Category: immigration
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Mark Carney pledges temporary cap on immigration
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Article content Carney issued a policy document that embodies his economic and housing plans before the first leadership debate in Montreal. Carney pledged to double the pace of construction of the new housing over a decade. He will also cancel the commodity and services tax for the home buyers for…
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Canada set to make drastic reductions in annual immigration targets
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Breadcrumb links news The federal government is scheduled to reduce the number of permanent residents to 395,000 in 2025 Get the latest from Naimul Karim straight to your inbox subscription Published on October 24, 2024 • 2 min read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or…
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State eyes Sh56bn passport, immigration fees after Finance Bill fail
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The Treasury is targeting at least Sh55.8 billion in administrative fees and charges for services such as issuing national identity cards, passports, work permits and marriage certificates in the next financial year starting in July, up from Sh28.3 billion last year. The extra billions are crucial in a year when…
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UK Government Plans Training ‘Bootcamps’ to Address Worker Shortages Amid Immigration Cuts
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The UK government is set to introduce skills “boot camps” to train unemployed individuals for jobs in sectors such as hospitality, social care and logistics. The initiative, announced by Mel Stride, Secretary for Work and Pensions, aims to address the potential shortage of workers resulting from the crackdown on migrant…
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The U.K. economy could stare down long-term irrelevance without immigration
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The UK economy has no places to look for a good news story as its economy continues to grapple with inflation while its European neighbors leave rising prices in the back burner. This is now likely to impact the country’s growth prospects. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)…