Philippines now the largest source country for Canadian immigrants China has been the top source country of immigrants for years, but now the Philippines has taken over the top spot for immigrants and temporary workers (combined).  19,064 Permanent Residents and 15,254 temporary workers from the Philippines arrived in Canada in 2007.  Aside from Americans, more Filipinos...

Mexican emigration dropped 42 percent in 2 years Mexican emigration has dropped 42 percent over the last two years, a government study released Thursday showed, confirming that America has become less appealing amid an economic downturn and stepped up raids against illegal migrants. About eight of every 1,000 Mexicans emigrated between February and...

Canada’s immigration backlogs - blatantly racist South Asian immigration applications are disproportionately affected by quotas/targets and immense backlogs. For example, the quota, or target as Ottawa calls it, for the New Delhi office is 9,245 visas a year. The backlog as of April 10 was 145,556. With no new applications, it would take a little under...

Meet Jason Kenney - Canada’s new Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism With Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s recent cabinet shuffle, Jason Kenney, the former Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity has been appointed as the new Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism. Jason Kenney was first elected to the House of Commons in...