VANCOUVER—Canada’s immigration minister heralded on Wednesday the federal government’s 16-month-old visa program for entrepreneurs, which has accepted its first two applicants. Chris Alexander told a Vancouver...
IQALUIT, Nunavut—Western provinces have a genuine, pressing need for skilled labour and the federal government’s recent overhaul of its temporary foreign worker program goes too far,...
TORONTO—Every second Saturday, a small clinic in Toronto offers free medical care to anyone who needs it—no health card, insurance or paperwork is required. The clinic...
OTTAWA—The Federal Court has ruled against controversial changes to health-care coverage for refugee claimants, the latest in what is becoming a lengthy list of stinging legal...
The government celebrates the passage of reforms to the Citizenship Act Ottawa, ON—Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced last week that reforms to the...
The Temporary worker Program (TFWP) was launched as a limited and last resort measure to bring in foreign workers in recognition of the fact that foreign...
Last April 23rd, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced the re-launch of the Federal Skilled worker program (FSWP) which takes effect on May 1st 2014. Last...
In February 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced that applicants for visitor visa will be automatically considered for a multiple-entry visa. It allows a visitor to...
ROZSYPNE, Ukraine — World leaders demanded Friday that pro-Russia rebels who control the eastern Ukraine crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 give immediate, unfettered access...
There was a time when I thought a fulfilling life had to be busy to be meaningful. Now, I think...
There is a particular kind of heartbreak that comes with watching your child grow up. It isn’t the heartbreak of...
There are illnesses we can see, and then there are the ones we learn to hide. Anxiety is often one...
We live in a world that glorifies being busy. Some people wear exhaustion like a badge of honour. Calendars are...
Every wedding anniversary takes me back to one of the most magical days of our lives and reminds me why...
Birthdays have a way of making us pause—not to count the years we’ve lived, but to appreciate the countless blessings...
Recently, I experienced the painful reality of losing someone through others. One friend lost her fiancé to death, while another...
Growing old brings a sobering reality: time is finite. You watch your body slow down, see your parents age, and...
Celebrating Dr. David Suzuki’s 90th birthday on Friday, May 22 was a true privilege and a great pleasure! My husband,...
Did you know that a mother’s cells can live in her child’s body for their entire lives? This fascinating phenomenon...
Mikaela Ariar, Philippine Canadian Inquirer August 3, 2026 CANADA – Filipino-Canadian Dante Paolo created Pagsasama, a cultural program in Toronto...
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Trisha Matabalan, Philippine Canadian Inquirer July 3, 2026 CANADA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. arrived on Canadian soil on July...
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Mikaela Ariar, Philippine Canadian Inquirer June 28, 2026 CANADA – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to visit Vancouver,...