have since overstayed the date by which they should have left.
Posted by agentCanada Published Monday, January 15, 2007 Immigration
Hassan Samimifar is bitter, and it is hard to blame him for feeling that way.
Mr. Samimifar, an Iranian national, arrived in Canada 21 years ago and immediately applied for refugee status. Until 2003 he was waiting for an answer. When his file was finally addressed, his application was refused. After an immigration hearing scheduled for early December, Samimifar could be deported to Iran by early 2007.
Posted by agentCanada Published Monday, January 15, 2007 Immigration
Receiving the gift of a lifetime this holiday season, a family in the small town of Oliver in British Columbia?s Okanagan Valley facing a deportation order received a phone call from the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, that they will be allowed to stay in Canada. .
Posted by agentCanada Published Monday, January 15, 2007 Immigration
Maple Leaf Foods has abandoned its program at its Brandon, Manitoba plant to bring in workers from China, after it was revealed that 61 workers had paid fees of $10000 to the immigration consultant hired by the company. The actions were not illegal, however the company was concerned about the debt burden faced by the employees..
Posted by agentCanada Published Monday, January 15, 2007 Immigration
Federal NDP leader Jack Layton called on the government to issue a formal apology in the House of Commons for a case of racism against immigrants from India 93 years ago. In 1914 the Komagata Maru was marooned in Vancouver's harbour for 3 months with nearly 400 passengers on board, and eventually sent back to Asia..
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