$75 million initiative to bring more internationally educated professionals.
Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:00:00 GMT
VANCOUVER - Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh today announced a $75 million federal initiative that is expected to assist more than 2,000 internationally educated health care professionals to put their skills to work in Canada's health care system.
Canada Tripling of the Number of Parents and Grandparents Immigrating to Canada in 2005
Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:15:06 GMT
OTTAWA, April 18, 2005 - The Honourable Joe Volpe, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today announced measures to speed up the processing of sponsorship applications for parents and grandparents coming to Canada as family class immigrants. With these new measures in place, it is expected that in both 2005 and 2006, the number of parents and grandparents immigrating to Canada will increase by an additional 12,000 each year. This triples the original 6,000 forecasted for 2005.
Canada moves to accelerate immigration
Tue, 19 Apr 2005 11:19:33 GMT
TORONTO - Canada opened its arms wider to foreigners Monday, enticing international students to join its work force once they graduate and making it easier for immigrant parents to join children already in Canada.