Publisher's Note

The 1st quarterof the year is over and yes, time flies so fast. It was just like yesterday when Ed Stelmach stepped down as Premier of Alberta when Alison Redford won the race last year and she became the 1st Woman Premier of Alberta in the political history. Now this coming April 23, 2012, we [...]
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Minister Kenney proposes to assess foreign education credentials before skilled workers arrive

Ottawa, March 28, 2012 – Canada is proposing a major change to how foreign skilled workers’ education credentials are assessed, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.
The proposed new requirement would mean that applicants wanting to immigrate as Federal Skilled Workers would have their foreign education credentials assessed and verified by designated organizations [...]

Government of Canada transforms economic immigration program

Ottawa, March 30, 2012 — To create a fast and flexible immigration system that creates jobs and promotes Canada’s long term prosperity, the Government of Canada will eliminate the backlog in the main federal economic immigration program.
““The Federal Skilled Worker Program backlog is a major roadblock to Canada’s ability to respond to rapidly changing labour [...]

Report from the Legislature

Carl M. Benito

March 7, 2012

New property tax deferral program would help seniors stay in their homes
Alberta seniors would be able to stay in their homes longer, under proposed new legislation introduced by the Alberta government allowing them to take advantage of homeownership.
Bill 5, the Seniors’ Property Tax Deferral Act, would help seniors who own [...]

TELUS introduces trade-in program – credit towards new device for your old handset

Survey finds most Canadians have old devices lying around the house, but would like to trade them in

Toronto, ON –TELUS is making it even easier for customers to get into the latest, greatest wireless devices with the introduction of a trade-in program. TELUS’ new trade-in program will reward customers with instant in-store credit for [...]

View from the Legislature

Jan. 26, 2012

Premier and Ministers meet with Albertans January 23-26

Premier Alison Redford and Alberta’s Cabinet are travelling across the province to talk with Albertans about their priorities for the future.
The Premier and ministers have already met with Albertans and attended events in all regions of the province and will do so again on [...]

Pinoy Insights – The hiring officer turned jobseeker

Romeo Montoya

The hiring officer turned jobseeker
“Dear Romeo Jr.,

Thank you for the interest you have expressed in the HR Advisor position, job number 5374 with XYZ Energy.

We have now completed the final phase of our recruitment process, and have offered this position to another applicant.

For future opportunities that may be of [...]

More Federal Skilled Workers for Canada in 2012

Ottawa, November 3, 2011 – The Government of Canada is planning to welcome more federal skilled workers in 2012, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.
The Federal Skilled Worker Program ( FSWP ) remains the principal avenue for permanent immigration to Canada. In 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada ( CIC ) plans to [...]

Government of Canada to cut backlog and wait times for family reunification

Phase I of Action Plan for Faster Family Reunification
Ottawa, November 4, 2011 — The Government of Canada is taking immediate action to cut the backlog and wait times for sponsored parents and grandparents, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.
Currently, more than 165,000 parents and grandparents who have applied to become permanent residents [...]

THE BUSINESS OF WRITING

by
R. Encarnacion
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One interested observer came to us and opened a timely but touchy issue. “What is the most difficult part in setting up a magazine?” he asked. “Getting contributions from friends and acquaintances,” was our quick reply. It is common knowledge that most people hate to write just as they hate the dentist’s drill, even [...]

CENTURY PROPERTIES GROUP’S INVESTOR’S NIGHT WITH THE CHAIRMAN

by Connie Kriaski
Century Properties treated lots of our Kababayans a night with Ambassador Jose E. B. Antonio, Ambassador and CEO, Century Properties together with Ramon S. Antonio III VP for Sales North America and Asia. It was indeed a very informative evening listening to all the facts and figures that Ambassador Antonio shared with the [...]