News Articles Prior to 2011

RCMP Investigating Dozens Of Immigration Firms

RCMP investigating dozens of immigration firms Consultancies across the country face fraud allegations, prompting calls for reform and crackdown on ghost' consultants that take advantage of hopeful immigrants Colin Freeze and Joe Friesen From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on … Continue reading

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Refugees Board Backlogs Delay Haitian Family Reunifications

Refugee board backlogs delay Haitian family reunifications By Louise Elliott, CBC News Last Updated: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 | 8:28 PM ET Comments 62 Recommend 24 Huge backlogs at the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) are hampering efforts to reunite … Continue reading

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More Than 300 People Linked To Suspected Case Of Citizenship Fraud

More than 300 people linked to suspected case of citizenship fraud By Joe Friesen The Globe and Mail (Canada), February 1, 2010 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/more-than-300-people-linked-to-suspected-case-of-citizenship-fraud/article1451454/ More than 300 people who claimed to live at the same address in Mississauga are being investigated … Continue reading

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Third Flight Of Haitian Orphans To Land In Canada

Third flight of Haitian orphans to land in Canada CTV.ca News Staff Date: Saturday Jan. 30, 2010 10:27 AM ET Another flight of Haitian orphans is due to arrive in Ottawa this afternoon, uniting children from the devastated country with … Continue reading

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Poll Looks At Feelings On Haitian Immigration

Poll looks at feelings on Haitian immigration By ELIZABETH THOMPSON, Parliamentary Bureau The Toronto Sun Last Updated: 29th January 2010, 5:36pm OTTAWA—-Canadians of Haitian origin should be allowed to bring extended family members to Canada in the wake of the … Continue reading

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Federal Court Will Not Review Jackie Tran’s Deportation Order

Federal court will not review Jackie Tran's deportation order By Jason van Rassel Calgary Herald January 29, 2010 Comments (43) CALGARY – After two years of legal wrangling, the lawyer representing alleged gangster Jackie Tran conceded a court ruling Thursday … Continue reading

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Dany Villanueva Faces Deportation From Canada

Dany Villanueva faces deportation from Canada ctvmontreal.ca Updated: Wed Jan. 27 2010 8:00:22 AM Dany Villanueva, whose arrest by Montreal police led to the shooting death of his younger brother Fredy as well as a riot in Montreal North, faces … Continue reading

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2nd Group Of Haitian Adoptees To Arrive In Canada

2nd group of Haitian adoptees to arrive in Canada CBC NEWS Last Updated: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 | 11:43 AM ET Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/01/27/haiti-orphans.html#ixzz0dpvsRo4N A plane carrying 52 Haitian children is scheduled to arrive on Wednesday in Ottawa, the second … Continue reading

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Canada Immigration Snap Into Action And Deport Hijacker

Canada immigration snap into action and deport hijacker by Liam Clifford Global Visas January 27, 2010 Sense has finally prevailed in the case of a convicted hijacker who had been appealing his deportation for the last 15 years. A convicted … Continue reading

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The Rush To Redefine Family

The rush to redefine family Globe editorial From Friday's Globe and Mail Published on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 12:00AM EST Last updated on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 3:51AM EST A police officer comforts a woman in Montreal on Monday, Jan.18, … Continue reading

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Immigration Consultant Found Guilty Of Fraud

Immigration Consultant Found Guilty Of Fraud Neal Hall The Vancouver Sun January 23, 2010 A West Vancouver immigration consultant, Fereydoun Hadad, has been convicted of charges of fraud and uttering a forged document. West Vancouver police began an investigation in … Continue reading

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Customs Hero Hangs Up Badge

Customs hero hangs up badge By TOM GODFREY, Toronto Sun Last Updated: 23rd January 2010, 9:24pm One of Canadas longest-serving immigration officers who stopped former U.S. labour leader Jimmy Hoffa and the Happy Hooker has flashed his badge for the … Continue reading

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Limiting Compassion Towards Haiti

Limiting compassion towards Haiti By LORRIE GOLDSTEIN, QMI Agency The Toronto Sun Last Updated: 22nd January 2010, 4:21pm There needs to be a limit on Canadian compassion towards Haiti. We reached it this week when Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and … Continue reading

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Haitian Adoptee Situation Very Fluid: Kenney

Haitian adoptee situation very fluid: Kenney CBC News Last Updated: Friday, January 22, 2010 | 8:38 PM ET Comments 61 Recommend 52 Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Friday the exact number of Haitian children approved for adoption in Canada and … Continue reading

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Quebec Wants To Loosen Immigration Rules For Haitians

Quebec wants to loosen immigration rules for Haitians Protests planned for Monday's international meeting in Montreal CBC News Last Updated: Thursday, January 21, 2010 | 6:54 PM ET Comments 54 Recommend 16 The Quebec government is ready to loosen its … Continue reading

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Terrorist Mastermind Given Life Sentence

Terrorist mastermind given life sentence Judge hands down stiffest punishment imposed to date under Canada's antiterrorism laws against Zakaria Amara for plot to bomb Toronto Colin Freeze Brampton, Ont. From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 … Continue reading

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Telling Edits Of Citizenship Guide Reveal Politics

Telling edits of citizenship guide reveal politics By Dean Beeby (CP) January 17, 2010 OTTAWA—-Dozens of significant changes were made to Canada's new citizenship guide before its splashy debut last November, some apparently to dampen controversy. An internal summary of … Continue reading

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Sask, Vietnam Sign Deal On Immigration, Workers

Sask., Vietnam sign deal on immigration, workers Agreement will bring influx of new workers By Jason Warick The StarPhoenix January 17, 2010 8:06 AM Saskatchewan government officials signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Friday with a Vietnamese delegation visiting Saskatoon. … Continue reading

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Canada May Fast-Track Haitian Immigration

Canada may fast-track Haitian immigration CBC NEWS Last Updated: Saturday, January 16, 2010 | 1:03 AM ET Comments 963 The Canadian government says it is looking into a plan to help fast-track immigration from Haiti in the wake of the … Continue reading

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Gov’t Drops Secret Detention Hearings For Migrant Tamils

Government drops secret detention hearings for migrant Tamils All 76 of the Tamil boat people could be freed in the coming weeks Jane Armstrong Vancouver From Friday's Globe and Mail Published Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 11:23PM EST Last updated on … Continue reading

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