Canada is ready to open its doors to expanded immigration, but only if the immigrants already here do better. The government is under huge pressure to increase immigration levels, according to Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. It’s facing demands for more newcomers from business leaders and nearly every provincial premier. But before Mr. Kenney will comply, he says he wants to see more immigrants working and earning at rates close to those of Canadian-born people. That also happens to be the focus of a series of reforms he launched this spring, designed to improve economic outcomes for immigrants.

  Available reports suggest that the recent changes, as proposed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) minister, to the immigration policy of the country, are suitably tailored to inspire more skilled tradespersons to the nation's shores. The goal behind the proposal is to manage the issue of the increasing labor scarcities currently being faced by certain sectors--including construction and natural resources--inside the nation.

When an Muslim individual or family immigrates to Europe, they knowingly or unknowingly bring their cultural beliefs with them. Though some desire to escape the traditions of Islam, many never abandon some of the unnecessary common - but not required - practices of it such as honour killings.

  One assumption that many immigrants have is that they don't need an immigration lawyer to help them with the immigration process. The reason they give is that there is a lot of information about immigration that can be found in books and on the internet. However, the information that is found on the internet and in the books is not as straightforward as it sounds.

  BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov on Wednesday brushed aside Western concerns about his government's treatment of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko as misguided and unwarranted, indicating that Kiev was unlikely to change its mind.

  KIEV, Ukraine -- Although President Viktor Yanukovych publicly portrays his foreign policy as multi-vector – balancing between Russia and the West – in reality, there has been a substantial shift in Ukraine’s orientation toward Russia.

  BRUSSELS, Belgium -- EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule has stated that association is a common goal of Ukraine and the EU, and the rejection of this process would "betray the people and principles of the Eastern Partnership."

  BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Ukraine's prime minister said Tuesday that his predecessor had been correctly convicted of abusing her powers in signing a gas deal with Russia, and invited European observers to watch her appeal.

  President Viktor Yanukovych, in apparent defiance of the European Union’s pressure over the treatment of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko, said Monday he will not allow Ukraine to be “humiliated.”

  Amnesty International today urges Ukraine authorities to begin implementing a law which paves the way for independent investigations into allegations of police violence ahead of the Euro 2012.

  Mississauga-Erindale MP Bob Dechert is part of a group of Canadian federal politicians visiting Ukraine to conduct hearings into a number of different matters. Dechert, who also serves as parliamentary secretary to Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird, is part of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.

  Deputy Liberal Leader Ralph Goodale is part of a group of parliamentarians in Ukraine to look at the challenges facing democratic development in that country.

Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Charles Sousa, and Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Michael Chan, have announced venue plans for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games. The multi-sport venue will be held in Toronto and surrounding suburbs during the summer of 2015.

The government of the United States has called on the Ukrainian authorities to release former Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko and other ex-officials of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, as well as restore their civil and political rights.