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CIC News IRCC’s Anti Racism Strategy for 2021-2024 In 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) began looking deeper into the departments’ internal environment through an anti-racism lens. An employee survey found that significant proportion of racialized employees considered racism to be a problem. In response to this, focus groups were held to gain greater…
CIC News Why Canada is yet to introduce an open work permit for expired PGWP holders Months after introducing a special measure to allow certain Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders to apply for a new open work permit that would allow them to keep working in Canada, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser is blaming technical issues…
CIC News British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario release PNP draw results This past week, four Canadian provinces released Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw results. Most Canadian provinces and territories (with the exception of Quebec and Nunavut) operate their own PNPs. Through these programs, interested candidates may be invited to apply for a provincial nomination.…
CIC News Three Canadian cities made the top 10 of the Global Livability Index 2022 Three Canadian cities have made the top ten in the list of the world’s most livable cities in the Global Livability Index 2022. This year Calgary, Alberta tied with Zurich for third place. It outranked Zurich in education and infrastructure…
CIC News Canada’s immigration minister wants to make good on mandate letter commitments for refugees and undocumented workers We asked Sean Fraser what he personally wants to achieve during his term as Canada’s minister of immigration. There were four items on Fraser’s bucket list, all found on his mandate letter, a document from the prime…
CIC News Business Council of Canada says increased immigration is vital to Canada’s economy Canada works hard to position itself as an ideal home for the best and the brightest global talent across all industries. The Business Council of Canada (BCC) recently released a report in which 80 Canadian businesses were surveyed about how they…
CIC News Canada’s unemployment rate down to record-low 5.1% Canada’s unemployment rate hit a new record-low of 5.1%, the lowest point it’s been since comparable data became available in 1976. Statistics Canada reported in its most recent Labour Force Survey that the labour force gained 39,800 jobs in May, mostly in full-time work. More than…
CIC News Canada set to welcome over 500,000 newcomers this summer Upon imposing COVID travel restrictions in March 2020, Canada prevented many newcomers from being able to enter the country. There were some exceptions, such as those who received permanent residence and study permit approval prior to the restrictions taking effect, as well as those…
CIC News Canadian politician wants to improve Super Visa for parents and grandparents Canadian Member of Parliament Kyle Seeback is proposing a new bill to support parents and grandparents coming to Canada. The proposed changes would affect the Super Visa for parents and grandparents. Currently, the Super Visa allows parents and grandparents of Canadians to…
CIC News Canada providing charter flights to facilitate the arrival of Ukrainian refugees Over the next few weeks, Ukrainians who have been approved under the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET) and their family members will have access to chartered flights to Canada. Those who have obtained their visa to come to Canada under the CUAET…