Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will implement new language rules for citizenship applicants as of November 1st. Applicants aged 18-54 are required to provide upfront proof of speaking and listening proficiency in English or French at Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Level 4.
The Expert Roundtable on Immigration presented its Final Report, “Expanding Our Routes To Success” to the Ontario government on October 3, 2012.
On June 27, 2012, the Ministry of Education released a discussion paper “Modernizing Child Care in Ontario: Sharing Conversations, Strengthening Partnerships, Working Together,” to begin a conversation on child care modernization. The paper outlines the government's long term vision for child care and seeks feedback on targeted medium-term objectives that will help us achieve that vision over the next three years.
“Envisioning LGBT Refugee Rights in Canada: Exploring Asylum Issues (June 2012)” is the first report created by the Envisioning project.
NewYouth.ca and NouveauxJeunes.ca are now featured sites on the City of Toronto's Immigration Portal for Youth Services!
You can check out Portal here and learn of other services the city offers to newcomer youth.
Erratum – Making Ontario Home - Francophone Access to English Language Training
On page 72 of the MOH report, under “Language training programs and services”, it is erroneously reported that a French-speaking focus group participant was unable to take federally-funded LINC English classes because he already spoke an official language.
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