Canadian government cracks down on foreign student admissions
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is introducing new measures to tighten standards on colleges, responding to criticism that Canada’s education sector is bringing in so many foreign students that it’s boosting pressure on housing and the labour market.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced a framework on Friday that will push universities and colleges to set a higher standard for services, support and outcomes for international students, starting in time for the fall 2024 semester.
Schools that meet the higher benchmark will get priority for the processing of student visas, Miller said, and adequate housing will be one of the criteria.
Institutions also will be required to confirm every applicant’s acceptance letter directly with the federal government starting Dec. 1.
The plan comes amid growing concern that Canadian educational institutions rely too much on international students as a source of funding. Foreign students are charged an average of five times as much as Canadian students.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is introducing new measures to tighten standards on colleges, responding to criticism that Canada’s education sector is bringing in so many foreign students that it’s boosting pressure on housing and the labour market.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced a framework on Friday that will push universities and colleges to set a higher standard for services, support and outcomes for international students, starting in time for the fall 2024 semester.
Schools that meet the higher benchmark will get priority for the processing of student visas, Miller said, and adequate housing will be one of the criteria.
Institutions also will be required to confirm every applicant’s acceptance letter directly with the federal government starting Dec. 1.
The plan comes amid growing concern that Canadian educational institutions rely too much on international students as a source of funding. Foreign students are charged an average of five times as much as Canadian students.
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Montreal bans natural gas, oil and propane in new buildings
The City of Montreal is ruling out natural gas, oil and propane as an option for heating and cooking in all newly constructed buildings as part of a new bylaw.
Beginning in October 2024, all new buildings constructed with three floors or fewer will be banned from having any gas hookups as part of a bylaw approved by Montreal’s executive committee. The ban will be extended to larger buildings by April 2025.
Any building that has not been granted a permit by the announced deadline will be subjected to the new requirements, meaning that they will not be allowed to have gas stoves, water heaters or heat pumps for hot tubs and pools.
Propane, natural gas and heating oil all fall under the new ban. Buildings that are hooked up to existing urban heating networks and industrial buildings will be exempt.
#Quebec #energy
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The City of Montreal is ruling out natural gas, oil and propane as an option for heating and cooking in all newly constructed buildings as part of a new bylaw.
Beginning in October 2024, all new buildings constructed with three floors or fewer will be banned from having any gas hookups as part of a bylaw approved by Montreal’s executive committee. The ban will be extended to larger buildings by April 2025.
Any building that has not been granted a permit by the announced deadline will be subjected to the new requirements, meaning that they will not be allowed to have gas stoves, water heaters or heat pumps for hot tubs and pools.
Propane, natural gas and heating oil all fall under the new ban. Buildings that are hooked up to existing urban heating networks and industrial buildings will be exempt.
#Quebec #energy
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Public support for immigration falls sharply amid affordability concerns
Public support for immigration has fallen sharply over the past year as Canadians increasingly tie affordability and housing concerns to a historic influx of newcomers, according to survey results published on Monday.
Forty-four per cent of Canadians think immigration levels are too high, up from 27 per cent last year, according to a survey conducted by the Environics Institute for Survey Research, in partnership with the Century Initiative, an organization that advocates for Canada’s population to hit 100 million by 2100.
This was the largest change in sentiment between surveys that Environics has observed in four-plus decades of polling on the topic. Just a year ago, public support for immigration was stronger than ever, Environics found.
The survey was published just before the federal government unveils its next three-year plan for immigration this week, covering 2024 to 2026. Last year, Ottawa said it was aiming to admit 500,000 permanent residents annually by 2025, part of a steady increase since the Liberal Party came to power in 2015.
#immigration #housing
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Public support for immigration has fallen sharply over the past year as Canadians increasingly tie affordability and housing concerns to a historic influx of newcomers, according to survey results published on Monday.
Forty-four per cent of Canadians think immigration levels are too high, up from 27 per cent last year, according to a survey conducted by the Environics Institute for Survey Research, in partnership with the Century Initiative, an organization that advocates for Canada’s population to hit 100 million by 2100.
This was the largest change in sentiment between surveys that Environics has observed in four-plus decades of polling on the topic. Just a year ago, public support for immigration was stronger than ever, Environics found.
The survey was published just before the federal government unveils its next three-year plan for immigration this week, covering 2024 to 2026. Last year, Ottawa said it was aiming to admit 500,000 permanent residents annually by 2025, part of a steady increase since the Liberal Party came to power in 2015.
#immigration #housing
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🏠Developer guests at Doug Ford family wedding got fast-track zoning approvals from government
There's fresh scrutiny of how Premier Doug Ford's government issued dozens of fast-track approvals to rezone select properties, some of them owned by developers who also stood to benefit from Greenbelt land swaps.
Minister's zoning orders (MZOs) are a powerful tool the province can use to expedite development on a specific parcel of land. At the stroke of a pen, a cabinet minister overrides local planning rules, avoids public consultation and changes what can be built on the property.
The Ford government has handed out MZOs at an unprecedented pace: at least 110 of them since 2019. By contrast, previous Liberal governments issued just 18 between 2003 and 2018.
A tally by the Ontario NDP finds that just four guests at a Ford family wedding reception benefited from as many MZOs as previous Liberal governments issued in total over the course of their 15 years in power.
#Ontario #housing
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There's fresh scrutiny of how Premier Doug Ford's government issued dozens of fast-track approvals to rezone select properties, some of them owned by developers who also stood to benefit from Greenbelt land swaps.
Minister's zoning orders (MZOs) are a powerful tool the province can use to expedite development on a specific parcel of land. At the stroke of a pen, a cabinet minister overrides local planning rules, avoids public consultation and changes what can be built on the property.
The Ford government has handed out MZOs at an unprecedented pace: at least 110 of them since 2019. By contrast, previous Liberal governments issued just 18 between 2003 and 2018.
A tally by the Ontario NDP finds that just four guests at a Ford family wedding reception benefited from as many MZOs as previous Liberal governments issued in total over the course of their 15 years in power.
#Ontario #housing
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Massive pro-Palestine rally in Ottawa calls on Canadian government to push for ceasefire
A pro-Palestinian rally marched its way through downtown Ottawa Sunday, calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza region.
The rally started on Parliament Hill, with organizers demanding more action from the Canadian government as the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas continues.
#Ontario #protest
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A pro-Palestinian rally marched its way through downtown Ottawa Sunday, calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza region.
The rally started on Parliament Hill, with organizers demanding more action from the Canadian government as the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas continues.
#Ontario #protest
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Tentative deal reached between Canadian autoworkers and Chrysler parent Stellantis
A tentative deal has been reached between Unifor and Stellantis for its Canadian plants and workers, according to the union.
In an emailed statement sent at 7:40 a.m., Unifor's director of communications, Kathleen O'Keefe said, "A tentative agreement has been reached with Stellantis ending strike action at all Unifor facilities."
8,200 of its members employed by automaker Stellantis went on strike at midnight after a contract deal could not be reached by deadline late Sunday.
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A tentative deal has been reached between Unifor and Stellantis for its Canadian plants and workers, according to the union.
In an emailed statement sent at 7:40 a.m., Unifor's director of communications, Kathleen O'Keefe said, "A tentative agreement has been reached with Stellantis ending strike action at all Unifor facilities."
8,200 of its members employed by automaker Stellantis went on strike at midnight after a contract deal could not be reached by deadline late Sunday.
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🚫Canada bans use of WeChat messaging app on government-issued devices
Canada is banning the use of the Chinese instant messaging application WeChat on any government-issued mobile devices, citing the need to keep "government information and networks secure."
Treasury Board President Anita Anand announced the immediate "risk-based" ban Monday, which is also being applied to the Russian Kaspersky suite of anti-virus and IT security applications.
These applications are being removed from all government-issued mobile devices, and users will be blocked from downloading these apps going forward.
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Canada is banning the use of the Chinese instant messaging application WeChat on any government-issued mobile devices, citing the need to keep "government information and networks secure."
Treasury Board President Anita Anand announced the immediate "risk-based" ban Monday, which is also being applied to the Russian Kaspersky suite of anti-virus and IT security applications.
These applications are being removed from all government-issued mobile devices, and users will be blocked from downloading these apps going forward.
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🇨🇦🇲🇽 Canadian among dozens killed by Hurricane Otis in Mexico
A Canadian was among dozens killed when Hurricane Otis hit Mexico's resort city of Acapulco last week, officials said Monday.
The Canadian had been living in Acapulco for some time and was not considered a tourist, local prosecutors said.
"Global Affairs Canada is aware of reports of the death of a Canadian citizen in Acapulco," the agency said in a statement. "Consular officials are in contact with local authorities to obtain additional information."
At least 45 people were killed when Otis roared ashore last Wednesday with devastating 266 km/h winds after strengthening so rapidly that people had little time to prepare.
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A Canadian was among dozens killed when Hurricane Otis hit Mexico's resort city of Acapulco last week, officials said Monday.
The Canadian had been living in Acapulco for some time and was not considered a tourist, local prosecutors said.
"Global Affairs Canada is aware of reports of the death of a Canadian citizen in Acapulco," the agency said in a statement. "Consular officials are in contact with local authorities to obtain additional information."
At least 45 people were killed when Otis roared ashore last Wednesday with devastating 266 km/h winds after strengthening so rapidly that people had little time to prepare.
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Poilievre calls on Liberals to exempt all forms of home heating from carbon price
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberals to exempt all forms of home heating from the carbon price, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a temporary exemption that only applies to home heating oil.
The federal government announced last week that it is increasing the carbon price rebate for rural Canadians and lifting the carbon price off home heating oil entirely for the next three years.
Poilievre wrote a letter to Trudeau on Sunday urging the government to expand the exemption to all forms of home heating, including natural gas, which is more common in Western Canada.
"In pausing the tax on home heating oil until after the election, however, you plan to keep the tax on lower-emitting natural gas heat for which bills will be jumping even further in mere weeks as it gets colder," wrote Poilievre.
"That is why common sense Conservatives are offering our full co-operation to pass an emergency bill tomorrow to axe the carbon tax on all forms of heat before winter heat bills hit Canadians next month."
#Poilievre #Trudeau
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberals to exempt all forms of home heating from the carbon price, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a temporary exemption that only applies to home heating oil.
The federal government announced last week that it is increasing the carbon price rebate for rural Canadians and lifting the carbon price off home heating oil entirely for the next three years.
Poilievre wrote a letter to Trudeau on Sunday urging the government to expand the exemption to all forms of home heating, including natural gas, which is more common in Western Canada.
"In pausing the tax on home heating oil until after the election, however, you plan to keep the tax on lower-emitting natural gas heat for which bills will be jumping even further in mere weeks as it gets colder," wrote Poilievre.
"That is why common sense Conservatives are offering our full co-operation to pass an emergency bill tomorrow to axe the carbon tax on all forms of heat before winter heat bills hit Canadians next month."
#Poilievre #Trudeau
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🇵🇦🇨🇦 Panama announces referendum on mine deal, First Quantum shares sink 28 per cent
🔻Shares in First Quantum Minerals closed down 28% on Monday after Panama's government said it will hold a referendum on whether to scrap a mining contract awarded to the Canadian mining company earlier this month.
The decision from Panama's president to hold a binding referendum on Dec. 17 comes after thousands of people took to the streets to protest the contract finalized on Oct. 20 for the Canadian company's local unit to operate open-pit mine Cobre Panama.
Demonstrations continued on Monday, with protesters criticizing both the deal and the mine's environmental costs and calling for the government to annul the contract.
🔻Panama's government and the company agreed to a contract, that would guarantee Panama annual income of $375 million while allowing First Quantum's local unit to operate the Cobre Panama mine for at least 20 years.
Cobre Panama represents nearly 5% of Panama's gross domestic product and 1.5% of global copper production.
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🔻Shares in First Quantum Minerals closed down 28% on Monday after Panama's government said it will hold a referendum on whether to scrap a mining contract awarded to the Canadian mining company earlier this month.
The decision from Panama's president to hold a binding referendum on Dec. 17 comes after thousands of people took to the streets to protest the contract finalized on Oct. 20 for the Canadian company's local unit to operate open-pit mine Cobre Panama.
Demonstrations continued on Monday, with protesters criticizing both the deal and the mine's environmental costs and calling for the government to annul the contract.
🔻Panama's government and the company agreed to a contract, that would guarantee Panama annual income of $375 million while allowing First Quantum's local unit to operate the Cobre Panama mine for at least 20 years.
Cobre Panama represents nearly 5% of Panama's gross domestic product and 1.5% of global copper production.
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📉Canada may have entered a technical recession, early StatCan data show
The Canadian economy may have entered a technical recession, according to the preliminary gross domestic product estimate from Statistics Canada.
The federal agency released its August GDP report on Tuesday, which shows the Canadian economy remained flat in the month, while a preliminary estimate suggests it shrank in the third quarter.
The report says higher interest rates, inflation, forest fires and drought conditions continued to weigh on the economy.
August marked the second consecutive month where growth remained flat, and advance data suggests the economy continued that trend in September.
For the third quarter, Statistics Canada's preliminary estimate suggested the economy shrank at an annualized rate of 0.1 per cent, which would follow a contraction in the second quarter.
A technical recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth, but economists generally look for broader-based weakness to qualify a downturn as a recession.
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The Canadian economy may have entered a technical recession, according to the preliminary gross domestic product estimate from Statistics Canada.
The federal agency released its August GDP report on Tuesday, which shows the Canadian economy remained flat in the month, while a preliminary estimate suggests it shrank in the third quarter.
The report says higher interest rates, inflation, forest fires and drought conditions continued to weigh on the economy.
August marked the second consecutive month where growth remained flat, and advance data suggests the economy continued that trend in September.
For the third quarter, Statistics Canada's preliminary estimate suggested the economy shrank at an annualized rate of 0.1 per cent, which would follow a contraction in the second quarter.
A technical recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth, but economists generally look for broader-based weakness to qualify a downturn as a recession.
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Sask. premier will remove carbon pricing on natural gas heating if feds don't expand current exemption
Premier Scott Moe took to X Monday, announcing that the province intends to end carbon pricing on natural gas heating – after the federal government said it will pause carbon pricing on heating oil for the next three years.
“Today I am calling on the federal government to offer the same carbon tax exemption to Saskatchewan families by extending it to all forms of home heating, not just heating oil. It’s only fair to other Saskatchewan and Canadian families,” Moe said in the video statement.
“Hopefully, that exemption will be provided soon. But if not, effective Jan. 1, SaskEnergy will stop collecting and submitting the carbon tax on natural gas – effectively providing Saskatchewan residents with the very same exemption that the federal government is giving heating oil in Atlantic Canada.”
#Saskatchewan #energy
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Premier Scott Moe took to X Monday, announcing that the province intends to end carbon pricing on natural gas heating – after the federal government said it will pause carbon pricing on heating oil for the next three years.
“Today I am calling on the federal government to offer the same carbon tax exemption to Saskatchewan families by extending it to all forms of home heating, not just heating oil. It’s only fair to other Saskatchewan and Canadian families,” Moe said in the video statement.
“Hopefully, that exemption will be provided soon. But if not, effective Jan. 1, SaskEnergy will stop collecting and submitting the carbon tax on natural gas – effectively providing Saskatchewan residents with the very same exemption that the federal government is giving heating oil in Atlantic Canada.”
#Saskatchewan #energy
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💰Chrystia Freeland to meet with finance ministers on Alberta’s plan to exit CPP
Provincial and territorial finance ministers will gather virtually with federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday to discuss Alberta’s proposal to pull out of the Canada Pension Plan.
In announcing the meeting, Freeland denounced Alberta’s possible action bluntly in a letter sent to the ministers who will be present for the online gathering.
She wrote about the Western province’s “flawed analysis” of the share of CPP assets it would be ennoscriptd to. “Canadians work hard with the promise that a secure pension will be there for them when they retire – and they know that Alberta’s proposed withdrawal is a threat to the pensions of people in Alberta and across Canada.”
Freeland said she wants the discussions on Friday to speak specifically to the “flaws” underlying Alberta’s proposed exit formula.
Were that formula applied to Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia, Freeland said, some experts have concluded that the three provinces would be ennoscriptd to 128 per cent of CPP assets.
#Alberta #Freeland
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Provincial and territorial finance ministers will gather virtually with federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday to discuss Alberta’s proposal to pull out of the Canada Pension Plan.
In announcing the meeting, Freeland denounced Alberta’s possible action bluntly in a letter sent to the ministers who will be present for the online gathering.
She wrote about the Western province’s “flawed analysis” of the share of CPP assets it would be ennoscriptd to. “Canadians work hard with the promise that a secure pension will be there for them when they retire – and they know that Alberta’s proposed withdrawal is a threat to the pensions of people in Alberta and across Canada.”
Freeland said she wants the discussions on Friday to speak specifically to the “flaws” underlying Alberta’s proposed exit formula.
Were that formula applied to Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia, Freeland said, some experts have concluded that the three provinces would be ennoscriptd to 128 per cent of CPP assets.
#Alberta #Freeland
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Immigrants are leaving Canada at faster pace, study shows
New research suggests more newcomers to Canada have chosen to leave in recent years.
The rate of immigrants leaving the country, or onward migration, has been steadily increasing since the 1980s and is rising among recent cohorts, suggesting newcomers “may not be seeing the benefits of moving to Canada,” according to a study on immigrant retention by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship and the Conference Board of Canada.
The report, published Tuesday, underscored the risks of Canada failing to meet expectations of newcomers, who are facing worsening housing affordability, a strained health-care system and underemployment, among other issues.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has been using immigration to rapidly add more workers to stave off economic decline from an aging population.
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New research suggests more newcomers to Canada have chosen to leave in recent years.
The rate of immigrants leaving the country, or onward migration, has been steadily increasing since the 1980s and is rising among recent cohorts, suggesting newcomers “may not be seeing the benefits of moving to Canada,” according to a study on immigrant retention by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship and the Conference Board of Canada.
The report, published Tuesday, underscored the risks of Canada failing to meet expectations of newcomers, who are facing worsening housing affordability, a strained health-care system and underemployment, among other issues.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has been using immigration to rapidly add more workers to stave off economic decline from an aging population.
#immigration
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Trudeau’s immigration minister Marc Miller on Pierre Poilievre: “He is kind of a guy when you are around him, you kind of want to check for your wallet afterwards.”
“[Poilievre] is very very dangerous for the state of democracy,” he adds.
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“[Poilievre] is very very dangerous for the state of democracy,” he adds.
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Manitoba joins carbon tax exemption fray, seeks 'greater fairness' from Ottawa
Manitoba's new NDP finance minister is looking for "greater fairness" in the application of the federal carbon tax — but promises to work collaboratively with Justin Trudeau's Liberal government to make that happen.
Finance Minister Adrien Sala says he wants to know whether the prime minister will extend the same carbon-tax breaks to Manitobans as he effectively did for residents of Atlantic Canada when he announced a three-year carbon-tax exemption on home heating oil.
Last week, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith called on Ottawa to apply the same exemption to natural gas, used by a majority of residents in their provinces for heating.
#Manitoba #Alberta #Saskatchewan
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Manitoba's new NDP finance minister is looking for "greater fairness" in the application of the federal carbon tax — but promises to work collaboratively with Justin Trudeau's Liberal government to make that happen.
Finance Minister Adrien Sala says he wants to know whether the prime minister will extend the same carbon-tax breaks to Manitobans as he effectively did for residents of Atlantic Canada when he announced a three-year carbon-tax exemption on home heating oil.
Last week, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith called on Ottawa to apply the same exemption to natural gas, used by a majority of residents in their provinces for heating.
#Manitoba #Alberta #Saskatchewan
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💉COVID-19 passports did little to convince people to get vaccinated in Quebec, Ontario: study
COVID-19 vaccine passports in Quebec and Ontario did little to convince the unvaccinated to get the jab and did not significantly reduce inequalities in vaccination coverage, a new peer-reviewed study has found.
The passports, which forced people to show proof of vaccination to enter places such as bars and restaurants, were directly responsible for a rise of 0.9 per cent in the vaccination rate in Quebec and 0.7 per cent in Ontario.
All 10 provinces and Yukon introduced vaccine passport systems in 2021, justifying them as a tool to avoid further generalized lockdowns and increase vaccination rates, though some provinces allowed people to show a recent negative COVID-19 test instead of proof of vaccination.
The passports were discontinued across Canada by the spring of 2022.
#Quebec #Ontario
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COVID-19 vaccine passports in Quebec and Ontario did little to convince the unvaccinated to get the jab and did not significantly reduce inequalities in vaccination coverage, a new peer-reviewed study has found.
The passports, which forced people to show proof of vaccination to enter places such as bars and restaurants, were directly responsible for a rise of 0.9 per cent in the vaccination rate in Quebec and 0.7 per cent in Ontario.
All 10 provinces and Yukon introduced vaccine passport systems in 2021, justifying them as a tool to avoid further generalized lockdowns and increase vaccination rates, though some provinces allowed people to show a recent negative COVID-19 test instead of proof of vaccination.
The passports were discontinued across Canada by the spring of 2022.
#Quebec #Ontario
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Canada to level out number of new permanent residents in Canada in 2026
The federal government plans to level out the number of new permanent residents to Canada in 2026 in reaction to crunch on housing and other services, the immigration minister announced Wednesday.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller tabled new targets for the next three years in Parliament, which call for the number of new permanent residents to hold steady at 500,000 in 2026.
The plans show that the targets for 2024 and 2025 will increase as planned to 485,000 and 500,000, respectively.
#immigration
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The federal government plans to level out the number of new permanent residents to Canada in 2026 in reaction to crunch on housing and other services, the immigration minister announced Wednesday.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller tabled new targets for the next three years in Parliament, which call for the number of new permanent residents to hold steady at 500,000 in 2026.
The plans show that the targets for 2024 and 2025 will increase as planned to 485,000 and 500,000, respectively.
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🩺 Canada's public health agency lost $150 million on an unfulfilled contract last year
The Public Health Agency of Canada is refusing to disclose any information on how it lost $150 million in taxpayers’ money for an unfulfilled contract with an undisclosed vendor last year.
Information about the loss is buried within the government’s 2022-2023 public accounts which were tabled on Oct. 24 and detail its financial operations during the previous fiscal year.
Deep within the roughly 1,000-page, three-volume document, buried in the “losses of public money due to an offence, illegal act of accident” section, is a line that details the staggering loss of public funds by PHAC.
The agency disclosed that an “unfulfilled contract by a vendor” led to a $150-million loss, none of which it ever expects to recover.
#healthcare
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The Public Health Agency of Canada is refusing to disclose any information on how it lost $150 million in taxpayers’ money for an unfulfilled contract with an undisclosed vendor last year.
Information about the loss is buried within the government’s 2022-2023 public accounts which were tabled on Oct. 24 and detail its financial operations during the previous fiscal year.
Deep within the roughly 1,000-page, three-volume document, buried in the “losses of public money due to an offence, illegal act of accident” section, is a line that details the staggering loss of public funds by PHAC.
The agency disclosed that an “unfulfilled contract by a vendor” led to a $150-million loss, none of which it ever expects to recover.
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New Quebec immigration plan will force some temporary foreign workers to pass French exam
Quebec wants some temporary foreign workers to pass a French test to renew their work permits. Premier François Legault announced the measure at a Quebec City news conference on Wednesday as he presented the government's updated immigration plan.
"The message will be very clear as much for students as for workers," Legault said. "In the future, if you want to come to Quebec for more than three years, if you want to be received as a permanent immigrant, you need to speak French."
The immigration plan, which includes lower than anticipated target numbers for new Quebec immigrants, and the new rules requiring temporary foreign workers to pass a French test are part of the government's plan to stop what Legault and his ministers describe as the decline of the French language in Quebec.
Legault's CAQ government had previously anticipated increasing the number of permanent immigrants it would accept to 60,000. But, in the updated plan presented on Wednesday, they set their target number at 50,000 for 2024 and 2025.
#Quebec #immigration
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Quebec wants some temporary foreign workers to pass a French test to renew their work permits. Premier François Legault announced the measure at a Quebec City news conference on Wednesday as he presented the government's updated immigration plan.
"The message will be very clear as much for students as for workers," Legault said. "In the future, if you want to come to Quebec for more than three years, if you want to be received as a permanent immigrant, you need to speak French."
The immigration plan, which includes lower than anticipated target numbers for new Quebec immigrants, and the new rules requiring temporary foreign workers to pass a French test are part of the government's plan to stop what Legault and his ministers describe as the decline of the French language in Quebec.
Legault's CAQ government had previously anticipated increasing the number of permanent immigrants it would accept to 60,000. But, in the updated plan presented on Wednesday, they set their target number at 50,000 for 2024 and 2025.
#Quebec #immigration
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