Sentences with phrase «multiculturalism minister»

Henry J. Chang's Canada - US Immigration Blog Citizenship and Immigration Canada Announces Start - up Visa Program On January 24, 2013, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Citizen Jason Kenney (the «Immigration Minister») announced that Citizenship and Immigration Canada («CIC») would launch a Start - Up Visa Program to recruit innovative immigrant entrepreneurs who will create new jobs and spur economic growth.

Or as Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney says, «Canadian citizenship is more than a legal status, more than a passport... We expect citizens to have an ongoing commitment, connection and loyalty to Canada.»

A partisan and clumsy initiative to win the hearts and minds of «ethnic» voters led to four resignations, including that of multiculturalism minister John Yap.

Bloy, a lifelong friend of Bonney, was rewarded by Clark as multiculturalism minister after she became premier in 2011.

Not exact matches

Reporting on Jason Kenney's announcement today that the federal government might challenge Quebec's so - called charter of values in court, the Canadian Press noted that the employment minister, who is also responsible for multiculturalism, was «uncharacteristically terse.»

Poilievre hangs on to his previous responsibilities as minister responsible for democratic reform while Kenney will continue to be responsible for multiculturalism.

A letter from the Minister for Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, PC, MP, was presented to Syed Aamir Raza by his representative, Bob Dechert MP.

Claiming the previous government had been the victim of fear and muddled thinking by backing a state - sponsored form of multiculturalism, the prime minister will state that his government «will no longer fund or share platforms with organisations that, while non-violent, are certainly in some cases part of the problem».

Under the DCO scheme, the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism has sole discretion to designate a country as «safe».

Visible minority communities do have cause for concern given historic statements about immigration reform made by the current Prime Minister regarding multiculturalism before he was in office.

The reason for the changes are the 2008 Budget Bill and the 2012 Budget Implementation Act (Bill C - 38), and the amended the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), which provide far greater discretion to the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism.

On January 13, 2012 the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism issued the public policy considerations that in his opinion justify the granting of a one - time exemption from the TRP processing fee that is required under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) for foreign nationals who meet the conditions of this public policy.

D. Kevin Carroll, the President of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), has formally requested that Jason Kenney, the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, to expedite immigration applications for those affected by the earthquake in Haiti.