Program to bring Afghan translators could be extended
CALGARY – Ottawa may extend its fast-track immigration policy for Afghan translators who help the Canadian Armed Forces and aid workers in Kandahar if troops remain in Afghanistan beyond 2011. Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Friday it would make sense to continue the program for as long as such translators work with Canadians. […]
Government of Canada Launches Program to Help Newcomer Youth
LONDON, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Nov. 17, 2010) – The Government of Canada is investing more than $1.6 million to help newcomer youth and their families in London, Ed Holder, Member of Parliament for London West announced today, on behalf of the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism. The Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) […]
Canada’s growth gears up from sub-par to ‘astonishing’
After struggling to achieve takeoff last summer, it turns out that Canada’s economy blasted ahead in the fourth quarter at a pace that defied all expectations. Its five-per-cent annualized growth rate was the strongest in nine years, said Statistics Canada Monday. This surge of growth, which eclipsed the 3.3 per cent advance expected by the […]
Seven spectators to Olympics seeking to stay in Canada with refugee status
Seven people who told officials they entered Canada as spectators to the Vancouver Winter Olympics are seeking refugee status in Canada. Citizenship and Immigration Canada says six of those people come from countries that don’t require special visas to enter the country. Owing to privacy law, a spokeswoman says she can’t divulge further identifying information […]
Harper tours Canada’s relief operation in Haiti
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today got a primer from Canadian troops on what they’re doing in earthquake-shattered Haiti. What he saw in the small city of 40,000, on the south coast of the country, was an area largely stabilized by the work of Canadian soldiers and medics. Harper, wearing khakis and a long-sleeve shirt, appeared […]
Observance of Family Day in Canada
Canadians in much of the country are enjoying a day off today and streets that are normally bustling are quiet. It’s Family Day in Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan while it’s Louis Riel Day in Manitoba and Islander Day in Prince Edward Island. It’s the second straight year for the holiday in Ontario, where schools, grocery […]