The federal government of Canada has announced that it will increase the number of vacancies for a pilot program aimed at undocumented construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area. “This pilot program is an important step forward in addressing the severe shortage of construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area,” said Minister of Immigration, Refugees…
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Canada is a destination of choice for people looking for a new place to work, study and build their lives with their families.
Canada is a destination of choice for people looking for a new place to work, study and build their lives with their families, and immigration is key to helping employers fill hundreds of thousands of vacant positions across the country and grow our economy. The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today…
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Statistics Canada report
The Statistics Canada report found that 4.6 million Canadians predominately speak a language other than English and French at home. In particular, 1 in 4 Canadians in 2021, or 9 million people, had a mother tongue other than English and French. This is a record high since 1901, when Statistics Canada began to include data…
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Sean Fraser prepared to increase Canada’s immigration levels even as 46,000 immigrants landed in October
Fraser knows there are a lot of challenges ahead of him, but sees an opportunity to make a positive difference on Canada's immigration system. Sean Fraser knows he has a lot of hard work ahead of him. In his first major interviews as Canadian immigration minister, Fraser spoke with Shelly Hagan of Bloomberg and Nicholas Keung of the Toronto Star to…
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