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Immigration & Settlement
How IRCC plans to support communities
On October 31st, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced plans to improve Canada’s immigration system. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has consulted with stakeholders…
Immigration & Settlement
Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan 2024-2026 addresses housing and healthcare
On November 1st Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released the Immigration Levels Plan 2024-2026. The sets the target for…
Immigration & Settlement
New Directions December Newsletter
Stay in touch with New Directions December Newsletter. This newsletter highlights LINC classes to help improve your communication skills, prepare…
Immigration & Settlement
Canada’s immigration levels will need to rise in the future
On November 1st, Canada announced that it would be keeping immigration levels constant, hoping to welcome roughly 500,000 immigrants a year,…
Immigration & Settlement
Automation to speed up processing of International Experience Canada work permits
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is improving how it processes International Experience Canada (IEC) work permits by expanding the…
Employment
New act streamlines credential recognition for internationally trained professionals
British Columbians will soon benefit from internationally trained professionals having an easier path to working in their chosen careers and…
Immigration & Settlement
Celebrate advocates for anti-racism, multiculturalism
By The Government of British Columbia | People throughout B.C. are encouraged to submit nominations for annual awards that recognize…
Support for immigration in Canada has dropped since last year
By CIC News | The Environics Institute, a Canadian research agency that conducts public opinion surveys and collects data on government, social…
Refugee Resettlement
Looking to launch your career in Canada? This program offers free support to get you there
By Vancouver is Awesome | When Rodrigo Ceolato Maria immigrated to Canada with his family in 2018, he came with…
Refugee Resettlement
Canada releases 2022 Annual Report on Express Entry
By CIC News | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) releases an annual report on Express Entry every year, the 2022 version being the latest.…
Immigration Minister: Canada expects to process 20,000 Indian visas by end of 2023
By CIC News | At a meeting of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM) yesterday, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said…
Canada’s Immigration Minister and Deputy Minister discuss top IRCC objectives
By CIC News | On October 24, Canada’s Standing Committee on Citizenship, and Immigration (CIMM) invited Canada’s Immigration Minister and Deputy Minister…
B.C. taking action to remove barriers for internationally trained professionals
By Canadian Immigrant Magazine | A new credential legislation has been introduced in the province of British Columbia, on Oct. 23,…
Canada’s Auditor General releases a report on IRCC’s permanent residence backlogs
By CIC News | The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has just released the findings of its report on the processing…
Canada launches fast-track work permit program in the Philippines
By CIC News | The Honorable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the launch of…
Celebrate Diwali – Festival of Lights this November in Brampton
By Canadian Immigrant Magazine | A must-attend event for the whole family Presented by Scotiabank on November 4, 2023, at…
Canada’s Parents and Grandparents 2023 lottery has begun
By CIC News | The Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023 lottery has begun. Between October 10 and October 23, Immigration,…
IRCC expects India visa processing to return to normal by early 2024
By CIC News | A press conference with Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller on October 19th, 2023 has revealed that the ongoing…
Refugee Resettlement
New poverty report card evaluates quality of life in Canada’s 10 provinces
By CIC News | In their first-ever poverty report cards, Food Banks Canada has graded all provinces and territories on a…
Refugee Resettlement
Burnaby, Coquitlam duo create community for immigrant women to navigate professional spaces
By Burnaby Now | For immigrants Prachi Jatania and Tina Balachandran, rewriting their professional journeys in a new country was…
Refugee Resettlement
Here2Talk provides mental-health support for students this fall
By BC Gov News | Free mental-health supports are available 24 hours a day for B.C. post-secondary students who may…
Refugee Resettlement
Canada Needs ‘Critical Rethink’ of Temporary Foreign Worker Program
By Immigration.ca The Canadian Senate committee studying Canada’s temporary foreign worker program’s (TFWP) efficiency and possible areas for improvement has asserted that…
Refugee Resettlement
Extension of temporary measures to support Turkish and Syrian temporary residents
By IRCC News | Following the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria in February 2023, the Government of Canada introduced measures to support…
Refugee Resettlement
Gender wage gap study shows some improvement for immigrant women in Canada
By CIC News | Statistics Canada has released a new study showing the Gender Wage Gap (GWG) for all women…
Canada’s Parents and Grandparents 2023 lottery begins today
By CIC News | The Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023 lottery begins today. Between October 10 and October 23, Immigration, Refugees and…
Refugee Resettlement
Biggest annual blanket drive in Richmond, Vancouver looking for volunteers
By Richmond News | The Blanket BC Society is looking for volunteers for one of North America’s biggest annual blanket…
Refugee Resettlement
Raise-a-Reader: New immigrants benefit from early childhood education program
By Vancouver Sun | When Morena de Alfaro arrived in Canada from El Salvador in 2001, she says: “We didn’t…
Canada’s non-permanent resident population is 2.2 million people
By CIC News | Statistics Canada has just released a major report that changes how it counts Canada’s non-permanent residents (NPRs). According…
Refugee Resettlement
This ‘inexpensive’ street food is made fresh under a staircase in Burnaby
By Burnaby Now | A Burnaby street food vendor has been going strong for 20 years in the exact same location —…
Refugee Resettlement
B.C.’s first Black judge, Selwyn Romilly, remembered as ‘kind, gentle soul’ after death at 83
By Global News | The first Black person appointed to the B.C. bench has died of cancer, according to the…
Refugee Resettlement
Riddles and rabbits at Richmond mall Mid-Autumn Festival celebration
By Richmond News | “Which month of the year has 28 days?” is one of the many riddles displayed in…
Poster for B.C. ‘whites only’ parent-child group sparks outrage
By Global News | RCMP in Coquitlam, B.C., confirm they are investigating reports of racist signs being posted in the…
Richmond youth, seniors share personal migration stories
By Richmond News | Over the past year, Richmond youth and seniors participated in an art project called Mosaic Firefly to share…
Richmond restaurants gear up for ‘Olympics’ of Chinese cuisine
By Richmond News | The ninth World Championship of Chinese Cuisine (WCCC) is coming to Vancouver in November and many…
Express Entry: Canada has first ever draw for transport occupations
By CIC News | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has held its second Express Entry draw this week. On September…
By CIC News | A recent report by Statistics Canada shows that 58% of internationally educated healthcare professionals (IEHPs) in…
Refugee Resettlement
From a simple stall to two dozen retail stores, Kin’s Farm Market celebrates 40 years in B.C.
By Vancouver Sun | Kin Wah Leung is in his element, cajoling one customer into buying a melon that is…
Refugee Resettlement
B.C.’s Cantonese speakers fight to preserve language amid uncertainty in Hong Kong
By Vancouver Sun | You wouldn’t know that Cantonese is under threat, judging from the food court of the Parker…
Canada celebrates Welcoming Week 2023
By Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, issued the following…
Two Langley programs benefit from provincial literacy funds
By Langley Advance Times | Adult literacy in Langley is getting a boost with funds from the provincial government. The…
IRCC announces update to Parents and Grandparents Program 2023
By CIC News | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has just announced an update to the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). IRCC…
Metro Vancouver’s immigrants more likely to prefer walkable urban neighbourhoods: new report
By Vancouver Sun | Immigrants in Metro Vancouver are more likely than longer-term residents to prefer denser housing types in…
Pathways to Permanent Residency for Temporary Residents
In this Virtual Information Session, BCSIS settlement staff will gain a clear understanding of current pathways to...
2023 Venezuelan Christmas Bazaar
The Venezuelan Canadian Society of BC is excited to bring you the 6th Annual Venezuelan Christmas Bazaar! We will...