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Syed Khan – 07 September 2021, Twelve Alberta mayors have written a public letter calling for Health Minister Tyler Shandro to bring in provincewide COVID-19 vaccine passport rules. Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson, Beaumont Mayor John Stewart, St. Albert Mayor Cathy Heron, Parkland County Mayor Rod Shaigec, Spruce Grove Mayor Stuart Houston, Stony Plain Mayor William […]

Syed Khan – 06 September 2021, The Canadian federal government is easing international travel restrictions this week, as starting from Tuesday, fully vaccinated foreign tourists are now being allowed to enter Canada for non-essential purposes. These international travelers who meet entry conditions will not have to quarantine for 14 days upon their arrival in Canada. […]

Syed Khan – 5 September 2021, Under a deal to get Canadians and Canada’s allies in Afghanistan out of the war-torn country, almost 5,000 Afghan refugees evacuated by the United States will be welcomed by Canada instead. Canada has evacuated 3,700 people from Afghanistan till now. This follows the Aug 29 announcement by Global Affairs […]

Syed Khan – 4 September 2021, Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program, in its September 2 draw, issued 602 Letters of Advice to Apply, including overseas candidates. The LAAs were issued through three MPNP streams with Skilled Workers receiving 463 LAA’s and International Education Stream applicants receiving 55 LAA’s. 84 LAA’s were also issued to Skilled Workers […]

Syed Khan – 3 September 2021, Eligible candidates for permanent residence can apply to become citizens online from the comfort of their homes as the online citizenship application website is now live. The IRCC released the online application tool at the end of 2020 with the final version going live on Aug. 11. It is […]

Syed Khan – 2 September 2021, A new pilot program will allow graduates from four private career colleges in New Brunswick to apply for permanent residency starting next April. Under this program, those who graduated from Atlantic Business College, Eastern College, McKenzie College, and Oulton College with training for any one of the 19 occupations […]

Syed Khan – 01 September 2021, A study conducted by the Canadian government shows how the labor demand and needs in each province were affected by the pandemic. It highlights some occupations that increased in demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan in Canada is among the three provinces that make up the […]

Syed Khan – 31 August 2021, Canada recently announced $2.1 million in extra funding for 11 programs that help racialized immigrant women. In 2018, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) began funding 21 projects to help racialized newcomer women find work and develop their skills. Ottawa maintains that these women face particular barriers, including gender […]

Syed Khan – 30 August 2021, Saskatchewan is rolling out COVID-19 booster vaccinations for immunocompromised people and travelers starting Sept. 7 onwards. Vaccination boosters will only be administered to people eight weeks after receiving their second Pfizer or Moderna dose. Eligible for boosters are transplant recipients, recipients of stable, active treatments like chemotherapy, and recipients […]

Syed Khan – 29 August 2021, Two weeks into a national election campaign for the September 20 snap polls, Canada’s ruling Liberal Party is for the first time trailing its principal opposition Conservative Party, led by its PM candidate Erin O’Toole, in voter preference, according to a number of surveys. Poll trackers put the momentum […]

Syed Khan – 28 August 30, 2021, Nurses are in such high demand in Canada that the country simply can’t train them fast enough to fill the available jobs and so is doing everything it can to recruit them from other countries. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is trying to help solve the labor […]

Syed Khan – 27 August 2021, Canada on Thursday announced the completion of its evacuation mission in Afghanistan. That announcement was made by Canada’s acting chief of defense staff General Wayne Eyre, as he said that “over the last day” the operation had “ceased” and the “majority of personnel departed Hamid Karzai International Airport” in […]