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Temporary immigrants mean temporary loyalties
Toronto :: Canada | 5 days ago
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EDT Ratna Omidvar It used to be that Canada's immigration system was forward looking and far-sighted it brought ambitious, hard-working people from many places in the world and created new Canadians who committed to us as we committed to them. But as
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Lack of data from census affects community planning, B.C. officials say
Thompson :: Canada | 8 days ago
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Regional planners in the Interior are worried the loss of the mandatory long-form census will make it increasing difficult to plan for the futures of small communities...It does make it harder for policy planning, Regina Sadilkova, the Thompson-
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Canada has lost its census anchor
Toronto :: Canada | 16 days ago
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EDT Former chief statistician Munir Sheikh (Sean Kilpatrick/Sean Kilpatrick/The Globe and Mail) The new 2011 National Household Survey is of interest for two reasons: First is the quality of its data. Second, and to me more important, is whether the
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Will my sister lose permanent-residency status?
Ottawa :: Canada | 18 days ago
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Tuesday May 7, 2013 Dear Miss Powell, I am writing you this letter on behalf of my sister as the entire family is upset about the situation. A few years ago our family had the opportunity to come to Canada. All of us came except one of my sisters who
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Experts debate how much National Household Survey statistics count
Kyōto :: Japan | 19 days ago
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The Harper government's controversial decision to shield Canadians from intrusive census-takers is coming home to roost this week. It was nearly three years ago that the Conservatives axed the mandatory long-form census, a list of about 50 questions
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Statscan survey to show extent of information lost with long-form census
Ottawa :: Canada | 20 days ago
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EDT The Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on May 1, 2013. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) Has Statistics Canada renowned around the world for its ability to take snapshots of Canadian life lost some of its zoom? The answer will come Wednesday,
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Nanny in coma granted permanent resident status in hospital
Toronto :: Canada | 1 month ago
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Photo Save to mystar As Maricon Gerente lay unresponsive in an Oakville hospital bed, an array of IV and feeding tubes keeping her alive, two immigration officials unexpectedly entered the room. Gerente, the Filipino nanny who dreamed of obtaining
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Immigration Minister calls for tighter rules, higher standards for foreign workers
Toronto :: Canada | 1 month ago
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But in launching new reforms to what has become a dysfunctional system, Jason Kenney says help is on the way. On May 4, his department will require foreign applicants to include an assessment of their education to measure whether their degrees and
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Canada's a nation of temps who stuck around
Ottawa :: Canada | 1 month ago
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Thinkstock video The Globe and Mail Editorial cartoon This system of temporary status melding into permanence has worked very well as a means to create new Canadians. But it has recently fallen apart: The temporary, now here in greater numbers than
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Temporary Foreign Worker program is problematic
Ottawa :: Canada | 2 months ago
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The Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, Mar. 20 2013, 7:30 PM EDT Last updated Wednesday, Mar. 20 2013, 7:30 PM EDT Canada now takes in more temporary workers than immigrants...They are serving coffee at Tim Horton's, and working at abattoirs and
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