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The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister for Multiculturalism, issued the following statement after the official launch event for Black History Month at the Canadian War Museum.
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Canada welcomed more than 16,000 new citizens in January – twice as many as in January 2013, Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced today.
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Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander today launched the next phase of the government's plan to eliminate backlogs in the Parent and Grandparent program (PGP).
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Visitors to Canada will automatically be considered for a multiple-entry visa, starting on February 6, 2014. Multiple-entry visas allow qualified visitors to come and go from Canada for six months at a time for up to 10 years without having to reapply each time.
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Ottawa, January 29, 2014 - As of January 30, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will accept certificates from individuals who complete Ontario's provincial language training program as proof of language ability for the purpose of applying for citizenship, Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced today. The acceptance of this language training program will facilitate access to citizenship for Ontario applicants.
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Ottawa, January 23, 2014 - Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) are launching new innovative learning tools to help educators promote Holocaust remembrance and education.
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In the year since comprehensive reforms to Canada's asylum system took effect, the number of new asylum claims from safe countries has decreased to historic lows, ensuring that genuine refugees ¿ truly vulnerable people from some of the world's most volatile areas ¿ receive faster and fairer protection, Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced today.
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Thank you very much. How is everyone? Warm enough? Good. It's great to be here with you at Pearson International Airport, Canada's top gateway, and top connection, to the world. It's the third largest port of entry for people from outside of North America coming into North America, so very fitting to be here for today's announcement. Thank you very much for joining us ¿ it's a huge part of what we do, to be able to communicate through you.
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The Honourable Tim Uppal, Minister of State for Multiculturalism, recently concluded a successful mission to Pakistan and India. While in Pakistan, Minister Uppal met with vaccinators, doctors and UNICEF staff to announce Canada's latest contribution in the fight to eradicate polio in Pakistan and around the world. Minister Uppal also visited the Badshahi Mosque, Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, and Joseph Colony (a Christian community in Lahore), and met with federal and provincial Pakistani government ministers.
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Anandpur Sahib, January 10, 2014 - Canada is a destination of choice for visitors, students and business travellers from India. A high number of visitor visas (84,672) and study permits (13,613) were issued from Canada's Chandigarh and New Delhi offices between January and December 2013, the Honourable Tim Uppal, Minister of State for Multiculturalism announced today at the Pravasi Punjabi Divas Sammelan conference in Anandpur Sahib.
