immigration
Wanted: Anywhere to live in booming Calgary
Submitted by 3cs on Fri, 2006-06-30 07:00. calgary | immigration | vacancy | workersMario Paquin doesn't speak English, doesn't know anybody in Calgary and doesn't have a job. But when the 40-year-old from Quebec City arrived on the outskirts of the city June 18 looking for work as a ceramic tile layer, the only real obstacle to planting new roots — finding a place to live — is one thing he doesn't have to worry about.
Canadians Cool To Immigration, Poll Suggests
Submitted by 3cs on Fri, 2006-06-23 16:07. immigration | opinions | pollCanada's immigration policy took a big hit in public confidence in the wake of 17 arrests in southern Ontario earlier this month, a new poll suggests.
Even though all of those arrested on suspicion of terrorist activity were Canadian residents – and most of them were born in Canada – the new poll commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) and conducted by Léger Marketing found that for the first time more people are dissatisfied with Canada's immigration policy than support it.
