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Today, November 1, 2023, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mark Miller announced his 2024-2026 Immigration Levels Plan.

The Government of Canada says immigration drives Canada’s economy & fuels future growth, encouraging innovation as Canada continues to face an aging population and severe labor shortages in key sectors such as health care, transportation, and housing construction.

The plans’ announced today is tailored to support economic growth, while balancing pressures on areas such as housing, health, and infrastructure.

The Canadian government had previously targeted 485,000 new immigrants in 2024 (equivalent to 1.2% of Canada’s current population) and 500,000 new immigrants in 2025; While the labor market continues to expand, the country aims to stabilize the number of new immigrants at 500,000, the same as in 2025.

The government also plans to take steps to readjust the number of temporary residents accepted over the next year.

The target number of new immigrants accepted in 2015 is less than 300,000. In 2021, the country accepted more than 405,000 immigrants, setting an all-time immigration record, and the number of immigrants has continued to increase since then. Although the number in 2026 will be 500,000, the same as in 2025, there is no change in the fact that Japan will accept more immigrants than in the past.

Canada’s population will grow by a record 1 million people in 2022, with the total population exceeding the 40 million marks earlier this year.

The number of food bank users is the highest since 1989.

As a result of the high inflation that has continued since last year, the number of residents relying on food banks is rapidly increasing.

According to a recently released report, the use rate of food banks in Canada has reached its highest level since 1989, when the number of users began to be counted.

According to the report, the number of residents who used food banks across Canada in March of this year was 1.9 million, which is an increase of about 32% compared to the same period in 2022 and 78 cents higher compared to March 2019 before the coronavirus pandemic.

The report also stated that the number of residents visiting food banks is increasing in line with the rise in prices and is like the situation 40 years ago when the recent growth rate in the number of users was the fastest.

In addition, approximately 17% of visitors were found to be unable to earn sufficient income to make a living.

In relation to this, Father Maggie Hellwig of St Stephen-in-the-Field Church said, “Anyone working in the relevant organizations feels that the situation is continuing to worsen,” and said that high prices are causing increasing difficulties for residents.

According to Father Hellwig, the number of residents attending the free dinner event held every Friday has increased to 130.

In relation to this, Father Hellwig said, “We are struggling to provide food to the residents who come every week. Although we do not have enough food, we are doing our best to provide at least one more piece of food to the residents who come.”

Due to this surge in demand, some food banks argued that the amount of support should be increased.

The Waterloo Region Food Bank stated, “Currently, the number of food bank users has reached a critical level,” and stated, “The annual support should be more than $1.6 million, twice as much as it is now.”

According to the report, the number of children and teenagers who used food banks during the counting period was 640,000, accounting for about one-third of all users.

In addition, the rate of new immigrants has increased significantly, with the number of new immigrants who have lived in Canada for less than 10 years reaching one-quarter of all users, which is about twice as much as the 2016 count.

In addition, the proportion of people of color among users rose from 32% to 40% the previous year, and about half of indigenous residents among food bank visitors said that they have continued to worry about food since last year, but only 15% of white residents in this situation are in the same situation. It stopped.

Pierre Polieve, leader of the Federal Conservative Party, ranks first in approval ratings.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approval rating has hit its lowest point in eight years.

According to a survey by Nano3 Research, a public opinion research agency, when asked, ‘Who is the right person to be Prime Minister of Canada?’, 32% of respondents chose Pierre Poiliev, leader of the Federal Conservative Party.

Current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had an approval rating of 23%, New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh had 16.8%, Green Party’s Elizabeth May had 5.1%, and People’s Party’s Maxime Bernier had 2.2%.

As a result of this survey, Prime Minister Trudeau’s approval rating hit its lowest point in eight years, while the federal Conservative Party’s approval rating hit its highest level.

Nanos, which conducted the survey, analyzed the results, and said, “The continued phenomenon of high inflation in Canada created this difference in approval ratings.”

In another survey conducted by Angus Reid, more than half of respondents said Prime Minister Trudeau should resign ahead of the 2025 election.

Limited to business, medical, and family-related visas.

The Indian government announced that it will resume visa applications and issuance for Canadian residents.

The Indian government said, “Indian embassies in Canada, including Ottawa and Toronto, will again issue visas for Canadian residents. However, only business, medical, and family-related visas will be processed.”

Accordingly, the issuance of Indian visas to Canadian residents, which had been completely suspended since September 21, has partially resumed.
However, it has not been confirmed whether tourist and student visas have been issued.

The reason why the Indian government is resuming the issuance of new visas is because dissatisfaction has grown as it has become difficult for Indian Canadian residents to visit India since the suspension of visa issuance.

It was difficult to issue visas to attend family events such as weddings and funerals due to the suspension of visa issuance.

Meanwhile, the diplomatic conflict between the Canadian federal government and the Indian government is still ongoing, and the federal government recently withdrew 41 diplomats stationed in India.

While the Palestinian armed group Hamas attacked Israel, an Air Canada pilot was fired after attending a demonstration in support of Palestine in Montreal and posting an anti-Israel post.

Air Canada said, “Mostafa Ezo, a flight instructor first class and co-pilot of our Boeing 787, shared insulting comments about Israel on his social media along with a photo of him attending a demonstration in support of Palestine,” and added, “We are taking this issue seriously.” “We are accepting this and inform you that this pilot has been dismissed from Air Canada as of last Monday.”

In an Instagram post, Ezo shared a photo of himself holding a sign with an Israeli flag being thrown into a trash can with the phrase “Clean up the world.”

Another post read: “Israeli Hitler is proud of you” and “Go to hell Israel.”

An American anti-Semitic non-profit group shared Ezzo’s post and criticized it, saying, “No Jew would feel safe flying with this anti-Semite.”

As citizen protests poured in, Air Canada issued an emergency statement, saying, “We are taking the recent problems that have occurred in the Middle East very seriously,” and “We condemn all violence, hatred, and any propaganda.”

Strengthening local police patrols and strengthening hate crime prevention.

As the war between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas continues, hate crimes committed by supporters of both sides are increasing in Toronto.

Toronto police said, “Recently, there was a man who went around mosques in Toronto and wrote phrases containing hate speech with paint. The police viewed this as a ‘hate crime’ and placed the man on open search.”

According to the police, the suspect visited a mosque in the Riverdale area around 7:30 p.m. on the 6th (Friday) and wrote hateful phrases with paint, and again at around 1 p.m. on the 12th (Thursday) at a mosque located at Denford and Donald Avenues. It is known that the same crime was committed at a mosque.

The police reported that the suspects are believed to be in their 30s and were wearing black baseball caps and tops and bottoms at the time of the crime.

Police strengthened patrols in the area, saying there was a high possibility of crimes that could cause direct harm to residents, such as assaults, due to support for Israeli and Palestinian armed political groups.

On the night of the 11th (Wednesday), Toronto police said, “Due to the war that broke out in the Middle East, anxiety is growing, with Middle Eastern and Jewish residents in Toronto clashing and rallies supporting each side continuing.” “To prevent this, we are strengthening patrols in areas where many Jewish and Middle Eastern residents live and religious facilities such as mosques.”

He continued, “Hate crimes should not occur anywhere in Canada, and residents who witness them must report them to the police.”

As the Dairy Council moves to raise milk prices next February, the National Federation of Independent Grocers is putting the brakes on it.

When the Dairy Committee, which raises milk prices every year in consideration of rising prices, pushed for a 1.77% increase in February next year, the Federation of Independent Grocers froze the increase, saying, “Consumers are crying out for rising food prices, but if milk prices rise, it will become more difficult for small retailers to do business.” urged.

The federation expressed concern that consumer dissatisfaction could reach a peak if milk prices rise early next year while the five major distribution chains, including Lovelow, are planning to lower food prices due to pressure from the federal government.

In February of this year, national milk prices rose 2.2% (about 2 cents per liter).

Last year, there were two unusual increases: 8.4% in February and 2.5% in September.

In relation to the gold theft incident that occurred at Pearson Airport last April, Brings, an American transportation company, filed a lawsuit for damages against Air Canada.

Brink’s, an American cash transportation company, filed a lawsuit against Air Canada in connection with the theft of gold bars and cash that occurred at Pearson Airport in Mississauga on April 17 of this year.

Brings claimed in a complaint filed in the Canadian Federal Court on the 6th that Air Canada handed over gold bars and cash to a group of thieves without properly verifying identity and documents. The value of gold bars and cash amounts to 23 million Canadian dollars.

According to the complaint, Brings transported 400 kg of gold bars and US$1.94 million from Zurich to Toronto at the request of Swiss precious metals company Valcambi and Swiss Bank Raiffeisenschweiz, respectively. At this time, Air Canada’s special cargo plane was used.

The cargo plane landed at Pearson Airport around 4 p.m. on April 17, and the container loaded with gold bars and cash was moved to a dedicated warehouse around 6 p.m.

Brings claims that at 6:32 p.m., a thief disguised as an Air Canada employee took possession of the container with a fake cargo waybill and then quietly disappeared with his group.

Brings said, “Air Canada made a huge mistake by not properly verifying the identity of the thief and the fake documents. If the verification process had been followed according to established regulations, the damage could have been prevented,” and requested $23 million and additional compensation for damage to the company’s image. demanded.

According to Brings, prior to filing the lawsuit, he asked Air Canada to pay for the loss on April 27, but Air Canada did not respond.

Meanwhile, Brings noted in his complaint that Peel police not only failed to apprehend the suspect but also failed to find the container.

Regarding this, the Phil Police took a cautious stance, saying, “We will reveal it when the time comes.”

TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) is one of the major public corporations in Toronto and is currently recruiting talent on a large scale by offering high salaries for various positions. There are many jobs with annual salaries exceeding $100,000.

TTC was selected as one of the ‘Companies Representing Diversity in Canada’ by the American business magazine Forbes last year.

‘Manager, Human Rights’ annual salary is 101,719.80 to 127,218.00 dollars. This job requires the ability to communicate well with various groups and an understanding of the Ontario Human Rights Code. Suitable for those with a bachelor’s or doctoral degree in law.

‘Procurement and Contract Specialist’ salary is $80,189.20 to $110,401.20. In-depth knowledge of contracts and negotiations is required and is ideal for those with a college degree in a business or engineering field.

A ‘General Body Repair person’ earns $42.35 per hour, with an additional $1.25 per hour paid as a technician’s allowance. This job requires skills and experience in vehicle repair and contributes to ensuring the structural stability of TTC vehicles.

These diverse positions provided by TTC will be a great opportunity for talented individuals preparing for the future in Toronto.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is offering special employment opportunities for Canadian university and graduate students from this fall to next fall.

CRA seeks students to work at CRA branches in various cities in Ontario, focusing on business and accounting fields. In some positions you only need to go to the office twice a week.

Working in the field is a great help in gaining work experience by working with CRA practitioners.

Salaries range from $18.90 to $21.64 per hour for college students and $20.80 to $25.52 per hour for graduate students.

This recruitment is targeting Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and students with visas that allow work. Applicants must be registered at a Canadian university or graduate school in a department related to one of the following fields: business, accounting, human resources, law, tax, finance, economics, or office administration during the employment period.

According to the CRA’s job posting, you can apply without any special experience, but it is better if you have work experience related to the federal government. 20th November, 11:59pm is when applications must be turned in by.