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With record Canadian immigration targets, housing fears soar, but anxieties are unfounded, experts say
Yvette Brend · CBC News · Posted: Nov 08, 2022
Finding enough workers to assemble pre-built walls and floors at the Etobicoke plant where Paul Askett manages manufacturing is a grind.
He's hoping that a record wave of new Canadians expected over the next three years will help…
Published November 9, 2022
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Smaller centres poised to benefit from the coming population boom
Dene Moore Special To The Globe And Mail November 4, 2022
The city of Peterborough, Ont., has a synagogue, a mosque and a Buddhist temple. City hall hired its first diversity, equity and inclusion officer last year. There is a Middle Eastern restaurant operated by Syrian refugees…
Published November 7, 2022
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Canada sees rise in Mexican asylum seekers, with majority landing in Montreal
By Marisela Amador The Canadian Press November 4, 2022
Canada has seen a spike in the number of Mexicans seeking asylum here this year, with the vast majority of them coming to Montreal. They say they are fleeing Mexico in search of jobs and safety, but statistics show most…
Published November 7, 2022
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Dissidents ask Canada to extend immigration lifeline for those fleeing Hong Kong
Steven Chase November 6th 2022 The Globe and Mail
Human-rights activists and former pro-democracy legislators from Hong Kong, in self-imposed exile around the world, are calling on Ottawa to extend and expand a program that helps residents fleeing the former British colony to…
Published November 7, 2022
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Canada's plan for more immigrants aims to boost workforce, but experts say they'll need support
Geoff Nixon · CBC News · Posted: Nov 06, 2022
A plan to welcome a record number of immigrants to Canada includes bringing in needed workers, but experts and employers say more could be done to help newcomers arrive and thrive in their new home.
The federal government wants to see…
Published November 7, 2022
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Canada's new immigration plan under scrutiny amid housing supply shortage
Tahmina Aziz CTV News Nov. 2, 2022
In an attempt to address the critical labour shortage in Canada, the federal government has announced plans to welcome half a million immigrants a year by 2025.
While the plan is welcome news for many, some question the logistics of it as the…
Published November 4, 2022
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Host families needed more than ever to help Ukrainian refugees
Barbara Latkowski Cambridge Today November 2, 2022
After fleeing war in their home country, Ukrainian refugees are arriving in Canada with limited government support, and many find themselves struggling to find jobs and places to live.
"The need for housing for Ukrainian refugees…
Published November 4, 2022
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Canada to welcome 500,000 immigrants a year by 2025 as minister moves to hand-pick more newcomers
Nicholas Keung The Star Tue., Nov. 1, 2022
The federal government will use new power to hand-pick immigrants to address Canada’s skill shortages, increase the sponsorship of parents and grandparents, and begin issuing temporary visas for spouses while their permanent-residence…
Published November 4, 2022
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Immigration has never been higher, and Canadians have never been more pleased with it
Tristin Hopper The National Post Oct 31, 2022
As immigration surges to its highest levels in Canadian history, a new poll finds that Canada remains one of the most pro-immigration countries on Earth.
According to a telephone survey of 2,000 Canadians conducted by the Environics…
Published November 4, 2022
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Migrants deserve the right to make decisions about where they live
The Conversation October 31, 2022 Laura Madokoro
In recent weeks and months, there have been a number of stories about migrants being sent to places without their consent.
In the United Kingdom, a new policy has been introduced to send certain asylum-seekers to Rwanda instead of…
Published November 4, 2022