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One in four doctors foreign-trained |
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Friday, 28 October 2005 |
One in four doctors in Canada today is foreign-trained, according to a new study published by a respected medical journal.
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Stats cheer for immigrants' kids |
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Wednesday, 26 October 2005 |
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Second-generation Canadians - or children born to immigrants - not only
go on to earn more than their parents, they also earn more on average
than those whose parents were both born in Canada. |
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Court boost for disabled applicants |
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Sunday, 23 October 2005 |
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The Supreme Court has ordered that two families with disabled children
be allowed to immigrate to Canada in a ruling that could have a huge
impact on other applicants with medical problems and disabilities. |
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Immigrants deserve better: Bank chief |
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Thursday, 20 October 2005 |
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The president of Canada's largest financial institution and one of the
country's biggest employers has called for businesses to do more to
attract talented immigrants. |
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Get set for iris scans, fingerprinting |
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Tuesday, 18 October 2005 |
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Thousands of newcomers will soon face iris scans, digitized
face captures and fingerprinting as part of the entry process to Canada. |
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Immigration fast-track for quake-hit |
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Sunday, 16 October 2005 |
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Canadian immigration officials will expedite family reunification cases
for those affected by the earthquake tragedy in Pakistan, Prime
Minister Paul Martin has said. |
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Vancouver 'best city in the world' |
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Wednesday, 05 October 2005 |
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Vancouver is the best city in the world to live, according to a new
survey by the respected Economist Intelligence Unit. Toronto and
Calgary also made it into the Top 10 in the list of 127 cities surveyed. |
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Alberta rush: You ain't seen nothing yet |
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Sunday, 02 October 2005 |
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A major new study that shows Alberta is set to reap a $1.4-trillion
bonanza from its oil sands by 2020 could spark a bigger rush to emigrate to that
province. Alberta sits on the world's second largest crude oil deposit
after Saudi Arabia. |
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Oil boom fuels rush to Alberta |
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Friday, 30 September 2005 |
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Fuelled by soaring crude prices and employment in the oil patch,
immigration to Alberta has boomed over the last year, the latest
StatCan statistics show. |
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Demand soars for live-in nannies |
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Wednesday, 28 September 2005 |
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Work permits issued under the so-called "Nanny Program" have more than
doubled over the last five years, as more and more immigrants seek to
bring in hired help after they move to Canada. |
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Immigrant intake to jump 40pc |
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Saturday, 24 September 2005 |
Canada's immigration levels could rise 40 per cent
- or by an additional 100,000 a year - under a plan to be presented to the federal cabinet.
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$4m Ontario help for newcomers |
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Tuesday, 20 September 2005 |
The Ontario government is investing $4.1 million in services that help
new immigrants settle and begin new lives, the provincial immigration
minister has announced. |
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5-star ratings for Canadian cities |
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Tuesday, 20 September 2005 |
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All five Canadian cities included in a major international survey of
the world's best places to live finished in the top 25, with Vancouver
leading the way at No.3. |
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Immigration site set for revamp |
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Monday, 19 September 2005 |
Canada's Immigration department is planning to revamp its website,
after two surveys revealed many people couldn't find what they were
looking for.
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Nova Scotia woos immigrants |
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Saturday, 10 September 2005 |
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Immigrants who choose to settle in Nova Scotia will receive more
language training, more help getting into the workplace, and more
information to help them settle in the province. |
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Canadians oppose Muslim restrictions |
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Tuesday, 06 September 2005 |
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Most Canadians do not support restricting the numbers of immigrants
allowed into Canada from Muslim countries, a new poll shows. While 81
per cent of Canadians are in favour of "deporting or jailing anyone who
publicly supports terrorist bombers", only 39 per cent were in support
of severely restricting immigrants from Muslim nations. |
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South Asian immigration on rise |
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Friday, 19 August 2005 |
The faster growth of the South Asian immigrant population between now
and 2017 may put it on equal terms with the Chinese,
currently the biggest visible minority group, says Statistics Canada.
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Visible minority population soaring |
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Friday, 19 August 2005 |
Roughly one out of every five people in Canada could be a member of a
visible minority by 2017 when Canada celebrates
its 150th anniversary, according to a report by Statistics Canada.
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Canada 'second most loved nation' |
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Sunday, 07 August 2005 |
Canada is the second most favorite country in the world, according to a
new poll. Boosted by a strong showing in the immigration and people
categories, Canada beat out several Western nations including the
United
States and Britain, finishing second only to Australia in
the Anholt-GMI Nation Brand Index.
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Immigrant is new Governor-General |
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Friday, 05 August 2005 |
 How far can an immigrant go in Canada? Pretty close to the
top, as is apparent with the appointment of Haitian-born journalist
Michaëlle Jean as Canada's 27th Governor-General. The Governor-General
is the Queen's Representative in Canada.
The 48-year-old television journalist, who immigrated to Canada from
Port-au-Prince in 1968, takes over from another
immigrant, Adrienne Clarkson, who was born in Hong Kong of Chinese
parents.
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