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Canada aims to accept far more immigrants in next three years
Sunday, November 1st, 2020
Immigrants are needed to reduce labour shortages in Canada and to pay taxes to help sustain health care and other services. But the pandemic forced Canada to close its borders to all non-essential travellers… Immigration and refugee experts welcomed the move to grant permanent residency to those already in the country… “people who are already educated here, or have work experience here, or at least have lived here… These are people who are already demonstrating their genuine interest in Canada”
Tags: economy, immigration
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Canada updates law to allow non-biological legal parents to pass on their citizenship to children
Friday, July 10th, 2020
…in the past, children born abroad to Canadians were automatically granted citizenship if they met one of two conditions: If there was a genetic link between the parent and the child or if the parent gave birth to the child. From now on… the government will allow non-biological legal parents to pass on their Canadian citizenship… including the LGBTQ+ community and parents experiencing infertility issues
Tags: child care, ideology, rights
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Doug Ford announces that cuts to municipal public health and childcare programs will go ahead
Tuesday, August 20th, 2019
Under his revised plan, local municipalities will be forced to cover 30 per cent of all their public-health costs, starting next year. The province currently covers 100 per cent of the cost of certain public-health programs, and 75 per cent of others… the Premier is going ahead with a move to renege on the previous Liberal government’s pledge to fund 100 per cent of the costs of new daycare spots, instead offering municipalities 80 per cent.
Tags: budget, Health, jurisdiction, participation, standard of living, tax
Posted in Child & Family Delivery System | No Comments »
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