Canada – Thinking Port

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:00:18 +0000

Residence and citizenship advisory firm Henley and Partners has released their ranking of world passports in 2024— incorporating data from the International Air Transport Authority. The firm ranked the Canadian passport as the seventh most powerful in the world this year, based on a number of criteria, including the number of visa-free travel options it […]

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Government of Canada Launches Strengthened Heat Pump Program with PEI

July 26, 2024 admin 0 Comments buildings, Canada, clean power, energy efficiency, green economy, heat pumps, investment

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:00:48 +0000

Making the switch from home heating oil to a heat pump will save Canadians thousands of dollars each year on their energy bills. By driving down both energy bills and harmful pollution, the benefits of switching to a heat pump are clear, and the Government of Canada has been bringing … [continued]

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Canada Immigration

From work to study: How Americans can begin their Canadian journey

July 23, 2024 admin 0 Comments Canada, canada work permit, cusma, labour market impact assesment, lmia based work permit, study in Canada, study permit, temporary foreign worker program, tfwp, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:00:11 +0000

As yet another election cycle looms in the United States (U.S.), online data suggests that Americans and individuals residing in the U.S. are considering Canada as an immigration option, Canada attracts a small but notable number of immigrants from the United States every year, many of whom are animated by political developments in their home […]

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Canada Immigration

IRCC’s update on its plan to attract global talent

July 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments Canada, ESDC, immigrate to canada, IRCC, skills immigration, strategic immigration report

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:00:25 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has outlined recent progress on Skills Missions, one of the key objectives outlined in the Strategic Immigration Review released in October 2023. The report comes from an Access to Information Request (ATIP) obtained by CIC News. According to the ATIP, the department is working on establishing the foundations for […]

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Canada Immigration

Study finds more newcomers are considering moving to escape housing costs

July 15, 2024 admin 0 Comments angus-reid, Canada, canada immigration, housing in canada, immigration levels, IRCC

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:00:12 +0000

Newcomers are becoming more likely to leave their current province, or Canada altogether, in search of more affordable housing according to a recent survey by the Angus Reid Institute, a non-profit research foundation. The cost of housing in Canada over the past few years has reached levels that make it difficult, and sometimes unattainable, for […]

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Good News, Bad News — Last Coal-Fired Generating Station In Alberta Closed

July 12, 2024 admin Alberta, Canada, clean power, Coal, coal power, Fossil Fuels, natural gas, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:53:49 +0000

In 2015, Alberta premier Rachel Notley of the New Democratic Party announced plans to completely phase out coal power by 2030 as part of its broader climate policies. Critics questioned whether it could be done. “The industry was up in arms that it wasn’t possible,” Blake Shaffer an assistant professor … [continued]

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Nova Scotia’s 1st Grid-Scale Battery Energy Storage Facilities

July 11, 2024 admin batteries, Canada, canadian solar, clean power, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, Nova Scotia, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 22:24:02 +0000

Canadian Solar Inc. (the “Company” or “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced that e-STORAGE, which is part of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar Co., Ltd. (“CSI Solar”), has secured a contract from Nova Scotia Power to develop flagship energy storage projects across three locations in Nova Scotia, Canada: Bridgewater, Waverley, and White Rock. The projects, totaling 150 MW … [continued]

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Magazines

Group Selected to Develop Pilot Nuclear Fusion Plant

July 10, 2024 admin atkinsrealis, Canada, fusion, news, Nuclear, oak ridge, power, Technology, tennessee, tennessee valley authority, TVA, type one energy

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 20:22:55 +0000

A global professional services and project management company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, announced it has been chose to develop the pre-concept design for a nuclear fusion pilot plant (FPP). The […]

The post Group Selected to Develop Pilot Nuclear Fusion Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Canada Immigration

How to take a break from your studies and maintain eligibility for a work permit

July 9, 2024 admin Canada, designated learning institution, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, pgwp, post-graduation work permit, study in Canada, study permit

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:00:14 +0000

The Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) is an important document for international students looking to gain work experience and build eligibility for certain permanent residence (PR) pathways. Eligibility for this document is contingent on a few factors, one of the most important of which is maintaining full-time status* for each semester of the entire duration of […]

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Carbon Pricing — India Utility Seminar Transcript & Slides

July 8, 2024 admin batteries, Canada, cap and trade, carbon emissions, carbon pricing, carbon tax, China, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, India, india solar power, investment, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:57:14 +0000

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With the … [continued]

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