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International students to plug critical labour shortages

Canada temporarily lifts the 20-hour weekly work limit for international students to fill over one million job vacancies across the country

Asia dangles visas for skilled workers

A competition for the best of the best workers is heating up across all major nations in Asia

Canadians being taxed to the max

Average Canadian family pays 43% of its income to taxes — more than the necessities of life

‘Stop blaming COVID for visa processing delays’

Canada’s immigration system was chronically understaffed long before the pandemic began and cannot serve as an excuse for slower processing times indefinitely, say a coalition immigration lawyers

Vancouver mayoral candidates address concerns for newcomers

Affordable housing is the main issue among all mayoral candidates in the upcoming civic election

Canada lags in the global war for talent

Report urges Canda to urgently reset its immigration system if it wants to remain a top-tier destination for international students

Immigration set to drive Canada’s population growth

A new report projects Canada's population could increase to 57 million by 2068 primarily because of immigration

India appoints special prosecutor in Canadian doctor’s murder case

Family marks 19th anniversary of their mother’s killing saying Canada has different standards when dealing with criminal cases in India involving immigrants of South Asian origin

‘Lighting it Forward’ with the gift of diyas

“In multicultural Canada, diyas can be a symbol of our country’s diversity and a very timely reminder that light will always overcome darkness when we look out for one another” says Vancouver entrepreneur, Harbinder Singh Sewak