Category Archives: Federal Internship for Newcomers Program

Protectionist Workplace Regulations Marginalizing Canadian Immigrants -Vancouver Sun

An article in Monday’s Vancouver Sun blames trade and professional associations for hampering the economic integration of Canadian immigrants. The story, by columnist Don Cayo, cites a new report by Canadian researchers that finds that occupational licensing is preventing immigrants to Canada from working in their field of study, at a cost of $2-5.9 billion a year to the country’s […]

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Private Companies to join Federal Internship for Newcomers Program

The FIN (Federal Internship for Newcomers) program is a Citizenship and Immigration Canada-led initiative that seeks to place new Canadian immigrants in internship positions in Canadian organizations. On Friday, CIC announced that private companies would be joining the program as employers for the first time. CIBC, one of Canada’s largest banks, and the CGI Group Inc, a technology and business services […]

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