Posts tagged as: Jason Kenney

BAPS Volunteers Honoured With Queen’s Medals

BAPS Volunteers Honoured With Queen's Medals

  Toronto: The presence of corporate, political, business and community leaders resonated at a BAPS Charities event held on May 3 at the magnificent BAPS Swaminarayan Complex at 61 Claireville Drive, Toronto, to support the Princess Margaret Hospital Billion Dollar Campaign for Personalized Cancer Care and the other activities of BAPS Charities. Senator Dr. Asha [...]

Global Indian Award Conferred On Deepak Chopra

Global Indian Award Conferred On Deepak Chopra

    Toronto: Renowned author and speaker on human empowerment, Deepak Chopra, became the fourth recipient of Canada India Foundation (CIF)’s prestigious CIF Chanchlani Global Indian Award, at a well-attended event. Among the more than 500 people in attendance were the Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty, Federal Minister of State (Sport), Bal Gosal and India’s [...]

Kenney Suspends ‘Special Program’ For Visiting Kabaddi Players

Kenney Suspends 'Special Program' For Visiting Kabaddi Players

    By Binoy Thomas   Toronto: Canada’s Minister of Immigration and Citizenship, Jason Kenney, is rather miffed, furious even, with the Canadian kabaddi establishment. He has reason to be. Last year, to avoid unnecessary red tape and delays, his ministry had created a ‘special program’ “to ensure that Kabaddi clubs in Canada would be [...]

Business Associations Support New Immigration Strategy

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  Mississauga: At a joint meeting between the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs, held at the Radisson Hotel in Mississauga, Jason Kenney, Canada’s Minister for Immigration, emphasized that the overhaul of the immigration system proposed in the 2012 federal budget is aimed at ushering in the immigration system that [...]

New Settlement Funding Formula Announced

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Ottawa: Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, recently announced allocations for federal funding of settlement services in all provinces and territories outside Quebec for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. that has drawn the ire of the Opposition. “The Government of Canada wants newcomers to integrate into Canada. That is why we have tripled settlement [...]

Everything You Wanted To Know About The Super Visa!

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    Ottawa: The first applications for the recently announced Parent and Grandparent Super Visa will start flowing in Dec.1. The Parent and Grandparent Super Visa is one element of Phase I of the Action Plan for Faster Family Reunification, announced in November by the Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. The Super Visa [...]

Parents, Grandparents Immigration Put On Hold

Parents, Grandparents Immigration Put On Hold

By Binoy Thomas Ottawa: Sometimes, it takes real courage to ditch a going-nowhere government policy and move on to something better. Till recently, we had an immigration policy based on political calculations rather than what was good for the country. Thanks to well-entrenched lobby groups who profited from the immigration ‘business’, there have been a [...]

SAPNA Dreams Of Better Health For South Asians

SAPNA Dreams Of Better Health For South Asians

  Toronto: The South Asian Professional Network for Health Awareness (SAPNA) recently held its first ever Dare to Dream Awards Night and Fundraiser Gala in partnership with the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) and the Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF). SAPNA means Dream and was the theme of the inaugural gala: Dare to Dream. “We dare [...]

Improved Foreign Credential Assessment Program

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  Ottawa: The Government of Canada expanded the key role it plays in helping foreign trained skilled workers succeed in Canada. The Foreign Credentials Referral Office’s (FCRO) annual report, released this week, highlights the important achievements made by Citizenship and Immigration (CIC), Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and Health Canada, who work in [...]

Kenney Announces Ten-year Multiple-entry Visas To Canada

Kenney Announces Ten-year Multiple-entry Visas To Canada

                  Toronto: Improvements to make it easier to visit Canada are coming soon, announced Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism. A new ten-year multiple-entry visa will make applying easier for applicants and make better use of government resources. “More applications and higher expectations mean that [...]

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