Immigration

In a bid to address the economic and demographic challenges faced by rural and Francophone minority communities, the Government of Canada is launching two new immigration pilots this fall. These…

Alberta’s government has announced the permanent adoption of a program that allows Ukrainian evacuees to exchange their home country’s driving permits for local licenses without additional testing. This initiative, initially…

By William Koblensky Varela | New Canadian Media Temporary immigration pathways are putting downward pressure on wage growth in Canada, but aren’t responsible for the country’s stagnating GDP per capita growth…

A new documentary titled “My Friend Omar: The Battle of a Seasonal Worker,” now available on CBC Gem and ICI Tou.TV, highlights the struggles faced by temporary foreign workers in…

Proposed changes to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program that will directly affect thousands of Niagara-on-the-Lake seasonal workers won’t come soon enough and don’t go far enough, says the head of…

Ottawa has announced a new policy aimed at supporting Manitoba’s skilled workforce. Under this new measure, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (IRCC) will extend temporary resident status for certain individuals who…

Ontario will revamp how it compensates injured migrant workers. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board president Jeff Lang says the changes affect how the board pays a worker who cannot return…

Harkirat Singh is a 24-year-old international student hailing from the Punjab state of India. He’s known to his family and friends as Anmol, which means “priceless.” Anmol recently made the…

According to the latest findings from the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC), Canada’s agricultural sector is facing an impending labour shortage, with over 100,000 jobs expected to remain unfilled…