News Articles Prior to 2011

Minister Kenney Issues Statement On Raslan Case

Minister Kenney Issues Statement on Raslan Case By: Marketwire . Feb. 28, 2010 09:32 AM OTTAWA, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 02/28/10 — I am pleased by the decision of the Federal Court to dismiss Nasoh Raslan's appeal of a decision … Continue reading

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Refugee Claimants Can’t Bring In Quake Survivors

Refugee claimants can't bring in quake survivors CBC News Last Updated: Thursday, February 25, 2010 | 9:58 PM ET Haitian refugee-claimants in Canada who don't fall under the government's fast-tracking category have been unable to reunite with children and relatives … Continue reading

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Federal Court Rejects Refugee Status For Teen South Korean Twins

Federal court rejects refugee status for teen South Korean twins By Carlito Pablo The Georgia Straight February 25, 2010 A Federal Court judge has upheld a decision to deny refugee status to 17-year-old twin brothers. Unless the ruling is overturned … Continue reading

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Four Olympian Spectators Seeking Refugee Status In Canada

Four Olympic spectators seeking refugee status in Canada By Tamsyn Burgmann (CP) February 20, 2010 VANCOUVER, B.C.—Border officials say four people who entered Canada as Olympic Games spectators are seeking to stay as refugees. Citizenship and Immigration Canada said that … Continue reading

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Quebec Imposes Tougher Standards On Immigration Consultants

Quebec imposes tougher standards on immigration consultants By Marian Scott The Montreal Gazette, February 19, 2010 http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Quebec+imposes+tougher+standards+ immigration+consultants/2584402/story.html The Quebec government plans to close a loophole that allows virtually anyone to pass him or herself off as an immigration consultant. … Continue reading

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Canada To Open Office In India For Degree Recognition

Canada to open office in India for degree recognition The Economic Times (India), February 19, 2010 http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/services/travel/visa-power/Canada-to-open-office-in-India-for-degree-recognition/articleshow/5591717.cms Toronto — To help new immigrants get their credentials recognised in their country of origin before landing in the country, Canada on Thursday … Continue reading

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Feds To Help Immigrants Adapt To Workforce

Feds to help immigrants adapt to workforce By ELIZABETH THOMPSON, Parliamentary Bureau The Toronto Sun Last Updated: February 18, 2010 7:04pm OTTAWA—-Getting a job when you get to Canada is about to get easier for more immigrants, says Citizenship and … Continue reading

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Visible Minorities Seek Representation In Closing Ceremony

Visible minorities seek representation in closing ceremony Opening ceremony failed to reflect Canada's ethnic diversity and immigrant history, critics say, hoping for more when Games end Feb. 28 By Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun February 17, 2010 Canada's ethnic diversity and … Continue reading

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VANOC Won’t Change Closing Ceremony Despite Complaints From Ethnic Groups

Vanoc won't change closing ceremony despite complaints from ethnic groups By RANDY SHORE, Vancouver Sun February 17, 2010 Vancouver Olympic CEO John Furlong will not make changes to the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games despite complaints from leaders … Continue reading

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N.B. Immigrants Hit With $75K Deposit

N.B. immigrants hit with $75K deposit CBC News Last Updated: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 | 7:27 AM AT Comments 38 Recommend 29 The New Brunswick government is demanding that immigrant entrepreneurs pay a $75,000 deposit when they arrive as a … Continue reading

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Dark-Skinned Immigrants Urged To Take Vitamin D

Dark-skinned immigrants urged to take vitamin D The CBC News February 15, 2010 http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/02/12/ottawa-immigrants-vitamin-d.html Immigrants who come to Canada from sunnier parts of the world are at risk of health problems caused by a lack of vitamin D unless they … Continue reading

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Province Shuts Down Niagara Chef School

Province shuts down Niagara chef school Ministry, border patrol raid site after students from India say they were used as `cheap labour' Dale Brazao Staff Reporter TheStar.com Published On Mon Feb 15 2010 NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, ONT. –They came halfway around the … Continue reading

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Haitians Being Smuggled Into Canada

Haitians being smuggled into Canada UPI Published: Feb. 10, 2010 at 9:03 AM TORONTO, Feb. 10 (UPI) — Organized smuggling rings have begun sneaking Haitians into Canada, a Haitian-Canadian lawyer in Toronto says. Immigration lawyer Julian Jubenville told the Toronto … Continue reading

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‘Ghosts’ Posing Big Threat To Canadian Immigration

'Ghosts' posing big threat to Canadian immigration Prokerala.com Toronto, Feb 9 Ghost immigration consultants have become a big threat to the immigration process in Canada which lets in more than 250,000 newcomers each year, a large number of them from … Continue reading

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Cohn: Keep Religion Out Of Our Refugee Laws

Cohn: Keep religion out of our refugee laws By Martin Regg Cohn Deputy Editorial Page Editor TheStar.com Published On Tue Feb 09 2010 Nearly 30,000 people claim refugee status in Canada annually. Up to 12,000 are given sanctuary by the … Continue reading

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N.B. Rule Change Aims To Boost Immigration

N.B. rule change aims to boost immigration Program now allows residents to nominate family members BY GREG WESTON TIMES & TRANSCRIPT STAFF February 9, 2010 FREDERICTON – The provincial government has changed immigration rules to allow residents to sponsor family … Continue reading

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Court Slams IRB Order For Tamil’s Release

Court slams IRB order for Tamil's release Possible Terrorist; Refugee board ignored safety fears: judge Adrian Humphreys, National Post Published: Saturday, February 06, 2010 Powered by InformA group claiming to be fleeing the Sri Lankan civil war arrived The Federal … Continue reading

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Hurricane Katrina Victim Denied Canadian Citizenship

Hurricane Katrina victim denied Canadian citizenship Children Born Here Matthew Coutts, National Post Published: Saturday, February 06, 2010 A New Orleans-born former pro basketball player who settled in Toronto after Hurricane Katrina has been denied Canadian citizenship, despite having two … Continue reading

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Foreigners Behind $500,000 Medicare Scam

Foreigners behind $500,000 medicare scam 'Highly sophisticated' scam; RAMQ creates special investigative unit By AARON DERFEL The Gazette February 5, 2010 11:37 AM Comments (17) MONTREAL Quebec's medicare insurance board has set up a special investigative unit as a result … Continue reading

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Jobless Rate Rises In South

Jobless rate rises in south Written by Dave Mabell The Lethbridge Herald Friday, 05 February 2010 Canadas jobless rate dropped slightly to 8.3 per cent in January, while officials at Statistics Canada report Albertas rate, 6.6 per cent was unchanged … Continue reading

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