Students in British Columbia Learn About Canadian Immigration
Burnaby North Secondary students in Grade 10 were asked questions to inspire a special art and social studies project. They were to imagine an old train station, early in the 20th century.
Consumer Confidence Near Record High in Canada
At the end of 2017, consumer confidence in Canada was at record levels due to strong housing markets, booming job markets, and an end-of-the-year hike in commodity prices.
Montreal Is the Most Trilingual City in Canada
Over 21 percent of residents in this diverse city can speak at least three different languages. Of those living in Toronto, only 11 percent have this ability and only ten percent of the residents of Vancouver.
New Program Seeks Immigrants for Canada’s Atlantic Region
A new immigration pilot program in Atlantic Canada aims to draw immigrants to the area. The four Atlantic provinces which participate in the new program are P.E.I., Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland.
More Canadian Visas Planned Over Next 3 Years
Canada will approve close to one million immigrant applications over a three year period. The Liberal government calls this “the most ambitious immigration levels in recent history.”
Renewable Energy Sector Creating Jobs in Canada
The program will assist in careers in turbine construction, wind turbine maintenance, turbine manufacturing, and wind turbine blade repair.
New Canadian Immigration Program for Canada’s Atlantic Provinces
The government is joining with the four Atlantic Canadian premiers to begin an Atlantic growth strategy. The goal is to stimulate economic development and begin an increase in job opportunities in the provinces of P.E.I., New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia. The central idea of the plan is an immigration program phased over […]
Skilled Foreign Workers Needed to Fill Jobs in Atlantic Provinces of Canada
Atlantic Canada is experiencing a challenge filling job openings due to the aging population. Alaina Lockhart, Fundy Royal MP, has put a motion to the House of Commons hoping to create ideas on the challenge. She is hoping to push Parliament to find solutions by boosting immigration and drawing people to the area. According to […]
Canada Has Increase In Resident Immigrants
Europe and the United States have an increasing anti-immigrant attitude, but Canada stands strong on multiculturalism, and that feeling is expected to continue to grow in coming years. Statistics Canada reported that by 2036, almost one in two Canadians could be an immigrant or a child of an immigrant.
Canadians Becoming Millionaires on the Rise
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) released a report showing that in the past year substantially more Canadian households have become millionaires. In 2016, there were 485,000 millionaires, up from 385,000 in 2015. These 2016 statistics represent 3.5 percent of all homes in Canada and 32.5 percent of the nation’s combined wealth.