Streamlining Applications for Supervised Consumption Sites
Supervised consumption sites are an important harm reduction measure and part of a comprehensive, compassionate and evidence-based approach to drug policy.
Canada to Host High-Level Meeting of Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative
Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative brings together privately sponsored refugees, sponsor groups, leaders from civil society and business, international organizations and government representatives interested in replicating Canada’s private sponsorship model.
Ministers Philpott and Goodale to make an important announcement, followed by a media technical briefing
The Honourable Jane Philpott, Federal Minister of Health and the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, will make an important announcement regarding an Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related amendments to other Acts.
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship marks the one-year anniversary of an important milestone in the national project to resettle Syrian refugees
The Hon. John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today issued the following statement to mark the one-year anniversary of the arrival of Syrian refugees to Canada
Remarks for the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health
I want to thank my co-host Minister Eric Hoskins for agreeing to help in the coordination of this very important day and for hosting it. And of course I want to also thank the folks at the Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse
Government of Canada delivering faster processing and shorter wait times for spousal reunification
December 7, 2016 – Ottawa, ON – The Government of Canada is making it faster and easier for Canadians and permanent residents to reunite with their spouses.
At the direction of the Minister, earlier this year Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) began a concerted effort to reduce processing times. From the start of 2016 to the fall, processing times were reduced by 15 percent for in-Canada applications and just over 10 percent for applications outside Canada.
Improvements to spousal sponsorship process: The New Application Kit
The Government of Canada is releasing a new spousal sponsorship application kit on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website on December 15, 2016. The new application kit will make it easier and faster to apply through the spousal sponsorship program at 12:00 p.m. (noon) Eastern Standard Time. As part of the new application process, applicants will not have to provide certain information up front, such as medical examination results.
Reuniting more spouses and partners
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has been looking to find solutions to improve service to clients and reduce the uncertainty for Canadian citizens and permanent residents and for their spouses and partners who are being sponsored for permanent residence.
Updated Topic – (Topic: Sponsoring your spouse, partner, children or other relatives)
December 7 2016 – What the changes are to the spousal sponsorship program and how you are affected.
Shoppers Drug Mart Recalls Digital Temple Thermometers due to Inaccurate Temperature Display
OTTAWA – Shoppers Drug Mart, in consultation with Health Canada, is voluntarily recalling Life Brand Instant Read Digital Temple Thermometers (see photo below), Model No. 057800711568, due to some devices displaying temperatures that are lower than actual body temperatures. All affected devices were sold between January 2013 and December 2015.