The Canadian government issues many immigration documents after someone applies for one of the federal immigration programs. Temporary and permanent residents use these documents to show their eligibility when applying for services and other benefits. Service providers need to have a basic understanding of the different immigration categories and statuses to best serve their clients.
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North America: Refugee and migrant rights must be top priority of ‘Three Amigos’ summit
Amnesty International January 9, 2023
The rights of refugees and migrants must be a top priority during the North American Leaders’ Summit in Mexico City, said Amnesty International today. President Biden, President López Obrador and Prime Minister Trudeau must stop implementing…
Published January 10, 2023
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Federal Court urges Ottawa to consider 'moral debt' owed to pandemic workers for immigration status
Adrian Humphreys The National Post Published Jan 09, 2023
“The moral debt owed to immigrants who worked on the frontlines to help protect vulnerable people in Canada during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be understated,” a judge said last year in a ruling for…
Published January 10, 2023
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Quebec suspends immigration program for non-French-speaking entrepreneurs
The Canadian Press Dec. 21, 2022
Business people from abroad who are thinking of immigrating to Quebec with a business project but don't speak French will have to change their plans in 2023.
The Minister of Immigration, Francisation and Integration, Christine Fréchette, announced…
Published December 22, 2022
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Here's what happens when your immigration application is assigned to inactive employees ID
Priscilla Ki Sun Hwang · CBC News · Posted: Dec 22, 2022
After CBC News published a story about how Canada's immigration department assigned tens of thousands of applications to hundreds of inactive employees and placeholder codes, the department explained its processing system…
Published December 22, 2022
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North Bay embraces Ukrainian student refugee
Chris Dawson Bay Today December 22, 2022
Yukhym Baranovskyi enjoys the community of North Bay.
"North Bay is a cozy city with very beautiful nature," the 22-year-old said.
"North Bay reminds me of my hometown with its architecture."
You see, home for Yukhym is the region of…
Published December 22, 2022
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Refugee group partners with Ottawa to bring hundreds of LGBTQ Afghans to Canada
Nick Logan · CBC News · Posted: Dec 22, 2022
A leading advocacy organization for LGBTQ refugees is partnering with the federal government to resettle hundreds of Afghan refugees fleeing persecution because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Rainbow Railroad has…
Published December 22, 2022
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LGBTQ refugee group only able to resettle four per cent of Afghans, urges Ottawa help
Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press December 20 2022
LGBTQ refugee group Rainbow Railroad says it has only been able to resettle 4 per cent of the nearly 3,800 Afghans who have asked it for help since the Taliban took over their country.
The Toronto-based group documents…
Published December 21, 2022
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Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker program is ballooning to fill the labour gap, but workers say they’re abused and poorly paid. Is that the solution we want?
Ghada Alsharif The Star Sat., Dec. 17, 2022
David Rodriguez, a 37-year-old cook from Mexico, says he was fired from a Toronto restaurant less than two months after arriving in Canada for standing up to his verbally abusive employer.
Amelia, 37, from Indonesia, says she was fired…
Published December 20, 2022
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Canada's National Farmers Union wants permanent status for migrants
Toula Mazloum City News Dec 16, 2022
The National Farmer’s Union (NFU) is asking the government to give migrants “full and permanent status.”
It comes as International Migrants Day is marked on Dec.16.
NFU says they asked for equal rights for agricultural workers living, working…
Published December 20, 2022
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Migrant workers in Vancouver demand rights, status
Angela Bower CityNews Dec 18, 2022
Protesters gathered in the snow in downtown Vancouver on Sunday to call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to follow up on his promise to expand access to permanent resident status for all migrant workers.
It came in honour of International…
Published December 20, 2022