Gender Equality Week: How Canada promotes equality for all newcomers

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:00:02 +0000

Canada is celebrating its fifth annual Gender Equality Week.  The campaign takes place every year in September. This year the theme is United for Gender Equality: Stronger Together. It aims to increase awareness of the unique identities and to promote inclusivity of all people in Canada regardless of gender, sexual orientation, racial background, or level […]

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IRCC to implement internal changes based on the Gender Based Analysis Plus audit

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2022 13:00:06 +0000

CIC News has obtained an internal memorandum from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) containing recommendations based on the most recent Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA) audit, released by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG). The audit determines if government departments are using GBA when implementing policies and programs. This year’s audit also sought […]

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Skilled immigrants: Canada is making progress toward gender equality

Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 19:12:09 +0000

More and more women are finding themselves as the principal applicants in Canada’s Express Entry immigration process. Prospective immigrants to Canada are assigned a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score to help the federal government assess and rank candidate profiles in the Express Entry pool. Figures provided in the 2018 Express Entry year-end report reveal that […]

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