Trudeau says unvaccinated tourists can’t travel to Canada for “quite a while”
Prime Minister says Canada will continue reopening borders "in a way that ensures the ongoing safety of all Canadians."
Canada lost 213,000 jobs in January as lockdowns took a giant bite out of the job market
The COVID-19 pandemic has walloped Canada's job market, as there are almost one million fewer employed people than there were last February.
Airlines suspending certain flights, Ottawa introducing quarantine hotel stays to discourage travel
Measures come as concerns about new variants of the coronavirus mount Canada's main airlines have agreed to cancel service to the Caribbean and Mexico and the federal government is introducing new mandatory quarantine rules as it tries to discourage international travel.
Canada launches a mobility working group with Ukraine to expand collaboration on migration between Canada and Ukraine
The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced the establishment of a new Canada–Ukraine Mobility Working Group, to identify and improve mobility opportunities for Ukrainians seeking to come to Canada, once COVID-19 restrictions are removed, while continuing to ensure the integrity of our respective migration and visa frameworks.
Federal government plans to bring in more than 1.2M immigrants in next 3 years
The Liberal government has announced plans to bring 1.2 million immigrants to Canada over the next three years, saying large-scale immigration is key to keeping the economy afloat, but Conservative critics call the goal unrealistic at best.