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Canada Immigration 

Survey suggests how Canada can improve economic outcomes for immigrants

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:00:50 +0000

Many immigrants lost their job and were not able to support themselves financially during the coronavirus outbreak in Canada, according to a new survey. Immigrants have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, and not just in Canada but around the world. Migrants are overrepresented in essential services, and industries that have been hardest hit by […]

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Covid originated from minks – expert

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Credit to Author: Global Times| Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:15:03 +0000

GENEVA: While the World Health Organization’s (WHO) expert team is in Wuhan to investigate how the coronavirus jumped to humans from animals, China’s “Bat Woman” Shi Zhengli said in an article that mink could be a possible host of the origin of the novel coronavirus and called on the world to investigate samples from more […]

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Canada Immigration 

IRCC no longer accepting ready to travel webforms from expired COPR holders

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:24 +0000

Expired Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) holders have been advised not to use the webform to contact the immigration department, according to a government media release issued on January 5. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada‘s (IRCC) new program delivery update says that expired COPR holders who are ready to travel to Canada should no longer […]

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Eight International Power Sector Trends to Watch in 2021 and Beyond

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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2021 05:14:00 +0000

The post Eight International Power Sector Trends to Watch in 2021 and Beyond appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Roiled over 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic, two much-watched international power market outlooks surveying short-term and long-term implications caution the road ahead will be ridden by complexity. The

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Eight International Power Sector Trends to Watch in 2021 and Beyond

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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2021 05:14:00 +0000

The post Eight International Power Sector Trends to Watch in 2021 and Beyond appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Roiled over 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic, two much-watched international power market outlooks surveying short-term and long-term implications caution the road ahead will be ridden by complexity. The

The post Eight International Power Sector Trends to Watch in 2021 and Beyond appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Canada Immigration 

Canadian immigration in 2021: What can we expect?

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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:00:15 +0000

2020 was the year of the coronavirus pandemic, which continues to have a significant impact on Canada’s immigration system. After welcoming 341,000 new immigrants in 2019, Canada continued to accept high levels of new immigrants at the start of last year but the immigration system was completely upended when COVID-19 emerged as a global crisis […]

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Covid, Brexit problems irk travelers

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Credit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Sat, 02 Jan 2021 16:14:31 +0000

LONDON: Travelers braving trains between this city and Paris on the first day after Britain’s exit from the European Union customs union experienced additional checks but were more worried by the extra rules required for travel in a pandemic-haunted world. A much-reduced Eurostar service is taking passengers between the French and British capitals during the […]

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Canada Immigration 

Temporary residents now have until summer 2021 to restore their status

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2021 14:22:08 +0000

The Canadian immigration department is giving temporary residents another chance to extend their stay in Canada. Temporary residents who had valid status on or after January 30, 2020 but whose status expired on or before May 31, 2021 will have until August 31, 2021 to apply to restore their status, according to the Canadian government’s webpage. […]

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Canada Immigration 

How family members of TFWs can come to Canada amid travel restrictions

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2020 15:42:56 +0000

Family members of temporary foreign workers are not exempt from travel restrictions, but they may still be able to come to Canada. When we talk about “family members” here, we’re referring to spouses, common-law partners, and dependent children. These family members of permanent residents and citizens are exempt as long as they’re coming for more […]

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Canada Immigration 

Can travellers leave Canada before their 14-day quarantine period?

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Credit to Author: Mohanad Moetaz| Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2020 09:00:02 +0000

Travellers to Canada may be allowed to leave before the end of their 14-day quarantine period, but they are required to stay in quarantine until they travel. Anyone traveling to Canada is required by law to quarantine themselves for a period of 14 days. This includes Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and is in effect […]

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