Timmins Immigration Program highlights successes matching foreign workers with employers
Building the economy is one of the main goals of the Rural and Northern Immigration Program.

Building the economy is one of the main goals of the Rural and Northern Immigration Program.
There are around two-hundred and fifty businesses located in downtown Timmins with over two thousand employees.
For people looking to dip their toes in some warm water in Timmins, the Archie Dillon Sportsplex swimming pool is reopening Monday after being closed since the beginning of the pandemic last March.
Ontario's long-term care minister was aware of the dangers the novel coronavirus posed to the sector long before it was declared a global pandemic, a newly released transcript from the province's commission on the matter reveals.
The federal government hopes to start receiving doses of AstraZeneca's recently approved COVID-19 vaccine this week as the flood of shots that flowed into Canada from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna last week partially subsides.
The story of a 7-year-old girl from Alabama selling lemonade to help to pay for her own brain surgery has caused an uproar on the internet, with many calling it an indictment of the U.S. healthcare system.
'Schitt's Creek,' the Canadian comedy series created by the father-son team of Eugene and Dan Levy that dominated September's Emmy Awards, is the winner of the Golden Globe for best comedy or musical TV series.
A Toronto woman is sharing her story after she says she was sexually harassed by a real estate agent while looking for a rental apartment in the city.
Travellers say they're frustrated by long wait times to book hotel quarantines and chaotic service during their stays.
With homebound nominees appearing by remote video and hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler on different sides of the country, a very socially distanced 78th Golden Globe Awards trudged on in the midst of the pandemic and amid a storm of criticism for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, with top awards going to 'Nomadland,' 'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,' 'The Crown' and 'Schitt's Creek.'
The largest school board in northeastern Ontario has announced a handful of new COVID-19 infections that are impacting multiple schools and classrooms.
Sudbury's health unit has reported back-to-back days of double digit COVID-19 daily case counts.
Film critic Bill Brioux weighs in on the most surprising nominations and snubs this year.
More than 50 dogs were rescued from Texas and await a new home in Toronto, after a historic snowstorm pummeled the state.
8-year-old Yaphet Yoseph has some out-of-this-world aspirations and is getting words of wisdom from Canada's space community.
Kahnawake residents are passing the time during the winter months by bringing back an ancient Indigenous art form. Vanessa Lee has more.
TikTok skating sensation Elladj Balde is on a mission to bring more diversity to the sport of figure skating.
26-year-old Brian Fraser has died while battling cancer. Creeson Agecoutay has the story on how he inspired a nation to give.
The federal government hopes to start receiving doses of AstraZeneca's recently approved COVID-19 vaccine this week as the flood of shots that flowed into Canada from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna last week partially subsides.
The chief financial officer of telecom giant Huawei is set to return to the British Columbia Supreme Court today for arguments over the admission of evidence in her extradition case.
Immigrants waiting to come to Canada who have already received their permanent residency confirmation are running out of time before their visas expire, as COVID-19 travel restrictions stop them from flying into the country to begin their new lives.
Canada has now administered the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 3.58 per cent of the country's population.
Travellers say they're frustrated by long wait times to book hotel quarantines and chaotic service during their stays.