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☆ Canada Restores Visa Requirement for Mexican Visitors
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Vjosa Isai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Canada announced on Thursday that it would require visas for Mexican nationals to enter the country, a move that comes amid a surge in asylum requests from Mexicans arriving in Canada. The rule follows months of discussions between the two countries over the rise in the number of Mexicans entering Canada, including repeated attempts by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to address the issue with Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Some provincial officials say a surge of asylum seekers has strained their resources and their ability to provide social services. “We needed to give Mexico, because of our friendship, the chance to rectify things,” Marc Miller, Canada’s immigration minister, said at a news conference.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, ” Marc Miller Locations: Canada, Mexico

☆ Trudeau Meets to Rally Ministers, Lawmakers Around Key Issues as Reelection Support Sags
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre would clobber Trudeau if an election were held today, according to an Angus Reid Institute poll published on Monday. Fewer than three-in-five (57%) of those who voted Liberal in 2021 say they would do so again, the pollster said. "This cabinet retreat is focused on issues as important as housing affordability and housing accessibility," Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporters late on Sunday. While president, Trump forced the renegotiation of the North American trade pact, a vital agreement for the Canadian economy. Last week, Trudeau said a second Trump presidency would be challenging and would reflect "a lot of anguish and fury."

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He said that the international students program has been exploited by institutions offering “sham” degrees, putting pressure on housing and health care. The total number of foreign students is more than three times what it was a decade ago. The immigration minister said that there are unscrupulous schools that accept high tuition fees from foreign students without offering a solid education in return. In some cases, the schools are a way into Canada for students who can parlay their visas into permanent residencies. Admitting fewer foreign students during the next two years can’t solve the crisis on its own,” said Daniel Béland, a political science professor at McGill University in Montreal.

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☆ The U.S. has lost thousands of tech workers to Canada — here's why
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Sydney Boyo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As of last month, the Canadian government says more than 6,000 U.S. H-1B visa holders had arrived in Canada so far this year. That's after massive layoffs left high-skilled foreign H-1B holders in limbo. The H-1B program targets highly educated and specialized foreign workers in fields such as tech and health care. The study also shows that Canada now has 1.1 million tech workers, and Toronto and Vancouver ranked among the top 10 tech cities in the U.S. and Canada. To learn more about how Canada is targeting H-1B visa holders, watch the video.

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☆ Canada Keeps Immigration Target Unchanged for Next 2 Years Amid Housing Crunch
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada kept its immigration targets unchanged for the next two years and will add 500,000 permanent residents from 2026, the same as 2025, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Wednesday, as the country grapples with high inflation and a housing crisis.

Persons: Marc Miller Organizations: OTTAWA Locations: Canada

☆ Canada caps immigration target amid housing crunch, inflation
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Wa Lone | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"These immigration levels will help set the pace of Canada's economic and population growth while moderating its impact on critical systems such as infrastructure and housing," Miller said. Canada's population has grown mainly through immigration, and population growth has helped fuel economic growth in recent years. But some economists have blamed immigration for worsening the country's housing shortage, though immigrants also work in industries like construction that are facing a labor shortage. For this reason, the Bank of Canada has said immigration has been both a driver and a brake for inflation, which stood at 3.8% in September. More consumers mean more demand, which pushes up prices, but immigrants entering the work force also help keep down labor costs.

Persons: Christinne, Marc Miller, Miller, Wa, Ismail Shakil, Steve Scherer, Deepa Babington Organizations: REUTERS, Rights TORONTO, Bank of Canada, Statistics, Institute for Canadian Citizenship, Wa Lone, Thomson Locations: Canada, U.S, Champlain , New York, Ottawa, Statistics Canada, Toronto

☆ Canada's New Immigration Plan to Factor in Need to Bolster Housing and Services
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Wa LoneTORONTO (Reuters) - Canada will incorporate planning for housing, healthcare and other services into its a immigration strategy, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Tuesday, after posting its biggest population jump in almost seven decades. Statistics Canada has said the population grew by 2.9% in the 12 months to July 1, 2023, to more than 40 million. "We need to better align immigration programs systems and services with Canada's labor market," Miller told reporters. Canada's government is facing pressure to address concerns about targeting annual immigration at around 500,000 permanent residents by 2025 given the backdrop of an affordable housing crisis and escalating living costs. One key to the new strategy is to accelerate processing services for international student permits at institutions with better housing, services and other supports, the ministry said.

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☆ Canada's new immigration plan to factor in need to bolster housing and services
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Wa Lone | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

TORONTO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Canada will incorporate planning for housing, healthcare and other services into its a immigration strategy, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Tuesday, after posting its biggest population jump in almost seven decades. Statistics Canada has said the population grew by 2.9% in the 12 months to July 1, 2023, to more than 40 million. "We need to better align immigration programs systems and services with Canada's labor market," Miller told reporters. Canada's government is facing pressure to address concerns about targeting annual immigration at around 500,000 permanent residents by 2025 given the backdrop of an affordable housing crisis and escalating living costs. One key to the new strategy is to accelerate processing services for international student permits at institutions with better housing, services and other supports, the ministry said.

Persons: Marc Miller, Miller, we've, Wa, Steve Scherer, Sandra Maler Organizations: TORONTO, Immigration, Statistics Canada, Wa Lone, Thomson Locations: Canada

☆ Canada to ramp up verification of student admissions to curb immigration fraud
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Marc Miller speaks at a news conference about how and when Canada will share historical documents related to residential schools in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOTTAWA, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Canada will step up the verification of university acceptance letters as it seeks to prevent immigration by fraudsters who target international students, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Friday. Canada is a popular destination for international students since it is relatively easy to obtain a work permit, but the student immigration system is rife with fraud and "perverse incentives," Miller told reporters in Brampton, Ontario. Such institutions could benefit from faster student permit application processing, Miller said, adding that more details will be shared next year. Canada depends on immigration to drive its economy and support an aging population, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been ramping up annual immigration.

Persons: Marc Miller, Patrick Doyle, fraudsters, Miller, Justin Trudeau, Ismail Shakil, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights OTTAWA, Immigration, Canada, Thomson Locations: Canada, Ottawa , Ontario, Brampton , Ontario, Ottawa

OTTAWA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Canada has withdrawn 41 diplomats from India amid a dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Thursday, adding that Ottawa would not take retaliatory steps. Joly said India had threatened to unilaterally revoke the diplomats' official status by Friday unless they left. "Given the implications of India's actions on the safety of our diplomats, we have facilitated their safe departure from India," she told a press conference. Canada now has 21 diplomats in India. Immigration Minister Marc Miller said the diplomats' departure meant Canada would slash the number of embassy staff dealing with immigration.

Persons: Melanie Joly, Justin Trudeau, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Joly, Nijjar, Marc Miller, David Ljunggren, Leslie Adler, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: OTTAWA, Ottawa, Immigration, Thomson Locations: Canada, India, New Delhi, Ottawa, British Columbia, Vienna, Canadian

India is by far Canada's largest source of global students in the country's fast-growing international education business, making up for roughly 40% of study permit holders. International students contribute over C$20 billion ($14.6 billion) to the Canadian economy each year. Reuters spoke to more than a dozen universities and consultants in Canada and India who said they were taking measures to reassure students. Last week, Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller described international students "an asset that is very lucrative". In Punjab's Amritsar, home to the Golden Temple, one of the holiest sites in Sikhism, over 5,000 students moved to Canada last year.

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☆ Shein partners with Forever 21 in fast-fashion deal to expand reach of both companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Fast fashion e-tailer Shein may be coming to a mall near you. Forever 21’s parent company Sparc Group announced on Thursday that it will partner with the online shopping giant in a deal that would see Sparc become a minority shareholder in Shein. Sparc is a partnership between retail real estate company Simon Group and Authentic Brands Group, whose portfolio includes brands like Brooks Brothers and Nine West. The deal will “provide Sparc Group a platform to further grow its brands,” Sparc said in a news release. Both are fast fashion brands, meaning they mass-produce cheap items that are often used and discarded at a rapid pace as consumers strive to keep up with the latest trends.

Persons: Shein, Brooks, Shein’s, ”, Marc Miller, ” Donald Tang Organizations: New, New York CNN, Sparc Group, Sparc, Simon Group, Authentic Brands, Brooks Brothers, Nine Locations: New York, Shein

☆ Factbox: Key moves in Justin Trudeau's cabinet shuffle
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

OTTAWA, July 26 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, appointing new heads at 30 of the 38 ministries, adding seven new faces. Bill Blair took over as defense minister, his fourth cabinet post under Trudeau since 2018, where he will oversee military efforts to help Ukraine and reinforce NATO. The former Toronto police chief, 69, had previously been in charge of border security, public safety and then emergency preparedness. Marc Miller, 50, was promoted to immigration minister from crown indigenous relations. Fraser, 39, had been immigration minister since October 2021.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Anita Anand, Anand, Bill Blair, Trudeau, Dominic LeBlanc, Marco Mendicino, Marc Miller, Sean Fraser, Mark Holland, Jean, Yves Duclos, Pablo Rodriguez, Arif Virani, David Lametti, Mona Fortier, Mendicino, David Ljunggren, Steve Scherer, Deepa Babington Organizations: OTTAWA, Canadian, WHO, Treasury Board, NATO, Toronto police, Liberal, Canadian Heritage, Treasury, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Fraser, Ontario

☆ Police in Canada say remains of 2 slain Indigenous women are likely in landfill — but they won't search site
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Police in Canada are facing scrutiny after saying they believe they know where the bodies of two Indigenous women allegedly slain by a suspected serial killer are buried — but that they won't be searching the area due to difficult conditions. In May, the Winnipeg Police Department announced that partial remains of one of the victims, Rebecca Contois, 24, had been found in a landfill. In a tweet Tuesday, Niki Ashton, a Member of Parliament with Canada's New Democratic Party, said: "We remember the Indigenous women who have been targeted and killed because they are Indigenous women. "These deaths must not be ignored, nor the reality that they represent the ongoing generational harms and trauma that are rooted in violence against Indigenous women, girls, and Two Spirit people," the statement said. Federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said Tuesday that he believed all levels of government have failed Indigenous women, girls and Two Spirit people for centuries, CBC News reported.

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