Citizenship change benefits couples with fertility issues and same-sex couples
Canadian families are as diverse as Canadians themselves, and everyone deserves the same rights and opportunities, no matter who they love or how they identify.
Statement from the Honourable Marco Mendicino in celebration of Canada Day
The Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, issued the following statement:
Canada continues to explore innovative solutions for refugees
The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today reaffirmed Canada’s ongoing commitment to exploring innovative solutions for refugees during the virtual Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement (ATCR).
Ministers Mendicino, Champagne and Gould mark World Refugee Day
Ministers Mendicino, Champagne and Gould mark World Refugee Day “For generations, Canada has been a strong and unwavering voice of support for refugees. Our country is known around the world as a welcoming place for those fleeing conflict and persecution.
Canada signs new youth mobility arrangement with Andorra in a virtual ceremony
Today, Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Maria Ubach Font, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Andorra, signed a new bilateral Youth Mobility Arrangement between Canada and Andorra. This took place through a virtual signing ceremony.
Agri-Food Pilot begins accepting applications May 15
Agri-Food Pilot begins accepting applications May 15
Government announces help for employers to meet their labour needs
With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting almost every sector in Canada, temporary foreign workers and their employers are confronted by new challenges in a rapidly changing job market.
Removing barriers for international students working in essential services to fight COVID-19
To help battle the COVID-19 outbreak, starting immediately, the government will remove the restriction that allows international students to work a maximum of 20 hours per week while classes are in session, provided they are working in an essential service or function, such as health care, critical infrastructure, or the supply of food or other critical goods.
Canada provides update on exemptions to travel restrictions to protect Canadians and support the economy
The Government of Canada is providing an update on travel restrictions put in place to stem the spread of COVID-19.
Minister Mendicino Addresses The Canadian Club
As a journalist, I can’t tell you how grateful I am for that suspiciously brief introduction. I’d also like to echo the acknowledgment that we are indeed on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and the Haudenosaunee, and for your words to acknowledge the significance that we do indeed share these lands, and for allowing us to start these proceedings in the right way.