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Trudeau on Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Trudeau Weighs in on Temporary Foreign Worker Program OTTAWA –This summer Justin Trudeau added his voice to critics of Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). The Liberal Party leader says the federal government must work more closely with the provinces on immigration matters, especially when it comes to the importation of foreign labour. “The federal government needs to work much more closely with the provinces on a whole range

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Start-Up Visa a Boon for Foreign Entrepreneurs and Canadian economy

Citizenship and Immigration Minister Alexander promotes Canadian immigration program to bring enterprising start-ups to Canada KITCHENER, ON — On August 14, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander met with Communitech and other Kitchener-Waterloo businesses at a roundtable discussion of Canada’s Start-Up Visa program and its potential to import fresh entrepreneurial talent into the country. Launched in 2013 as part of a government initiative to stimulate

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Canadian immigration reaches milestone with 150,000th new citizen of the year

Canadian immigration reaches milestone with 150,000th new citizen of the year Number of new immigrants doubles despite controversy surrounding new reforms SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO – At a ceremony on August 19, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander helped welcome Canada’s 150,000th new citizen of 2014. Compared to the Canadian immigration record of August 2013, the number of new citizens has doubled this year, a feat which

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Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act Causes Controversy

Critics object to redefinition of citizenship while Canadian immigration authorities highlight streamlined services Since receiving Royal Assent on June 19th, the “Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act” (Bill C-24), has sparked sharp criticism.  Amnesty International, members of the legal community, and other groups have stepped forward to oppose the bill, which changes the legal requirements to become a citizen of Canada, and empowers the government with new

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