Immigration sets record in 2008
A record level of newcomers were admitted to Canada in 2008, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced yesterday to a conference geared toward helping more immigrants land jobs in their professions. “We welcomed an unprecedented 519,722 newcomers to Canada in 2008, the largest number in Canada’s history,” Kenney said. “This number includes over 247,000 permanent [...] [...more]
