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Oct 18, 2023

Given population aging, we should be trying to increase the age of retirement. Why did you restore the age of eligibility for Old Age Security to 65?

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Beech, Terry (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Citizens’ Services

Oct 18, 2023

Organization: Public Safety Canada
Minister by name: Anandasangaree, Gary (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Public Safety

Oct 17, 2023

Tabling of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s
2022-2023 Annual Reports on the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Minister by name: Miller, Marc (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Oct 17, 2023

Concerns about IRCC’s use of automation and artificial intelligence in decision-making on client applications

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Minister by name: Miller, Marc (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Oct 16, 2023

The Official Residences of Canada: 2021 Asset Portfolio Condition Report was released by the National Capital Commission in 2021 and identified a requirement for an injection of $175 million over 10 years to address the deferred maintenance deficit for all six official residences.

Organization: Public Services and Procurement Canada
Minister by name: Duclos, Jean-Yves (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Public Services and Procurement

Oct 13, 2023

.  A report was published that stated “Federal effort to boost child care in three provinces off to slow start”.

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Sudds, Jenna (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

Oct 12, 2023

What can Canadians expect from 1 800 O-Canada post COVID-19?

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Beech, Terry (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Citizens’ Services

Oct 12, 2023

The volume of temporary foreign workers coming to work in Canada increased dramatically in response to historic labour shortages, raising concerns about Canadians’ access to jobs.

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Beech, Terry (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Citizens’ Services

Oct 12, 2023

An opinion piece published in the newspaper Le Devoir on October 10, 2023, and written by Anne Michèle Meggs, former director of planning and reporting at Quebec’s ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration, suggests that the provincial government could control temporary immigration levels by requiring Quebec’s consent before admitting temporary foreign workers through the International Mobility Program at Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Boissonnault, Randy (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages

Oct 12, 2023

Passport Program Services

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Minister by name: Miller, Marc (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship