The Government of Canada is investigating 6,500 people from more than 100 countries for fraudulently attempting to gain citizenship or maintain permanent resident status, said Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. “Canadian citizenship is not for sale,” he said. “Canadians are generous people, but have no tolerance or patience for people who don’t play...
Ontario is partnering with companies for projects that will help create 550 new jobs and protect 1,056 existing jobs. The province is supporting company investments which will create new jobs for families, help spur growth and strengthen local economies. These new jobs build upon the 97,700 net new jobs that have already been created in Ontario so far this year alone. In the face of...
Canada intends to accept up to 1,000 international PhD students per year as permanent residents through the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear announced. “Doctoral graduates play a unique role in the economy. They drive research, encourage innovation and pass on their knowledge through teaching,” he said. “And quite simply, Canada...
Canada is taking immediate action to cut the backlog and wait times for sponsored parents and grandparents. Currently, more than 165,000 parents and grandparents who have applied to become permanent residents of Canada are still waiting for a final decision. Each year, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) receives applications for sponsorship of nearly 38,000 parents and grandparents,...
Canadian commuters took an average of 26 minutes to travel to work on a typical day in 2010, including all modes of transportation. The average commuting time was longest for commuters in Toronto (33 minutes), Montréal (31 minutes) and Vancouver (30 minutes). In both Toronto and Montréal, more than one-quarter of commuters had travel times of 45 minutes or more, which was much greater than...
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Canadian Experience
Show him the money!
Like many newcomers to Canada, we came from a cash society. We paid with cash... Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism,... We had landed in Canada on a hot summer evening and were astounded at the... Following a substantial increase in the number of student visas issued in... Soon after moving to Canada, we went to the local library to sign up as... Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Member of Parliament Deepak Obhrai unveiled a... |
Help for Newcomers
Over 6000 skilled immigrants mentored
Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC) recognized outstanding... Located on the lower level of Sheridan Centre Mall on Erin Mills Parkway, in... For most Canadians, buying a home means taking out a mortgage. A mortgage is... |
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Success Strategies
I used to pretend to be Tom Hanks’ brother
Seventeen years ago, I became the president of my community association. It was... I was leaving my last class for the day when I saw my friend, Ken Frankel,... On a summer weekend in 1977, my friend Tony and I made plans to go waterskiing.... In the early 1970s I was a young teenager who was completely caught up in the... Canadians and Americans are among the most individualistic people in the world.... Recently, I participated in a Murder Mystery weekend at a bed-and -breakfast... |
Success Snapshots
 Dancer, choreographer, teacher and dance scholar Hari Krishnan “Dance is my life, my being, my consciousness. I approach dance with... Harinder Takhar became Ontario’s first South Asian minister way back in 2004.... Musharraf Ali Farooqi describes himself as a professional writer, one who... Not many debut authors get to see their novels make the best-seller list and... Dr Mohini Sain, Director, Centre for Biocomposites & Biomaterials Processing,... Dr Arun Ravindran was born in Sri Lanka and did his PhD in behavioral... |
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Focus
 Award for many years of serving the immigrant community Baljit Sethi received the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Paul Yuzyk Award for... The Schulich School of Business at York University and GMR Group, one of the... Based on international test scores and evaluation, Ontario has one of the top... |
Diversity
New Awards recognize volunteers
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced a new volunteer awards program to... Prime Minister Stephen Harper consulted Indo-Canadian business leaders and... We were very new in Canada; it was our first winter; our first acquaintance... Ontario students continue to be among the top-achieving students in the world,... With thousands of people from countries around the world immigrating to Canada... |
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Education
 Ten common myths about studying in Canada Whenever a student or family is deciding on where to study abroad, plenty of... For many international students, a major reason for choosing to study at a... More than 200 international students received an official welcome to Toronto ... |
