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Advocacy group urges federal government to grant permanent status to undocumented migrantsAdvocates for foreign nationals and undocumented migrants demand the federal government grant the people permanent residency to legally stay in Canada.CanadaJul 12
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Ottawa allows Nova Scotia to welcome 40 per cent more economic immigrants in 2022Ottawa's new allocations means Nova Scotia can welcome a total of 5,430 applicants to two economic immigration programs this year, up from 3,857 in 2021.CanadaJun 16
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Extending vote to N.B. permanent residents won’t happen by fall: provinceThe change would be a Canadian first, but the department says there are too many outstanding questions and logistical issues to make the change for elections this fall.CanadaMay 27
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Toronto teens say they were accused of witchcraft and abandoned in CongoThree siblings who came to Canada as permanent residents say they were sent back and abandoned in Congo after their grandmother accused the youngest child of being a witch.InvestigationsNov 17, 2021
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Migrant workers, international students face barriers to new government immigration program: advocatesA new survey finds 45 per cent of migrant workers and 35 per cent of international graduates are excluded from the federal government’s new immigration program.NewsMay 4, 2021
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N.B. legislature to consider bill to extend voting rights to permanent residentsNew Brunswick would be the first province in Canada to allow permanent residents the right to vote if the bill is successful.PoliticsDec 13, 2020
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Nova Scotia saw record-breaking number of immigrants in 2019: dataAccording to recently released federal government data, the 7,580 new permanent residents surpass the previous record of 5,970 in 2018.CanadaFeb 12, 2020
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N.L. couple not eligible for relocation funding as town is resettledOver 90 per cent of Little Bay Islands residents voted to resettle the community in 2016, with a deadline of Dec. 31 set before electricity, road maintenance and other services will be withdrawn.CanadaOct 13, 2019
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Permanent residents can’t vote in B.C. civic elections. This group wants to change thatA B.C. group is renewing its campaign to allow permanent residents to vote in B.C. civic elections.Nov 9, 2018
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19,000 investors bought their way into Vancouver. If the city has its way, they could vote, tooPermanent residents are refugees, caregivers, skilled workers and sponsored family members. But they're also investor immigrants.PoliticsApr 19, 2018
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