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Deportation costs Canadians a pretty penny

Less than half of the people deported from Canada in 2017 paid their own travel expenses to return home. The rest had their tickets home purchased by the Canadian government. These are the data from…

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Airbus

Fluffy Anti-Stress

The administration of the airport in the Canadian city of Calgary has made an unusual decision to hire new employees that will especially please animal lovers and children. The airport management…

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Immigration

Canada to Accelerate Admission of Specialists

Canada invites high-tech specialists. According to the Canadian government, a new immigration program will help the country in the global war for talent in high technology. Representatives of these…

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Real estate

Toronto at a Crossroads

The results of residential real estate sales in Toronto in October of this year have instilled optimism that the market is recovering. At least, that is the sentiment among realtors and economists…

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Immigration

Canada to accept more immigrants

On November 1, 2017, Canada's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Ahmed Hussen announced his ministry's plans for the near future. The main point of his speech was that Canada plans to gradually…

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Immigration

Portrait of Canadian Immigration

The share of immigrants in Canada has reached its highest level in 85 years – they now make up 21.9% of the country's population. These are the data from a report published on Wednesday by Statistics…

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Immigration

Canada changes rules of guardianship

On Friday, October 27, Ottawa announced new immigration rules that may affect a large part of our compatriots who moved to Canada for permanent residence. The federal government of Canada decided to…

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Immigration

New Rules for New Canadians

New rules for those wishing to become citizens of Canada have come into force. Starting October 11, permanent residents of Canada who have held the status of 'permanent residents' are eligible to…

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Immigration

Canada softens citizenship law

On Monday, June 19, 2017, the upper house of the Canadian parliament approved, and Governor General David Johnston signed, Bill C-6, amending the Citizenship Act. According to the new legislative…

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Real estate

Foreigners hit with taxes

At the end of April, a 15% tax was introduced on the purchase of residential real estate by foreigners in Toronto and the surrounding areas. A year earlier, a similar tax was introduced on the…

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Immigration

How Canada sponsors refugees

Despite the rise of anti-immigrant sentiment in most Western countries, thousands of Canadians are demanding that the government in Ottawa accept more refugees. Moreover, people are willing to pay…

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Immigration

Canadian prospects

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