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High inflation hitting new newcomers harder

Inflation affects Canadians differently and the people who struggle most are the recent immigrants

Thousands of PRs inquire about joining the military

Response by new Canadians to join the military has been “very encouraging”, says Canadian Forces Recruiting Group

New immigration programs to ease labour crunch

Expanded programs must be followed with timely processing of applications to get workers to Canada, say immigration advocates and employers

Racism, bias plagues Canada’s immigration processing system

Parliamentary Committee makes sweeping recommendations to fix the immigration system that systematically disadvantages certain populations based on race and country of origin

Canada cautioned on new Express Entry system

Expanded immigration programs could overburden the country’s already historic visa backlog

Military opens doors to attract permanent residents

Facing a workforce crisis, Canada's military is dropping its citizenship requirements to bolster its ranks with permanent residents

‘Canada is offering hope and dashing dreams’

Canada’s immigration system is in “chaos” and needs to be fixed before the country opens its doors wider to more new arrivals, say immigration advocates and lawyers

Canada aims for record immigration targets

Canada aims to welcome 500,000 immigrants per year by 2025 with a focus on getting them to small communities where they are needed most

Where have the workers gone?

Calls mount for Canada to open its doors wider to immigrants as a new study shows a shift in the labour market driven by an aging population and exacerbated by the global pandemic