Canadian Immigration Podcast

108: The strike, it's impact on immigration, and The Impossible Trivia


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Everyone is talking about the massive strike that is happening now in Canada. In this episode of the Canadian Immigration Podcast wetalk about the impact the strike is going to have on immigration processing times. We also discussed some of the interesting files we've been working on recently, the measures for the citizens of Iran, and of course, we've tried our luck in The Impossible Canadian Trivia.

We hope you'll enjoy this episode and invite you to play with us trying to guess the answers to 10 questions about Canadian culture, geography, immigration, and history. If you have your own challenging questions to add to our next game of "Impossible Trivia," don't hesitate to send them our way by emailing [email protected].

 

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Here is the list of the questions we've discussed during this episode:

  1. What is the name Canada thought to mean originally?

  2. Did you know that since 1984 and up until 2022 Canada had a territorial dispute over one of the islands? The dispute also became known as a “whisky war”…So, what country did Canada have a dispute with? Maybe you can even name the island?

  3. There is a place in Canada that has a surface so similar to that of Mars that NASA conducts experiments there. If you google this place you’d find tons of photos of Mars rovers, astronauts and other space equipment. The terrains are also quite stunning and they do look like Mars…It is also the largest uninhabited island in the world. Do you know in what province or territory this island is located?

  4. This Canadian became known for his attempt to run across Canada to raise funds for cancer research. Despite the fact that one of his legs had been amputated he ran for 5373 km and 143 days. What is the name of this man?

  5. How many days in the 5-year period must you spend in Canada to meet the residency obligation and maintain your PR status?

  6. What was the requirement of the immigration policy that prevented the entry of the Kagamata Maru passengers into Canada?

  7. What is the name of Canada's passenger train service?

  8. Canada is bordered by how many oceans?

  9. This equipment invented in Quebec helps millions of Canadians, and in fact, people from all over the world, during the winter. 

  10. When in Canada, you might sometimes hear “hang a Larry” or “hang a Roger”… What do these two phrases mean?

  11. In 2012 in Calgary Jason Kenny then the Minister of Immigration, in his statement mentioned Santa Claus and his Immigration status in Canada. As per our Minister, what is the immigration status of Santa Claus?

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