Canada Immigration News

Canadian construction interests are concerned that the country's points based immigration program is causing the industry to lag behind in searching for skilled labor, according to a report in the Daily Co

Diane Finley, Canada's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, has announced $12.5 million in funding for the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) program, which will be

Software giant Microsoft announced that it will open a new Microsoft Canada Development Centre in Vancouver, Canada in response to the challenge of bringing in enough foreign workers into the United States.

Manitoba Labour and Immigration Minister Nancy Allan has announced improvements to Manitoba's settlement and integration approach in its bid to attract and retain immigrants to Canada under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP).

Diane Finley, Canadian Immigration Minister, and Mike Colle, Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, announced the opening of a new immigrant Welcome Centre in Vaughan, Ontario on 26 June 2007.

According to the Vladivostok News, a recent Canadian immigration seminar in the south-eastern Russian city of Vladivostok was very popular, but some skepticism about how welcome Russian immigrants would be in Canada and concerns over excessive paperwork exist. The seminar, hosted by Canadian diplomat Paul Whelan, was overall considered encouraging and a success.