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Ottawa, August 17, 2012 - Proposed regulatory changes announced today to the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) will allow Canada to better select skilled workers who can "hit the ground running" upon arrival.
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The Government of Canada is sending 500 observers to help monitor Ukraine's parliamentary elections in October. The announcement was made today by Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism; Bob Dechert, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird; Lois Brown, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation Julian Fantino and Ted Opitz, Member of Parliament for Etobicoke Centre.
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Ottawa, August 1, 2012 - Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has issued a Call for Proposals (CFP) for language training and other settlement and resettlement services to help newcomers succeed in their new lives in this country.
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Toronto, July 31, 2012 - Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)'s Parliamentary Secretaries Chungsen Leung and Rick Dykstra have launched a series of cross-country consultations on immigration issues, beginning today in Toronto.
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Ottawa, July 31, 2012 -Delivering on the Economic Action Plan 2012, the Government of Canada today launched online consultations to engage the public on ways to improve the federal Immigrant Investor Program (IIP).
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Ottawa, July 24, 2012 - Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney yesterday joined the Khalsa Diwan Society (KDS) in the unveiling of a public monument commemorating the Komagata Maru, a ship that arrived in Vancouver harbour in 1914 carrying 376 East Indian passengers.
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Alberta employers looking to hire highly skilled foreign workers in certain in-demand occupations will benefit thanks to the expansion of a Temporary Foreign Worker pilot project, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney and Alberta Minister of Enterprise and Advanced Education Stephen Khan announced today.
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Canada has issued a record number of visitor visas this year with over 500,000 issued since the start of this year, announced Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney today.
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Ottawa, July 5, 2012 - Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), in response to recommendations made by the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, has launched a Best Practices in Settlement Services webpage.
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Fifty-seven people became Canada's newest citizens at a special ceremony at the Canadian Museum of Civilization today.
