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  1. www.settler.ca › english › who-is-a-foreign-nationalWho is a Foreign National with respect to Canada?

    Dec 27, 2021 · Under subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of Canada , “foreign national means a person who is not a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, and includes a stateless person.”

  2. www.canada.ca › en › immigration-refugeesRaison d’être, mandate and role: who we are and what we do

    Mandate and role. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) selects and welcomes, as permanent and temporary residents, foreign nationals whose skills contribute to Canadian prosperity. It also reunites family members. The Department maintains Canada’s humanitarian tradition by welcoming refugees and other people in need of ...

  3. www.cfr.org › backgrounder › what-canadasWhat Is Canada’s Immigration Policy? | Council on Foreign ...

    Mar 28, 2024 · Summary. A global leader in refugee resettlement, Canada has an immigration policy that is often touted as a model for other countries. Foreign-born people make up close to one-quarter of...

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  4. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › articleSocial Programs in Canada - The Canadian Encyclopedia

    Oct 1, 2019 · Canada offers a wide range of social programs to help Canadians with their financial, personal, social and emotional well-being. Permanent residents and some refugees also have access to some of Canada’s social programs. Canada’s three levels of government fund and run many of these programs.

  5. www.canada.ca › en › servicesEligibility - Pensions and Benefits - Canada.ca

    The Canadian benefits included in Canada’s international social security agreements are those paid under the Old Age Security program and the Canada Pension Plan program. A social security agreement may help you qualify for a Canadian or foreign benefit, or both, if you lived or worked abroad and in Canada.

  6. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca › en › articleImmigration Policy in Canada - The Canadian Encyclopedia

    Feb 7, 2006 · Immigration policy is the way the government controls via laws and regulations who gets to come and settle in Canada. Since Confederation, immigration policy has been tailored to grow the population, settle the land, and provide labour and financial capital for the economy.

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  8. www.canada.ca › en › immigration-refugeesGovernment - Canada.ca

    The Prime Minister heads the federal government based in Ottawa. It deals with national and international matters, such as: mail; taxes; money; banking; shipping; railways; pipelines; telephones; criminal law; foreign affairs; national defence; employment insurance; Aboriginal lands and rights