CANADIAN MULTICULTURALISM DAY IN MANITOBA:  MANY WAVES, ONE SEA

Celebrations to be held Saturday June 24, 2006 The Forks, Winnipeg.  Free events all day!  Click here for more information http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/features/md/

MANITOBA LAUNCHES THE NEW COMMUNITY IMMIGRATION PLANNING GUIDE

Visit the new Community Immigration Planning Guide, a practical how-to guide for regions considering immigration as part of their economic growth strategy.  The planning tool shows communities how to get started, features real community immigration planning stories and outlines the steps to involve members of the community in making an immigration plan that works for them.  The guide contains resource links, planning tools and networking opportunities to connect with other communities.  Click here to read the news release May 29, 2006 about the guide.

CHANGES TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE FEE

The Government of Canada announced in its budget speech May 2, 2006 that the Right of Permanent Residence Fee is reduced from $975 to $490 effective immediately.  Provincial Nominees pay the Permanent Residence fee after they receive a written request from the visa office.  You may be eligible for a refund if you paid the Right of Permanent Residence Fee and you have not become a permanent resident of Canada as of 12:00am EDT on May 3, 2006.  For more information visit Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Look Who's Hiring in Manitoba

For information on who is hiring in Manitoba, please visit the Government of Canada Job bank Website at: www.Jobbank.gc.ca (or click this link) and browse to the province of Manitoba page. If you are looking for a job as a physician in Manitoba, visit http://www.healthemployment.ca  

NEW MANITOBA PROVINCIAL NOMINEE PROGRAM UPDATE

Click here to find information about the new NEW MANITOBA PROVINCIAL NOMINEE PROGRAM UPDATE

MANITOBA’S PROVINCIAL NOMINEE PROGRAM works directly with employers to recruit workers who are already in Manitoba, and those who are overseas. For more information go to the Employer Direct page at http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/immigrate/immigration/2_1.html, or email EmployerDirect@gov.mb.ca, or call 945-5110 or 945-4214. 

Click here to find information about the new Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000 (CLB) Posters.

Click here to view Manitoba's latest immigration facts report 2004.

New rural immigration cases studies about Community Immigration and Settlement Strategies are online at http://www.brandonu.ca/organizations/RDI/recentpublications.html.

Manitoba case studies and other reports about community immigration were developed at the Brandon Rural Forum in April 2005, during Community Immigration and Settlement Strategies Workshops and a National Rural Think Tank. For workshop outline, click here.