OTTAWA – Agriculture and food processing are among a few sectors that will be exempted from changes the federal government is planning to the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program along with strengthened compliance measures. Read More
Now that we've been there, done that and possibly bought the T-shirt, can we all agree to retire "wacko" from the spotlight? It's an odd little throwback of a word: a schoolyard taunt; a synonym of cuckoo, loony, or a silent finger twirled around a temple. Read More
City staff promised to be ready for the next round and politicians vowed to work with MPs for help after London failed to get federal funding to shelter asylum seekers. Read More
Midway through the school day in France, children enjoy a three-course lunch: salad or vegetable appetizer, warm main course, cheese and dessert. A mandatory school meal program in Japan – widely considered the gold standard – delivers wholesome, varied lunches, cooked on site and served by students as young as first grade to their peers. In India, the world's largest school nutrition program feeds a hot meal to 120 million children daily, and is a key strategy to improve literacy, reduce malnutrition, and keep kids in school. Read More
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In January, Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced a 35 per cent reduction in the number of international student study permits this year, with the total cap divided among provinces. Read More
It’s too soon to know how the effects of a cap on the number of international students in Canada will affect jobs at Fanshawe College, says the president of a union that represents employees. Read More
ST. THOMAS – An automotive parts maker here may be the first supplier to tap into Ontario's growing electric vehicle sector. Read More