Days after being sworn in as prime minister on November 4 last year, Justin Trudeau listed priority tasks for his ministers. Like that of his colleagues, the list for John McCallum, Minister of Immigration,…
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Liberals Hope Bigger Immigration Target Boosts Economy
The Liberals hope increasing the government’s target for new permanent residents to 300,000 will boost the economy, the 2016 federal budget says. The 2016 target is seven per cent higher than last year’s, and includes…
View More Liberals Hope Bigger Immigration Target Boosts EconomyFlying in Family Class: An In-Depth Series (Part III)
In Pakistan, where retirement homes do not exist, children consider it a moral duty to take care of their parents as they age. Asad Khan says this is why he wanted to sponsor his father…
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Family reunification is at the core of the Liberal government’s immigration policy. After our two-part in-depth piece on the pros and cons of the family class immigration stream, this new series takes a closer look at the process…
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Family reunification is at the core of the Liberal government’s immigration policy. After our two-part in-depth piece on the pros and cons of the family class immigration stream, this new series takes a closer look…
View More Flying in Family Class: An In-Depth Series (Part I)Attn McCallum: Do Not End Open Work Permit Program
Dear Minister John McCallum, We are reaching out to you as a group of Canadians and immigrants with a vested interest in seeing improvements made in the immigration system, a system we know all too…
View More Attn McCallum: Do Not End Open Work Permit ProgramRefugees, Siblings, Spouses and Grandparents Jump to Head of Queue
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has given his Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship a list of top priorities to work on in the coming months. While leading efforts to resettle 25,000 refugees in the coming…
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An Open Letter on the Family Reunification File
Dear Hon. Minister McCallum: I want to take this opportunity to share with my thoughts on family reunification. Attending an early platform-planning conversation you organized in 2014, it became clear that family reunification and the…
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NewsBriefs: Immigrant-Centric Show Launches in GTA
“New Canadians”, a television show about newcomers in Canada, has now launched in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Produced by New Horizons Media in association with the New Canadian Media Professionals Network (NCMP), the show…
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Pros and Cons of Family Reunification
Justin Trudeau has now officially been elected as Canada’s 29th Prime Minister and with him come promises of investment in infrastructure, electoral reform and changes to the lengthy family reunification process. Some of those changes…
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