Canada's immigration minister moves to employment
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15:36 07/08/2013
Jason Kenney, for five years Canada's minister for immigration and multiculturalism, has moved on. He is now the minister for employment and social development after Prime Minister Stephen Harper...
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19:42 17/07/2013
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10:16 12/07/2013
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada asks Canadians for views on immigration
11:49 03/07/2013
The Canadian immigration minister, Jason Kenney, has asked the Canadian public and a number of 'stakeholders' to submit their opinions about immigration in an extensive online consultation. The...