News Articles Prior to 2011

Illegal Immigrant Goes To Court For Medical Coverage

Illegal immigrant goes to court for medical coverage Donovan Vincent Staff Reporter Published On Tue Mar 23 2010 A Toronto woman who has lived in Canada illegally for over a decade is seeking to overturn a federal decision blocking her … Continue reading

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Migrant Workers Protest Over Alleged Unpaid Work

Migrant workers protest Kitsilano developer and contractor for unpaid wages By Graeme Wood Vancouver Sun March 20, 2010 Migrant workers contracted to work on an upscale condo development in Kitsilano say they are owed $60,000 in wages, and after filing … Continue reading

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Decision To Allow Face Covering In French Class ‘Stupid’

Decision to allow face covering in French class 'stupid' Author of Quebec town's controversial code for newcomers speaks in Ottawa By Matthew Pearson The Ottawa Citizen March 21, 2010 The decision to allow an Egyptian-born woman dressed in a face-covering … Continue reading

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Somali Man Facing Deportation Arrested

Somali man facing deportation arrested CBC News Last Updated: Saturday, March 20, 2010 | 12:34 PM CT Mohamed Said Jama, a Winnipeg man with a lengthy criminal history who is fighting a deportation order, is back in custody authorities say. … Continue reading

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Items In Luggage Of Taiwanese Tourist Raised Suspicions Of Border Officials

Items in luggage of Taiwanese tourist raised suspicions of border officials By Andrea Woo Vancouver Sun March 20, 2010 An overabundant supply of lingerie and cookware in a Taiwanese tourist's luggage first raised the suspicions of border officials at Vancouver … Continue reading

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Agencies Must Halt ‘Gatekeeper’ Approach : Kenney

Agencies must halt 'gatekeeper' approach: Kenney The Canadian Press Updated: Fri Mar. 19 2010 6:40:55 AM MONTREAL—Professional associations refusing to recognize the credentials of foreign workers are threatening to slow Canada's economic recovery, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Thursday. Professional … Continue reading

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Tory Minister Faces Veil Controversy

Tory minister faces veil controversy By ELIZABETH THOMPSON, Parliamentary Bureau The Toronto Sun Last Updated: March 18, 2010 6:23am OTTAWA – Women who wear the niqab should have to show their faces when dealing with the federal civil service, says … Continue reading

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Quebec Body Rules Against Right To Wear Niqab

Quebec body rules against right to wear niqab Religious beliefs cannot trump gender equality, ruling says in health board case RHAL SGUIN QUEBEC From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Mar. 17, 2010 12:00AM EDT Last updated on Friday, … Continue reading

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Kenney: 160 Haitians Received Permanent Resident Status

Kenney: 160 Haitians received permanent resident visas By ELIZABETH THOMPSON, Parliamentary Bureau The Toronto Sun Last Updated: March 16, 2010 7:37pm OTTAWA—-While thousands of Haitians are applying to come to Canada in the wake of Januarys devastating earthquake, only 160 … Continue reading

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Turn Off The Tap

Turn off the tap It doesn't make sense to keep immigration levels high when so many in Canada cannot find employment By James Bissett Citizen Special March 16, 2010 Industry Minister Tony Clement has bemoaned the fact that Canada's unemployment … Continue reading

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Recruiting Chinese Students : A Work In Progress

Recruiting Chinese students: A work in progress More than 60 Canadian high schools, colleges and universities were represented over the weekend at the Beijing leg of the China International Education Exhibition Tour. Its a market worth millions of dollars, and … Continue reading

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Labour Figures Suggest Long Road To Recovery

Labour figures suggest long road to recovery By Mario Toneguzzi Calgary Herald March 13, 2010 8:37 AM There was a glimmer of hope for Calgary job seekers Friday as Statistics Canada released its national labour force survey. In the Calgary … Continue reading

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Alberta Leads In Lost Jobs

Alberta leads in lost jobs By Bill Mah Edmontonjournal.com March 13, 2010 8:49 AM EDMONTON—-Alberta was the only province that lost a significant number of jobs in February, but Employment and Immigration Minister Thomas Lukaszuk says many Canadians still view … Continue reading

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No More Money For Immigrant Job Program

No more money for immigrant job program By Karena Walter The Welland Tribune (Canada), March 12, 2010 http://www.wellandtribune.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2489128 An employment program in St. Catharines that helps fast-track skilled newcomers into professional jobs has not received government funding to continue. 'It's … Continue reading

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Family Of Slaying Victim Denied Immigration

Family of slaying victim denied immigration By RENATO GANDIA Calgary Sun Last Updated: March 12, 2010 8:46am Arcelie Laoagans dream of a better life for her family in Canada may have been killed when she was murdered two years ago. … Continue reading

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No Longer The Great White North

No longer the great white north By Leonard Stern The Ottawa Citizen March 12, 2010 Comments (13) This week Statistics Canada confirmed what every Canadian has long recognized: The country is becoming less white. Just writing that sentence seems risqu. … Continue reading

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Canadian Immigration Makes Language Rules ‘Fairer’

Canadian Immigration makes language rules 'fairer' By Liam Clifford Global Visas, March 12, 2010 http://www.globalvisas.com/news/canadian_immigration_makes_language_rules__fairer_2171.html Jason Kenney, the Canadian immigration minister, has announced a new streamlined language assessment process for Canada visa applicants. The new rules will apply to people … Continue reading

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RCMP Investigates Immigration Website

RCMP investigates immigration website The CBC News (Canada), March 11, 2010 http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/03/11/mtl-rcmp-quickvisacanada.html The RCMP has launched an investigation into a website guaranteeing immigrants easy access to Canada and advising them to use false pretexts in order to take advantage of … Continue reading

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Other Provinces Leery About Witholding Public Services Due To Religious Garb

Other provinces leery about withholding public services due to religious garb By Jonathan Montpetit The Canadian Press, March 11, 2010 http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/other-provinces-leery-about-withholding-public-services-due-to-religious-garb-87395347.html Montreal (CP) — In the struggle to integrate newcomers to Canada, Quebec has distanced itself from other provinces with … Continue reading

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Muslim Child Brides On Rise

Muslim child brides on rise By TOM GODFREY Toronto Sun Last Updated: March 11, 2010 10:46pm Federal immigration officials say theres little they can do to stop child brides from being sponsored into Canada by much older husbands who wed … Continue reading

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