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The Media Roundup provides links to recent and archived articles, in both English and French, on immigration and diversity appearing in the national and local news. Some international content is also included. Articles are updated weekly.
New Brunswick’s immigrant and First Nations populations are continuing to grow, according to the latest Statistics Canada data. […] New Brunswick’s population expanded by almost three per cent and immigration has doubled since 2006 when the last numbers were released.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2012/02/10/nb-census-aboriginals-immigrants.html
B.C.’s jobs minister is still hopeful the federal government will allow the province to hand-pick an increased number of skilled immigrants, despite the Citizenship and Immigration minister’s refusal Wednesday to grant a similar request to Alberta. The provincial nominee program allows provinces to choose skilled immigrants who are best qualified to meet shortages in the regional labour market.
The Come to Canada Wizard, which helps people determine if they are eligible to immigrate to this country, continues to gain popularity among prospective immigrants and newcomers. The Wizard has recorded more than 750,000 visits since it was launched six months ago.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2012/2012-02-09.asp
The immigrants gathered around the conference table are well educated, have plenty of work experience and are eager to find a job. None of that will be enough. That was the message to them from Victor Stanford, an employment adviser with the YMCA, a day after one of Canada’s major banks urged the federal government to modify the immigration system to take better advantage of the skills of newcomers.
The 260,000-person city has experienced 11.4 per cent growth since the previous census – the third-fastest growth of the country’s census metropolitan areas. Saskatchewan is flooded with an unprecedented number of immigrants drawn by its white-hot resource sector and the sizable economic ripple effects attached to it.
Canada’s immigration system can be improved without a major overhaul if program overlaps can be reduced, with Ottawa focusing on long-term labour market objectives and letting the provinces and the business-driven temporary worker program address short-term needs, says a new report.