Category Archives: Calgary

Burlington, Ontario Ranks as Best City in Canada for Immigrants

Posted on March 22, 2013 by CICS Immigration Team

MoneySense, a Canadian personal finance magazine, has released its annual Best Places to Live for 2013 index, and Calgary takes the number one spot as the best place to live in Canada overall, while Burlington, Ontario is ranked as the … Continue reading →

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Irish Immigration Shift from Australia to Canada, Fuelled by Calgary’s Economy

Posted on March 19, 2013 by CICS Immigration Team

A story in Saturday’s Irish Times examines the increase in Irish immigration to Canada as the country’s workers seek employment abroad. The article notes two trends in recent years: Canada being increasingly favoured by Irish emigrants over Australia and the … Continue reading →

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Federal Government to Provide $160,000 for Immigrant Women Organization in Calgary

Posted on March 13, 2013 by CICS Immigration Team

The federal government announced on Monday that it will provide $160,000 in funding to the Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) to help it carry out a 24 month project to help low-literacy immigrant women in Calgary. The CIWA project will … Continue reading →

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CanadianBusiness: Vancouver Could Be The Next Calgary

Posted on February 25, 2013 by CICS Immigration Team

An article appearing in the online edition of last Tuesday’s Canadian Business magazine suggests that Vancouver stands to follow in Calgary’s footsteps and become an energy company magnet: The management of Canada’s oil and gas industry has become, over the … Continue reading →

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Report Projects Oil Sands to Contribute Trillions to the Canadian Economy

Posted on January 11, 2013 by CICS Immigration Team

A comprehensive report on the challenges and opportunities of Canada’s oil sands by auditing giant Deloitte projects that the hydrocarbon deposits will contribute an estimated $2.1 trillion to Canada’s GDP over the next 25 years. The economic benefits of the … Continue reading →

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Toronto Tops CIBC’s Annual Metropolitan Economic Index for Canadian Cities

Posted on January 3, 2013 by CICS Immigration Team

Toronto leads all Canadian cities with a score of 20.6 points in the most recent CWM Metropolitan Economic Activity Index, which rates the economic activity of Canadian cities according to nine economic variables selected by CIBC’s World Markets subsidiary. The … Continue reading →

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