Opposition to discuss Canada immigration reforms
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14:44 28/01/2005
In the wake of several high profile immigration scandals, the leader of Canada' s opposition Conservative Party says it will start examining alternative policies, CTV reports. Earlier this month,...
Canada to strengthen language training for immigrants
15:03 25/01/2005
The Federal Government and the Province of Ontario will jointly invest C$3.4 million to improve English-language training for immigrants , Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) reported on January...
More temporary entrants choosing immigration to Australia
10:30 21/01/2005
An increasing proportion of permanent Australian immigration applications are made by people already in the country temporarily for study or skilled employment , according to Australia's Department...
New Canadian immigration minister - faster refugee processing
19:49 18/01/2005
Following the January 13 resignation of Judy Sgro, newly-appointed Canadian Immigration Minister Joe Volpe will seek to speed up the process of determining who is a refugee, the website Cnews reports...
Scandal forces Canadian immigration minister to quit
13:29 17/01/2005
Canada's Immigration Minister Judy Sgro resigned January 13 after allegedly offering to help an asylum seeker stay in Canada, Reuters reports. Ms. Sgro was forced to quit after Toronto pizza shop...
Australian immigration highest for a decade
9:43 12/01/2005
With over 111,000 people arriving and settling, 2003-2004 saw the highest number of migrants and refugees coming to Australia in ten years, according to Australia's Department of Immigration and...
