Europe’s Economic Problems Causing Rise in European Immigration to Canada
The increase in the unemployment rate in many European countries due to the economic problems those countries have been facing after decades of very high social welfare spending levels, and most recently, the financial crisis of 2008, has led to a significant increase in the number of Europeans applying to immigrate to Canada, as described in […]
Refugee Activists say new Bill violates Canadian Charter, Federal Government Says Bill Necessary to Protect Canada
The “Justice for Refugees and Immigrants Coalition”, a refugee activist group, made a public statement on Monday denouncing Bill C-31, a proposed update to the Immigration and Refugees Protections Act, charging that it violates the Canadian Charter of Rights. The bill would strengthen the ability of Canadian immigration authorities to deport refugee claimants and prevent claimants from remaining […]
Canada’s Best Places to Live – 2012
190 Canadian cities and towns have been ranked by Moneysense magazine and you may find some of the cities you’d have expected in the top 10, lower in the rankings. Canada’s capital, Ottawa, has been ranked the number one place in Canada for the third year in a row, due to the combination of having affordable […]
Chinese learning French to Immigrate to Canada
The Toronto Star reports that an increasing number of people in China are finding the best way to successfully immigrate to Canada is to learn French and apply through Quebec’s immigration program: Chinese desperate to emigrate have discovered a backdoor into Canada that involves applying for entry into the country’s francophone province of Quebec — […]
Foreign Sponsored Spouses of Canadians to Face Tougher Rules
A proposed new federal rule aims to clamp down on immigration fraud committed by foreign spouses of Canadians. This type of fraud involves a foreigner marrying a Canadian and getting their Canadian spouse to sponsor them for Canadian permanent resident status, then getting a divorce once they have gotten their permanent residency. The new rule […]
Canadian Government to increase Investor Program Financial Requirements
Last year, only 30 minutes after it began, the federal government’s investor program reached its quota of 700 applicants. Now Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney wants to increase the amount immigration applicants need to invest to become permanent residents of Canada. As reported in the National Post, Mr. Kenney said: “I’ve always said […]
Canadian Immigration Minister to announce new Entrepreneur Program
Canadian Citizen and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says that the Canadian government will introduce its new immigrant entrepreneur program soon, which will target “high value innovators” and not be saddled with the problems of the previous entrepreneur program. In an interview with the Globe and Mail, Mr. Kenney said that the previous program, that was […]
Canadian Immigrants See Declining Health After Arriving
A study by Louisa Taylor under a fellowship from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research has found that Canadian immigrants are healthier than the average Canadian when they first arrive to Canada, but subsequently see a rapid decline in their health. In an article in the Vancouver Sun, she writes: Since the 1990s a growing […]