foreign worker program: OTTAWA The Harper government says it has further tightened the rules governing its controversial temporary foreign worker program, confirming it will charge employers $275 for each application they make, according to The Chronicle Herald. The changes took effect July 31 and The new rules, which build on measures announced in April, include more restrictions on what language proficiency employers can request, broader requirements to advertise job openings and a questionnaire that tries to find out if a firm is seeking to replace existing Canadian workers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

KONRAD YAKABUSKI Students: Q A How the school system got to be the way it is, according to Globe and Mail. KONRAD YAKABUSKI Students are cool with MOOCs, so why arent profs? The south campus is designed to encourage walking with broad sets of stairs throughout the new seven-story building. Bicycle use has also been encouraged with 120 indoor and 48 outdoor bicycle parking spots provided. The south campus is on the LRT line, then its connected to the north campus by a pair of elevated, covered walkways. The facility is a certified LEED Silver sustainable project. Laura Leyshon for the Globe and Property Report We ve heard it all before: Manufacturing is dead. Our high-tech industries cant compete with the high-tech industries of the developing world. On the international stage, Canadas reputation as a mid-level player is being seriously jeopardized. Pretty soon even our maple syrup will be made in China. More Related to this Story CHRYSTIA FREELAND Protecting the middle class: How education is failing (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

federal government: Globe editorial Veterans are not just regular retirees, according to Globe and Mail. DAVID BERCUSON Before giving up on Afghanistan, consider the forgotten war Korea Video What, through our federal government, do Canadians owe our veterans? What is our debt to injured soldiers, our obligation to weary warriors ravished by trauma, and our responsibility to the widows and widowers of veterans? These questions are fundamental to individual and collective beliefs of patriotism, security and honour. More Related to this Story Vets outraged as federal lawyers argue Ottawa has no social obligation to soldiers (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Daurene Lewis: After earning the top political job in Annapolis Royal, defeating her white male opponent 246-78, she told this: I just want to be a good mayor, not a good lady mayor or a good black lady mayor, according to The Chronicle Herald. She said there were only 13 African-Nova Scotians in the community at the time of her trail-blazing win and In 1984, following her victory when she was elected Canadas first black female mayor, the late Daurene Lewis downplayed her feat. Lewis, who died in January at age 69, later told The Canadian Press she was indeed this countrys inaugural black female mayor but I kept insisting I had not been put in as the black representative. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

direct flights: "Saudia is expected to launch flights in October 2013 to Canada's largest and most multicultural city with flights three times a week on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays," an announcement posted on the airline's website said. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The direct flights will be of special interest to thousands of Canadians who travel to the kingdom each year for hajj and umrah pilgrimages. TORONTO - Canadians heading for pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia will soon be able to fly directly to the kingdom, with the country's national airline Saudia starting service to Toronto this fall. Industry sources tell The Canadian Press that Saudia will begin operations on the Toronto-Jidda-Riyadh sector Oct. 28. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Rio Tinto Alcan: The Shawinigan electrolysis plant plant will now be shut at the end of November 2013, rather than on December 31, 2014, as originally planned and only 60 of the 425 plant workers will continue on with the company after the shutdown of the plant, which opened 71 years ago, according to CTV. We will work with our key stakeholders to manage the impact caused by the reduction of production in the most respecful manner possible," he stated and Rio Tinto Alcan announced Wednesday that it will shut down its aluminum smelter plant in Shawinigan 13 months earlier than originally planned. This decision follows a major strategic review that allowed us to analyze all options for the future of the plant. The technology and low aluminum prices mean that the situation of the Shawinigan plant is currently unsustainable. wrote President and CEO of Rio Tinto Alcan Arnaud Soirat in a statement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Toyota Camry Hybrid: In the car gig, we are fed many a bowl of car design gruel about the shape of things to come, according to The Chronicle Herald. I like angles, too, especially the ones they ve finally fixed on Cadillacs. I also like names. My all-time favourites were the 300 Deluxe badges on the front fenders of my long-gone 69 Chevelle and Oh goody, another clogged driveway ripe with car prose. Lets see, we have a Toyota Camry Hybrid, the Mazda CX-9, a Ford Explorer Sport and the long-term Hyundai Accent. My neighbours think I m up to no good. Thats just the way I like it. These shapes are drawing heavily on aerodynamic improvements though there still seems to be the odd attempts at panel sculpt beyond the jelly bean. I like creases. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Mark Carney: In a significant change of policy for the Bank of England, Carney outlined the bank's "forward guidance" in one of the most closely watched press conferences by the U.K.'s monetary authority, according to Times Colonist. Unveiling a tool he first used as governor of the Bank of Canada, Carney said it was "exactly the time," to give such forward guidance stressing that this was a critical moment for policymakers because the U.K's economy was still performing below par and LONDON - The Bank of England's new Gov. Mark Carney sought to spur Britain's sluggish recovery Wednesday when he said the central bank will not consider raising its record low interest rate until unemployment falls below 7 per cent. With the current UK unemployment rate at 7.8 per cent, the economy would need to create about 750,000 new jobs something the bank feels won't happen until 2016 before the benchmark interest rate is increased from the current 0.5 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

language proficiency: The new rules, which build on measures announced in April, include additional restrictions on what language proficiency employers can request, broader requirements to advertise job openings and a new questionnaire that tries to ferret out whether a firm is seeking to replace existing Canadian workers. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "Qualified Canadians, including new Canadians, should have first crack at available jobs," Immigration Minister Chris Alexander who made the announcement jointly with Employment and Social Development Minister Jason Kenney said in a statement Wednesday. OTTAWA - The Harper government says it has further tightened the rules governing its controversial temporary foreign worker program, confirming it will charge employers $275 for each application they make. The changes took effect on July 31, but do not affect the seasonal agricultural worker program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Sir John A. Macdonalds Canadian Pacific Railway: As national dreams go, its not exactly on par with Sir John A. Macdonalds Canadian Pacific Railway. For one, 70 per cent of the pipeline is already in the ground in the form of TransCanadas existing Alberta-to-Ontario natural gas pipeline, which will be converted to accept oil. , according to Times Colonist. But to be fair, there is a glimmer of nation-building to a pipeline project that will, if approved, ship western oil to refineries in Montreal, Quebec City and Saint John, especially when you consider how happy New Brunswick Premier David Alward is with a project that will give a huge boost to his provinces petrochemical industry. Alberta Premier Alison Redford is engaging in more than a little political rhetoric when she says the proposed Energy East pipeline project to transport Alberta oil to Eastern Canada is truly a nation-building project. For another, laying pipe to New Brunswick lacks the drama of blasting a railway through the Rockies. And when its done, nobody will be driving a last spike through the pipeline. At least, I hope not. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.