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In February 2007, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada and the Assembly of First Nations filed a case under Canadian Human Rights Act 2007 claiming that the Canadian government discriminated by underfunding the First Nations Children. On 26 January 2016, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal affirmed the complaint and ordered the Canadian Government to cease its ...

Kathleen Joan Heddle passed away, after battling long with cancer, at the age of 55 on Monday (Jan 14) at her home in Vancouver, British Columbia. She earned three Olympic gold medals in the sport of rowing for Canada in the 1990s and inspired a generation of athletes. Kathleen was struggling with breast cancer and lymph node cancer for many ...

Premier Doug Ford’s government has announced on Friday afternoon (Dec 18) that Toronto and Peel region will remain in the provincial lockdown category until January 4, 2021, at the time when situation will be re-evaluated The province said that the city of Hamilton entered into the lockdown category starting Monday (Dec 21) after noting that the number of hospitalizations in ...

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has confirmed that international students can enter into the country on a Canada study permit to attend short term courses under six months or less. While international students are unable to come to Canada on a temporary resident visa or electronic travel authorization, they can travel to the country on a study permit. The ...

The health regulator of Canada has expressed its hope to begin the Pfizer covid vaccination all over the country as soon as next Tuesday after the regulator approved  Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Wednesday (Dec 9). The Health Canada approved the vaccine a few days earlier of possible approval in the United States. The COVID-19 vaccine produced by ...

With the passing of days in December, the National Hockey League (NHL) and the NHL Players’ Association (NHLPA) had almost officially left the unrealistic target date of January 1 in order to abandon the game in 2020-21 season. According to the sources, the NHL shared multiple draft schedules with NHLPA on Thursday (Dec 3), including 52 and 56 games regular ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several cabinet ministers held a press conference in Ottawa and launched the CAD 1.75 billion Universal Broadband Fund for High Speed Internet. The plan was mentioned in the federal government’s 2019 budget and was highlighted on the campaign trail, as well as in throne speech in September. Most of the funding was announced in last ...

Now, international students studying in Canadian schools, colleges and universities are allowed to enter into the country to continue their studies amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Government of Canada has amended some restrictions on travel so that designated learning institutions (DLIs) with an approved COVID-19 preparation plan can begin accepting their international scholars as of October 23. The plan must ...

On Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau communicated with various opposition leaders to seek their inputs for his upcoming throne speech scheduled for 23rd Sept. Trudeau’s speech next week is crucial as it will be followed by the vote of confidence. The Liberal Party led Trudeau Government would require support of at least one opposition party to win the support of ...

Visitors who are currently in Canada and have a valid job offer will be able to apply for an employer-specific work permit from within Canada and, if approved, receive the permit without having to leave the country, thanks to a new temporary public policy announced today by the Honourable Marco E.L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. This temporary ...