Canada makes clear Boeing must back down if it wants jet order Canada on Tuesday scrapped plans to buy 18 Boeing Co BA.N jets and made clear the company had little chance of winning a larger contract for 88 fighters unless it dropped a challenge against planemaker Bombardier Inc. The announcement marks a new low in relations between the Liberal government and Boeing and casts into doubt the future of defense cooperation … Read More
Deep bench bolsters NAFTA trade team facing ‘unworkable’ U.S. demands As Canada rejects what its chief NAFTA negotiator calls “entirely unworkable” U.S. proposals, a deep bench is working around the clock to keep the tripartite agreement alive. After appearing before the House Trade Committee Monday, Steve Verheul said Canada has yet to offer a counterproposal on American demands some consider “poison pills”—among them attacking supply management, a five-year sunset clause, … Read More
Canada scraps plan to buy Boeing fighters amid trade dispute: sources Canada is scrapping a plan to buy 18 Boeing Co (BA.N) Super Hornet fighter jets amid a deepening dispute with the U.S. aerospace company, three sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Instead, the Liberal government will announce next week it intends to acquire a used fleet of older Australia F-18 jets, the same kind of plane Canada currently … Read More
Trudeau says, Canada will keep exploring trade deal with China Canada will continue to explore a free trade agreement with China, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday, as it weighs its options after the United States threatened to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Speaking after a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Trudeau said if “done properly”, such an agreement would benefit both … Read More
Canadian judge suspends Quebec niqab ban A Canadian judge on Friday suspended part of a Quebec law banning people from wearing full-face veils when giving or receiving public services, handing a provisional victory to civil liberties groups who argued that the law is unconstitutional and discriminates against Muslim women. Judge Babak Barin suspended the portion of the act banning face coverings until the government enacts guidelines … Read More
Trudeau apologises for ‘deep harm’ of residential schools Some 150,000 indigenous children over more than 100 years were separated from their families and forced to have a state-run education. Survivors of five schools in the Atlantic province were left out of a previous 2008 national apology. The federal government last year reached a deal with those survivors. The class-action settlement for former pupils amounted to C$50m ($39m; £29.5m). … Read More
2021 Census of Population Content Consultation Before each census, Statistics Canada initiates an extensive consultation program that allows data users and interested parties across Canada to share their views on how they use census data and the type of information they believe should be available from the census. Statistics Canada is also seeking ideas for new or modified census content, as well as data sources that … Read More
Canada’s immigration minister considers scrapping ‘discriminatory’ law that rejects immigrants Canada’s Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said his office is considering removing a section of the country’s Immigration Act that advocates say discriminates against people with disabilities. “All options are on the table,” Hussen said. “We could eliminate it completely.” Hussen was speaking in Ottawa Wednesday before a parliamentary committee that is reviewing a provision of the act known as excessive demand … Read More
IRCC expands its presence in China through new VACs Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is expanding its Visa Application Centre (VAC) Network in China, increasing its geographic reach as Canada looks for new ways to support the growth in applications. So far this year, more than 500,000 applications have been received from China, a 15 per cent increase from 2016. By offering greater flexibility and accessibility for Chinese … Read More
Canadian home sales edge up again in October According to statistics released today by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national home sales posted a modest monthly increase in October but remain below levels recorded one year ago. Home sales via Canadian MLS® Systems edged up 0.9% in October 2017 on the heels of monthly increases in August and September, but remained almost 11% below the record set … Read More