2 d. ago More people are leaving Canada and the most educated are most likely to go

More people are leaving Canada, with the first quarter of 2025 marking the second-highest number on record for that same period.According to Statistics Canada, an increasing number of people are leaving Canada, as 27,086 citizens and permanent residents emigrated between January and March this year. That's the second-highest first-quarter total since 2017, when 27,115 left the country.The first-quarter levels in 2025 mark a three per cent increase in emigration compared to the first quarter of 2024, when 26,293 people left the country. A total of 9,676 emigrants returned to Canada in the first quarter of 2025, representing a slight increase from the 9,393 Canadians who returned in the first quarter of 2024.The record-setting outflow of people in the first quarter of 2025 is likely only the beginning, as the number of people leaving Canada tends to peak in the third quarter before dropping slightly in the fourth quarter of each year.Additionally, more non-permanent resi...

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4 d. ago 'Pride and patriotism': 73 new Canadians take oath of citizenship on Canada Day

In total, 73 Canadians from 24 countries took their oath of citizenship, pledging to protect and honour their new country's institutions.

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5 d. ago iA Financial Group Named One of Canada’s Best 50 Corporate Citizens for a Second Year

QUEBEC CITY — For the second year in a row, iA Financial Group (TSX: iAG) has been ranked as one of Canada’s 50 Best Corporate Citizens in Canada by Corporate Knights. This ranking recognizes the company’s contributions and long-standing efforts in promoting sustainability, as well as health and wellbeing. Corporate Knights’ ranking of the world’s […]

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9 d. ago Canada just made it harder for international students to get work permits

Canada has made another change to work permit eligibility for international students.Starting Thursday, June 26, international students in Canada in non-degree programs for 178 fields of study will no longer be eligible for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP).According to an announcement by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), these fields of study were cut because they are no longer linked to jobs in long-term labour shortages.While several were slashed, the federal government added 119 new fields of study in key sectors, including healthcare, social services, education, and trades.This update has resulted in 920 fields of study eligible for a PGWP.You can check if your area of study is still eligible in Canada on the post-grad work permit site.Students who applied for a study permit before June 25, 2025, will still be eligible for a PGWP if their field of study was on the list when they applied for their permit, regardless of whether it has since been removed.Las...

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1 week ago Canada evacuates 7 citizens from Israel, West Bank as most find way out

OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says it brought just seven Canadians out of Israel and the West Bank to Jordan on buses offered Wednesday. Ottawa started offering evacuations from both regions later than some of its allies, and has taken note of low uptick from Canadians. A chartered flight from Jordan left Tuesday for Athens […]

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1 week ago FIRST READING: Ottawa sets target to keep Canada labour force 25 per cent immigrant

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada instructed to ensure one quarter of labour force "is made up of immigrants and refugees”

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1 week ago Alectra Inc. recognized by Corporate Knights as one of Canada’s Best 50 Corporate Citizens for 2025

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alectra Inc. is ranked among Canada’s Best 50 Corporate Citizens for 2025 by Corporate Knights, marking its seventh consecutive year on the list. Alectra placed second among transmission and distribution utilities and 11th overall in the annual ranking. The Best 50 Corporate Citizens list evaluates companies across […]

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1 week ago More than 100 people on Canadian chartered flight leaving Middle East tonight: Anand

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says a Canadian chartered flight will leave Jordan this evening with more than 100 people on board. Speaking from The Hague, Anand says Canada is also helping allied nations get their citizens out of the Middle East but adds the number of foreign nationals asking for help is […]

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1 week ago Canada starts busing citizens out of Israel days after allies began rescues

OTTAWA — Ottawa has started evacuating Canadians from Israel days after telling them to find their own way to neighbouring countries. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says bus services started Monday morning from Tel Aviv and the West Bank to Jordan. She says bus routes also started Sunday to take Canadians who fled Iran for […]

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1 week ago Global Affairs Canada changes course, starts busing citizens out of Israel

OTTAWA — Ottawa has started offering buses to Canadians looking to leave Israel and the West Bank, along with those who manage to flee Iran — but few have taken up the offer days after Canada told citizens in the region to find their own way to neighbouring countries. Canada has updated its travel advisory […]

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2 w. ago DND and IRCC slammed by information watchdog over slow progress on access to information

A new report shows the information commissioner received hundreds of complaints about Department of National Defence and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada last year.

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2 w. ago Anita Anand: Canada facilitating commercial flights home for citizens fleeing Israel, Iran

Anand is urging Canadians in the region to register with Global Affairs Canada so that they can get the latest details

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2 w. ago Canada facilitating commercial flights home for citizens fleeing Israel, Iran: Anita Anand

Anand is urging Canadians in the region to register with Global Affairs Canada so that they can get the latest details

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2 w. ago Canada facilitating flights home for citizens leaving Israel, Iran

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand tells The Canadian Press that Canada is helping citizens leave the Middle East when they reach countries neighbouring Israel and Iran. Ottawa is boosting consular services in the region, and helping to facilitate commercial flights to leave the region once they reach bordering countries as airports are closed […]

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3 w. ago Public service shrinks by nearly 10,000, with tax, immigration hit the hardest

OTTAWA — The federal public service shed almost 10,000 people last year, with the Canada Revenue Agency and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada losing the most employees. The last time the public service contracted was in 2015, when the number of people employed dropped just slightly from 257,138 to 257,034. The number of public servants […]

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3 w. ago ‘Stay away’ from demonstrations, Canada warns citizens amid L.A. tensions

The government of Canada has upgraded its safety and security advisory for travellers visiting the Los Angeles area and some other U.S. cities due to ongoing demonstrations.

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3 w. ago Man accused of plotting shooting at New York Jewish centre extradited to U.S.

OTTAWA — The U.S. Justice Department says a Pakistani citizen who was living in Canada has been extradited to New York, where he’s accused of plotting to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish centre. The RCMP arrested Muhammad Shahzeb Khan in Quebec last September. The Mounties said at the time he was in […]

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3 w. ago Premier Danielle Smith visits rural Alberta to lend voice to local byelection candidate

Smith has long held that she wants to see Alberta remain in Canada, but recently passed legislation to lower the threshold for citizens to spark a referendum on leaving.

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4 w. ago What is citizenship by descent? Canada offers new way for some to become citizens

The bill would grant Canadian citizenship to anyone who would be a citizen today if it weren't for the first-generation limit or 'outdated provisions'

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