December 2022 Labour Force Survey: Employment across Canada rises by over 100,000 to wrap up the year

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CIC News December 2022 Labour Force Survey: Employment across Canada rises by over 100,000 to wrap up the year According to the latest Labour Force Survey (December 2022) released by Statistics Canada, employment in Canada rose 0.5 percentage points over the month (+104,000 jobs), as the national unemployment rate dropped to 5.0% (-0.1% month-over-month). General…

The national response to Quebec’s French-language preserving Bill 96

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CIC News The national response to Quebec’s French-language preserving Bill 96 The turn of the calendar to 2023 (January 1) marked exactly seven months since Quebec’s divisive Bill 96 received royal assent and was officially passed into law on June 1, 2022. This law was designed, in the words of former Quebec language minister Simon…

Internal IRCC audit recommends the creation of clear guidelines for Pilot Programs

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CIC News Internal IRCC audit recommends the creation of clear guidelines for Pilot Programs An internal memo from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on July 18, 2022, recommends the implementation of clear guidelines for the establishment of pilot programs following an internal audit conducted last March by the Internal Audit and Accountability Branch of…