Regulatory Compliance Costs Canada’s Economy $6,000 per Employee, Possible Relief on the Way

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A report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), which represents Canada’s small and medium sized businesses, estimates that the country’s regulatory burden costs Canadian businesses nearly $6,000 per employee per year, with the cost falling heaviest on small businesses. The report, done in partnership with auditor KPMG, also found that compliance costs are higher in Canada than the […]

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Lawyers Representing Canadian Immigration Applicants Argue Unlawful Discrimination in Backlog Wipe-Out

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Lawyers representing a group of 1,000 immigration hopefuls whose applications for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) were closed by the federal government under Bill C-38 argued in a hearing this week that the government’s decision violated the Charter of Rights and should be struck down. The 1,000 litigants are among those affected by Bill C-38, which […]

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Canada’s Most Popular Immigration Program Will Not Have Priority List – Minister

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A 140 character tweet from Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney last August may have answered one of the most pressing questions about the updated rules of the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) when it relaunches in May: will it be limited to a select group of occupations? The FSWP as it exists now is restricted to individuals qualified in […]

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Canada to Accept 5,000 Iraqi and Iranian Refugees – Immigration Department

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While visiting Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (CIC) office in Ankara, Turkey, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced that the federal government will resettle up to 5,000 Iraqi and Iranian refugees who are currently residing in Turkey. The move is intended to relieve pressure from Turkey, which is dealing with a massive influx of Syrian refugees. Kenny said that the federal government […]

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Canadian Government to Provide $400 Million to Bolster Domestic Venture Capital Industry

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The Harper government announced on Monday that it will inject $400 million in Canada’s venture capital industry as part of the Venture Capital Action Plan. The goal of the plan is to encourage the creation of large venture capital funds that specialize in investing in early-stage, high-growth startup companies in Canada. “Our Government understands that Canada’s long-term economic competitiveness in […]

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Federal Immigrant Investor Program to Launch Early This Year

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In an interview in late December, Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said that he expected his department to launch the Federal Immigrant Investor Program sometime in the first half of this year. The program, which grants permanent residency to those with assets worth over $1,600,000 in exchange for a no-interest five-year loan of $800,000, is currently not accepting […]

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Visitors and Students to Canada From India Booming According to Immigration Department

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The number of visitor visas the Canadian government issues in India’s Punjab region has increased by 300 percent from 2005 levels according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). CIC says that approximately 17,608 visitor visas were issued in 2012 by its Chandigarh office, which serves the Punjab region. The growth in the number of Indian visitors to Canada has corresponded […]

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Report Projects Oil Sands to Contribute Trillions to the Canadian Economy

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A comprehensive report on the challenges and opportunities of Canada’s oil sands by auditing giant Deloitte projects that the hydrocarbon deposits will contribute an estimated $2.1 trillion to Canada’s GDP over the next 25 years. The economic benefits of the added wealth include up to $783 billion in extra tax revenues over the period, which will provide a significant boost […]

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Chinese Immigrants to Canada Call for Beefed up Math/Science Curriculum in B.C.

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The Vancouver Sun reports that a group of Chinese-educated tutors are calling for British Columbia’s Education Ministry to raise math and science standards in the province’s public schools. The group of private tutors say that B.C. students are slipping compared to their Canadian counterparts and to students in other countries in international assessments of math and science aptitude, and this […]

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B.C. Government Unveils New Website For International Students

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On Monday, the provincial government of British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province, unveiled an updated LearnLiveBC website to promote B.C.’s post-secondary institutions to international students and provide foreign students with information on the educational programs available in the province. As part of the province’s efforts to build upon its strength as a top destination for international students and promote B.C.’s colleges […]

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