New Articles - March, 2012

Mar 16

By Ian Robertson, the Toronto Sun | Link to Article

TORONTO - The province’s Liberal government is promising to create its own immigration strategy to improve economic development and “social prospects for new immigrants.”

Citizenship and

Mar 15

Canada's top employers for new Canadians

By Diane Jermyn, the Globe and Mail | Link to Article

How they were chosen

In today’s competitive labour market, new Canadian job seekers without Canadian experience or recognized

Mar 12

The New North | Arctic multiculturalism

By CBC News | Link to Article

As newcomers to Canada head north in search of money and a better life, they’re changing the face of the northern landscape.

Samir Atalah is originally from Syria and speaks six languages. When he came

Mar 09

Ottawa targets ‘high-value’ entrepreneurs with new immigration program

By Wallace Immen, the Globe and Mail | Link to Article

Ottawa plans to replace the immigrant entrepreneur program it shelved last year with a new system aimed at identifying and speeding the

Mar 09

Choosing the right new Canadian

Ratna Omidver, the Globe and Mail | Link to Article

Last week, Immigration and Citizenship Minister Jason Kenney laid out a plan to help

Mar 08

Provincial immigrant nominee programs

By Wallace Immen, the Globe and Mail | Link to Article

mmigration remains a federal responsibility, but agreements with Ottawa allow provinces to nominate candidates who

Mar 08

Cloud computing could touch off global job boom

By Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun | Link to Article

Metro Vancouver is expected to gain 6,000 jobs by 2015 as part of a global trend toward adoption of cloud-based computing technology.

Cloud computing uses a network of

Mar 08

Councillor pushes for another immigrant 'welcome' event

By Janis Warren, the Tri-city News | Link to Article

A city-organized gathering last year for new and recent immigrants to Coquitlam could become an annual showcase.

On Monday, the chairperson of the city's multiculturalism advisory committee, pressed staff to repeat the

Mar 07

Legislating away immigration backlog an option, Kenney declares

By Joe Friesen, the Globe and Mail | Link to Article

All options are on the table for eliminating the massive backlogs in Canada’s

Mar 02

Ontario creates its own immigration strategy, says Ottawa’s policy hurts province

By Joe Friesen, the Globe and Mail | Link to Article

Having seen its dominant share of Canadian immigration shrink over the past decade, Ontario is fighting back.

Ontario’s

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