Société de la francophonie manitobaine Selected to Provide Pre-Arrival Services
July 26, 2019—Winnipeg, MB—Pre-arrival settlement services are a key element of Canada’s immigration program.
Speaking notes for Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship: An announcement on the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
Thank you, Mayor Provenzano. It’s great to be back in beautiful Sault Ste. Marie. It’s really a pleasure to be back here. I had a really productive visit last year, and I learned a lot about the economic priorities of northern Ontario, but especially beautiful Sault Ste. Marie.
Speaking notes for Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship: Launch of the Agri-food Immigration Pilot
Thank you very much for having us here and thank you to Maple Leaf Foods for hosting us today. I want to take the opportunity to thank Rodger Cuzner, who couldn’t be here today. He’s the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour.
New Agri-Food Immigration Pilot
July 12, 2019 – Mississauga – Canada is committed to attracting the best talent from around the world to fill skill shortages, drive local economies, and create and support middle-class jobs in communities across the country that will benefit all Canadians.
Agri-Food Immigration Pilot
The Agri-Food Immigration Pilot will test a new, industry-specific approach to help address the labour needs of the Canadian agri-food sector, particularly in meat processing and mushroom production.
Association for New Canadians to receive funding to improve the lives of newcomers as they settle into their new communities
Canada is supporting the Association for New Canadians to help newcomers better integrate into the community by improving employment services.
Vernon selected to participate in Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
July 6, 2019—Vernon, BC— Vernon is one of 11 rural and northern communities selected as part of the new Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot to invite newcomers to make this B.C. community their forever home.
Canada and Luxembourg Sign New Youth Mobility Arrangement
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Jean Asselborn, Luxembourg’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, today signed a new bilateral Youth Mobility Arrangement between Canada and Luxembourg.
Canada supports Francophone minority communities
July 3, 2019 – Dieppe, N.B. – Canada is supporting 7 organizations across the country to provide official language training services for French-speaking newcomers choosing to settle in a Francophone minority community.
Organizations selected to deliver adapted language training
In November 2018, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) launched an expression of interest process to solicit proposals from organizations able to deliver French and English language training to newcomers who declare French as their language of preference and want to make a Francophone minority community their new home.