Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith has said that federal immigration levels are too low and are affecting her province’s ability to create jobs, grow the economy, and provide aid for those…
Immigration programs that seek to attract highly skilled and highly educated foreign nationals to Canada have been so successful that racialized women now hold more bachelor’s degrees than any other…
A petition to increase the duration of the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) has been filed in the Canadian House of Commons. The petition, e4454 for PGWP, aims to lengthen the…
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that, as of 9:00:00 AM Eastern Time on April 30, 2024, the department will be increasing certain permanent residence (PR) fees. IRCC…
Ontario is raising its minimum wage by 3.9 per cent to $17.20 on Oct. 1 this year which will make it the province with the second-highest minimum wage in all…
Quebec saw some of the highest growth in temporary immigration to Canada in the five years that ended in 2021 with most of those international students and temporary foreign workers…
Canada will not send any Ukrainians who arrived under the Canada-Ukraine Authorization For Emergency Travel (CUAET) home as long as the war with Russia is raging – even if their visas have…
Canada’s decision to not up its immigration targets has been called a “step in the right direction” by CIBC World Markets deputy chief economist Benjamin Tal. Economists are also urging…
Chris Gribble