News Articles Prior to 2011

Supreme Court To Decide Immigrant Sponsor Costs

Supreme Court to decide immigrant sponsor costs By Janice Tibbetts The Canwest News Service, April 22, 2010 http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=2938380 Ottawa — The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to settle a case involving eight immigrants who are on the hook for … Continue reading

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Ex Immigration Judge Guilty Of Breach Of Trust

Ex immigration judge guilty of breach of trust CBC News Last Updated: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 | 3:05 PM ET Comments 44 Recommend 48 A former immigration judge has been convicted in a Toronto court of trying to use his … Continue reading

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Ex-Immigration Judge Guilty In Sex-For-Status Case

Ex-immigration judge guilty in sex-for-status case The Toronto Star (Canada), April 21, 2010 http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/crime/article/798504–ex-immigration-judge-guilty-in-sex-for-status-case?bn=1 A former immigration judge has been found guilty of trying to coerce sex from a South Korean refugee claimant in return for a favourable ruling on … Continue reading

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Judges Rap Wiki-Evidence In Immigration Cases

Judges rap Wiki-evidence in immigration cases By Colin Freeze The Globe and Mail (Canada), April 21, 2010 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/judges-rap-wiki-evidence-in-immigration-cases/article1542565/ Federal officials have quoted a questionable source in bids to kick foreigners out of Canada Wikipedia. And judges are not amused. 'Wikipedia … Continue reading

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Go-Ahead Given For Site C Dam

Go-ahead given for Site C dam Premier says multibillion-dollar project required to meet energy needs By Scott Simpson Canwest News Service April 20, 2010 The province has instructed B.C. Hydro to move forward with the Site C hydroelectric dam project … Continue reading

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Second Generation ‘Cut-Off’ For Foreign-Born Canadians Unfair : Advocates

Second-generation 'cut-off' for foreign-born Canadians unfair: Advocates By Laura Stone The Canwest News Service, April 20, 2010 http://www.canada.com/news/Second+generation+foreign+born+Canadians+unfair+Advocates/2930828/story.html Ottawa — Laura Chatburn was born in England and lives in Toronto. She came to Canada when she was three, the daughter … Continue reading

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Sikhs’ Image Marred : Group

Sikhs' image marred: group Violent acts not a true reflection of faith, organization says Linda Nguyen Canwest News Service: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Violent incidents at two Sikh temples this month in Brampton, Ont., along with a controversial decision over … Continue reading

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Border Jumpers Skipping Abby

Border jumpers skipping Abby 70 caught in three months, only five in our backyard By Rafe Arnott The Abbotsford Times (Canada), April 20, 2010 http://www2.canada.com/abbotsfordtimes/news/story.html?id=395649b1-84e5-4fc6-8253-4d0b8444ef8b Abbotsford has one of the lowest incidents of cross-border jumping in the Lower Mainland, despite … Continue reading

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Foreign Families Bring Special Needs Students To B.C. Schools

Foreign families bring special needs students to B.C. schools Desperate parents fail to warn educators of child'sproblems By Janet Steffenhagen Vancouver Sun April 19, 2010 A growing number of foreign families are bringing special-needs children to Metro Vancouver so they … Continue reading

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One Third Of Ontario Courtroom Translators Fail Proficiency Tests

One third of Ontario courtroom translators fail proficiency tests Criminal Lawyers Association seeks inquiry into problem, urges province to look for possible wrongful convictions By Kirk Makin The Globe and Mail (Canada), April 19, 2010 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/one-third-of-ontario-courtroom-translators-fail-proficiency-tests/article1540053/ One out of three … Continue reading

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Industrial Park Proposed For Unused But Protected Maple Ridge Farmland

Industrial park proposed for unused but protected Maple Ridge farmland Owner wants tract removed from Agricultural Land Reserve; offers to build gardens, parks and trails in exchange By Randy Shore Vancouver Sun April 18, 2010 Comments (19) The owner of … Continue reading

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Immigrants, Asylum-Seekers Require Tougher Screening

Immigrants, asylum seekers require tougher screening By RORY LEISHMAN, Special to QMI Agency London Free Press Last Updated: April 17, 2010 12:28am Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has moved quickly and effectively to improve Canada's grossly inept refugee system. However, there … Continue reading

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Canadian Immigration In Ottawa To Crack Down On Fraudulent Marriages

Canadian immigration in Ottawa to crack down on fraudulent marriages Liam Clifford Global Visas April 14 2010 Canadian immigration officials in Ottawa have launched plans to keep a closer eye on arranged marriages in certain communities. The plans are expected … Continue reading

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Alberta Insolvencies On The Rise

Alberta insolvencies on the rise Job losses blamed for provincial spike By Mario Toneguzzi For the Calgary Herald April 14, 2010 Insolvencies, which include bankruptcies and proposals for them, are on the rise in Alberta compared with a year ago … Continue reading

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Imported Latino Gang Hit By Project Royal Flush

Imported Latino gang hit by Project Royal Flush Adrian Humphreys, National Post Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 (Project Royal Flush a reference to the poker hand featuring matching king and queen playing cards that saw nine arrests in the the … Continue reading

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Herouxville Spreads To Rest Of Canada

Hrouxville spreads to rest of Canada No anomaly; Ex-councillor feels vindicated by niqab fuss By MARIAN SCOTT The Gazette April 13, 2010 5:26 PM HROUVILLE — He's ba-a-a-ck. Andr Drouin's lips curl up in a mischievous grin as he recalls … Continue reading

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Canadian Immigration To Launch E-Passports To Heighten Security

Canadian immigration to launch e-passports to heighten security Niall J Rice Global Visas April 13 2010 Canadian immigration is to introduce UK-style e-passports, following a series of consultations. Starting as early as next year, Canadians who submit successful applications to … Continue reading

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Young Refugee Claimants From U.S. Concern Officials

Young refugee claimants from U.S. concern officials By TOM GODFREY, Toronto Sun Last Updated: April 12, 2010 9:06pm Young children from the U.S. are being spirited to Canada for their own safety and are among the top refugee claimants at … Continue reading

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Ottawa Eyes Arranged Marriages

Ottawa eyes arranged marriages By TOM GODFREY Toronto Sun Last Updated: April 12, 2010 6:16pm A plan by Ottawa to crackdown on newcomers who use arranged marriages to fraudulently come to Canada has drawn a mixed reaction from community groups. … Continue reading

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Niqab Gets 2nd Quebec Student Expelled

Niqab gets 2nd Quebec student expelled CBC News Last Updated: Monday, April 12, 2010 | 2:38 PM ET Comments 1190 Recommend 371 For the second time in the space of a few months, a Quebec woman has been thrown out … Continue reading

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