February 21, 2022
Happy Family Day!
From my family to yours, Happy Family Day!
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February 21, 2022
Automatic work permits for international students in co-op programs
On Thursday, February 17, 2022 during a meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration I asked Citizenship and Immigration Senior Assistant Deputy Minister Marian Campbell Jarvis about making work permits automatic for international students whose academic programs require them to participate in co-op work programs. To view the question and […]
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February 21, 2022
What are the financial requirements for international students from Nigeria?
At the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration on Thursday, February 17, 2022 I asked Senior Assistant Deputy Minister Campbell Jarvis about the financial requirements for international students from Nigeria. To watch the question and answer please click here.
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February 21, 2022
International Students from Bangladesh need access to the Student Direct Stream program
On Thursday, February 17, 2022 during a meeting of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration I asked Citizenship and Immigration Senior Assistant Deputy Minister Marian Campbell Jarvis about the intentions of the Department to expand the Student Direct Stream program to assist international students from Bangladesh seeking to study in Canada. […]
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February 16, 2022
Increasing immigration to boost the Canadian economy
Today at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration I asked the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship how we were going to help Canadian businesses fill the nearly one million job vacancies. To view the video of the question and answer click on this link: Increasing Immigration
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February 16, 2022
Approval rate for study permit applications from Pakistan
At the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, I asked the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigrations, Refugees and Citizenship about improving the rate of approvals for applications by students from Pakistan to study in Canada. To view the question and answer video click on this link: Study permit applications from Pakistan
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February 16, 2022
Improving Processing Times for Family Reunification
At the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, I asked the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship about the amount of time it will take his Department to process new spousal sponsorship and other family reunification applications which are made from today and in the future. Click on the link […]
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February 16, 2022
Canada Learning Bond: Are you between 18 and 20?
ARE YOU BETWEEN 18 and 20? You may be able to get money to help pay for your education after high school. You can apply for the Canada Learning Bond as soon as you turn 18. You have up until the day before you turn 21 to apply. If you are eligible for the Canada […]
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February 16, 2022
The Canada Learning Bond: Information for Parents
The Canada Learning Bond (CLB) is money from the Government of Canada to help pay for post-secondary education. It provides an initial payment of $500 in an RESP and $100 for each subsequent benefit year of eligibility, up to the benefit year in which the beneficiary turns 15, to a maximum of $2,000. Contributions are not […]
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February 15, 2022
Today’s Lantern Festival
Today’s Lantern Festival marks the final day of the traditional Chinese New Year celebrations. During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns. The lanterns can symbolize the people letting go of their past selves and getting new ones which they will let go of the […]
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