OTTAWA, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- The Tory government's proposal to extend employment insurance by up to 20 weeks may prevent a federal election, a party leader said in Ottawa Monday.

OTTAWA, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A Canadian couple in Ottawa expecting twins next year have been denied in their bid to each receive 35 weeks of parental leave because of having two babies.

WATERLOO, Ontario, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The Canadian government announced a new immigration "class" Tuesday, making it easier for skilled non-citizens to gain permanent resident status.

TORONTO, June 10 (UPI) -- There is a shortage of foreign exotic dancers in Canada and strip club owners in Ontario are shopping for a consultant to help on the immigration front.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 20 (UPI) -- The Canadian government used the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq to announce it will double the number of Iraqi refugees it accepts this year.

OTTAWA, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A legislative report recommends citizenship for the "Lost Canadians," people affected by wrinkles in the 1947 Citizenship Act.

OTTAWA, March 26 (UPI) -- A dispute exists over the number of Canadians who lost their citizenship through obscure sections of the country's 1947 Citizenship Act.

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LYLETON, Manitoba, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- New U.S. government regulations require passports for Canadians to enter the United States have travelers in a bind over their birth certificates.