Massive Shale Oil Prospect Discovered in Northwest Territories, Could Increase Demand for Foreign Labour

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A new shale oil prospect in the Northwest Territories potentially rivals the Bakken formation under Saskatchewan, Montana and North Dakota in its recoverable oil resources. The Canol shale formation could contain two to three billion barrels of recoverable oil according to David Ramsey, Minister of Industry and Transportation for the Northwest Territories. If the estimates are proven accurate, it would […]

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Canadian Government Pushing Need for Pipeline Construction

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Federal Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver said that building more pipelines to Canada’s coasts and border is vital to the country’s economic well-being. The Minister spoke to the Great Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, where he said that the success of Canada’s energy sector depends on the construction of more pipelines. “Our government believes it is critical that […]

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Rate of Self-Employment Decreases for Sons of Immigrants, Increases for Daughters -Study

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A study on intergenerational changes in self-employment rates among immigrant parents and their children finds that the Canadian-born sons of immigrant parents are less likely to be self-employed than their fathers, and are likely to choose self-employment for different reasons, while the Canadian-born daughters of immigrant parents are more likely to be self-employed than their mothers. According to the Statistics […]

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Conference Board of Canada says Canada Needs More Investment to Utilize Skilled Work Force

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A new Op-Ed by the Conference Board of Canada, a non-partisan Canadian economic think tank, makes the case that Canada’s tepid productivity growth over the last three decades is due to an insufficient expansion of physical capital. The report lauds the quality of Canada’s labour force: Canada can boast one of the top workforces in the world. Compared with many […]

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UBC President Urges Canada to Work to Attract Asian Students

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A new report commissioned by the influential Canadian Council of Chief Executives says Canada must succeed in attracting Asian international students and building links to Asian academic institutions. The report by the president of the University of British Columbia, Stephen Toope, says that emerging Asian economies like China and India are making significant investments in building academic links to the […]

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Vancouver Sees 12 Percent Drop in Housing Prices in July from Same Time Last Year

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Vancouver, one of the most popular Canadian housing markets for the country’s immigrants, saw the average value of real estate purchases in July drop 12 percent from the same period last year, according to data collected by Bloomberg News. The city’s real estate prices have boomed in recent years due in large part to foreign investment from China and home […]

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Guinean Deported In Spousal Sponsorship Case Marries New Canadian Woman

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A Guinean man who was deported from Canada after his Canadian wife and sponsor for permanent residence alleged that he lied to her about a child he had fathered and walked out on her three weeks after arriving in Canada has married another Canadian woman, it has emerged. Lainie Towell married Fode Mohamed Soumah, a native of Guinea and ten […]

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Statistics Show Bogus Asylum Seekers Racking Up Health Care Costs

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Immigration Canada released statistics on health care spending for refugee claimants yesterday to bolster its case that the recent scaling back of free health care for those awaiting refugee decisions was necessary. The statistics show that refugee claimants from Mexico, Hungary, Colombia, the United States and Jamaica, all countries that do not have a record of human rights abuse and […]

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Immigration Canada Launches Online Consultations to Improve Federal Investor Program

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Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) today launched an online consultation campaign to solicit input from the Canadian public on ways to modify the federal Immigrant Investor Program (IIP) to increase the benefit it provides to the country. “We can no longer be a passive player in the global competition for talent and investment. That is why we need to review […]

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Group Suing Government Over Wipe-Out of 280,000 FSW Application Backlog Making One Last Try in Court

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A group of approximately 900 people whose applications for permanent residence in Canada were closed after the federal government wiped out the back-log of 280,000 Federal Skilled Worker program applications are making one last attempt in court to force the federal government to process their applications. The group had previously scored a victory when a federal court justice ruled that […]

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