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Plus immigrants close Canada’s wealth gap after 10 years.
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Many newcomer children suffer quietly because they cannot find belonging in a new school.
Federal research shows housing costs, job competition, strained services and doubts about economic capacity continue to shape public opinion, even as immigration targets fall.
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Halifax-area employers say shifting federal rules are separating them from trained staff, while permit refusals and long permanent-residence waits leave workers unable to plan their lives.
A federal-provincial working group will recommend new labour mobility measures this fall, while separate agreements aim to expand apprenticeship training and reduce certification delays.
The precise rules and affected streams remain unclear, but applicants should verify current instructions before filing or responding to IRCC.
Established immigrant families can reach wealth levels comparable to Canadian-born families, but their assets remain more concentrated in real estate and less in pensions and RRSPs.
And we've been improvising life ever since.
Applicants who miss a condition of an in-Canada public policy must now pursue humanitarian relief through a separate permanent residence application and pay the required fees.