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WES Weekly Roundup April 2, 2025
Published on: April 2, 2025
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Canada election: Where do all the parties stand on immigration caps? Recent trends in migration flows from the United States to Canada, Canada’s Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots now open, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup March 26, 2025
Published on: March 26, 2025
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: What To Expect From New Canada Immigration Minister Rachel Bendayan, The Government of Canada is investing more than $9.3 million to support Francophone minority communities, Why international students could be a critical factor in bolstering Canada’s economic resilience, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup March 12, 2025
Published on: March 12, 2025
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Mark Carney elected as new Liberal leader. What’s next?, High study visa refusal rates disrupting the international education landscape (ICEF), Canada to grant legal status for thousands of undocumented construction workers, Farm certification could make Canada’s farms fairer for migrant workers, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup March 5, 2025
Published on: March 5, 2025
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Understanding the Impact of Immigration on Demography: A Canadian Case Study, The Immigration Paradox: How an Influx of Newcomers Has Led to Labour Shortages, Quebec announces cap on international post-secondary students (CBC), and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup February 26, 2025
Published on: February 26, 2025
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: President Trump says U.S. ‘on time’ with tariffs against Canada, other countries, Ottawa commits to resettle 4,700 Sudanese refugees, reopens family pathway following outcry, Canadian universities struggle with financial impact of declining international student enrolments, Ukrainian newcomers struggle to renew passports amidst looming visa deadline, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup February 19, 2025
Published on: February 19, 2025
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Canadian immigrants are overqualified and underemployed — reforms must address this, This new Canadian immigration program is being heavily promoted by recruiters. Here’s why that’s causing concern, Canadian Federal govt asks higher education institutions to look for students beyond India, Canadian pride is on the rise in wake of Trump's tariff threat, polls suggest, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup February 12, 2025
Published on: February 12, 2025
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Study: International student graduates' labour market early outcomes—Results from the National Graduates Survey, Is immigration the only reason Canada is avoiding a recession? The hidden truth about migrant deaths at the Canada-U.S. border, This licensed Canadian immigration consultant was impersonated by a fraudster. How migrants are being scammed by ‘ghost agents, Is Canada’s Population Slowing According to Plan? and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup February 5, 2025
Published on: February 5, 2025
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: The immigration issue in Ontario’s housing crisis, immigrants are the scapegoat and the solution, What’s in the integration bill tabled by Quebec’s immigration minister?, Ukrainian newcomers face uncertainty as emergency visas near expiration, OPINION | “Guaranteed Jobs” That Don’t Exist: The Dark World of Immigration Consultants, OPINION | Canada is wasting the talents of its skilled immigrants, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup January 29, 2025
Published on: January 29, 2025
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Population projections for Canada, provinces and territories, 2024 to 2074, Trudeau says Canada is ready to respond to possible Trump tariffs, Has Canada overshot its mark in cutting international student enrolment? What the latest study permit data shows, Canada Doubles Penalties for Employers Abusing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and more.
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