News Articles Prior to 2011

Tamil Migrant Still In Custody Despite Order

Tamil migrant still in custody despite order Government quickly challenged immigration board order CBC NEWS Last Updated: Thursday, December 10, 2009 Comments 26 Recommend 11 An immigration review board has ordered the release of one more of the 76 Tamil … Continue reading

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Canada To Make It Easier For Live-In Caregivers From Abroad To Obtain Residency

Canada to make it easier for live-in caregivers from abroad to obtain residency By Norma Greenaway Canwest News Service December 11, 2009 OTTAWA—-Domestic caregivers recruited from abroad could find it easier to obtain permanent resident status in Canada under new … Continue reading

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Immigration By The Numbers

Immigration by the numbers The Hamilton Spectator December 08, 2009 35 new Canadian citizens were sworn in yesterday. They came to Canada from Australia, Colombia, Croatia, England, Germany, Ghana, India, Italy, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Azores, Tajikistan, United States, Cambodia and … Continue reading

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Refugee Who Fears Fatwa Gets Reprieve

Refugee who fears fatwa gets reprieve Changed Religion Graeme Hamilton National Post Published: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 A Federal Court judge has granted a temporary reprieve to a failed refugee claimant who says he fears his father, a fundamentalist imam … Continue reading

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‘Approved Destination Status’ Invites Guests Who Overstay

'Approved destination status' invites guests who overstay Canwest News Service Kelowna.com Monday, December 7th, 2009 | 9:20 am Before everyone gets too cock-a-hoop over Beijing's agreementfinallyto grant Canada “approved destination status” for Chinese tourists, it is worth remembering one thing. … Continue reading

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Canadian Facing Deportation In Australia Goes On Hunger Strike

Canadian facing deportation in Australia goes on hunger strike Ziad Chebib says his family has been torn apart by Australian government Melbourne, Australia The Canadian Press Published on Saturday, Dec. 05, 2009 10:41PM EST A Canadian citizen who has lived … Continue reading

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Detainee Fears Chinese Loan Shark

Detainee fears Chinese loan shark Woman found inside alleged brothel By Stephane Massinon Calgary Herald December 5, 2009 Comments (14) A woman found in what police say is a Calgary brothel told an Immigration and Refugee board hearing that she … Continue reading

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Backlog Of Refugee Claims Has Grown Under Conservatives

Backlog of refugee claims has grown under Conservatives By David McKie CBC News Last Updated: Friday, December 4, 2009 | 8:33 PM ET Comments 477 Recommend 139 The backlog of people waiting to have their refugee claims heard has tripled … Continue reading

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Canadian Hairdresser Charged With Trafficking In Chinese Women

Canadian hairdresser charged with trafficking in Chinese women AFP Thu Dec 3, 2:36 PM OTTAWA (AFP) – A Canadian woman posing as a hairdresser was charged on Thursday with human trafficking, for trying to sell two Chinese women to undercover … Continue reading

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Harper’s Trips Play Up To Ethnic Voters

Harper's trips play up to ethnic voters Tories gain ground in what were seen as Liberal ridings Philippa Croome National Post Published: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 Stephen Harper arrives in China today for his first visit to that country as … Continue reading

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MD Groups Told To Cut The Red Tape

MD groups told to cut the red tape Speed up recognition of foreign-trained doctors, Kenney says By Susan Delacourt The Toronto Star (Canada), December 2, 2009 http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/733380–md-groups-told-to-cut-the-red-tape Ottawa — Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is accusing physicians' organizations in the provinces … Continue reading

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Canadian Mother Urges Son, Other Tamils To Abandon Boat In Indonesia

Canadian mother urges son, other Tamils to abandon boat in Indonesia By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (CP) December 2, 2009 JAKARTA, Indonesia—The Canadian mother of a Sri Lankan asylum seeker has urged her son and his 246 fellow Tamil shipmates to … Continue reading

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Canada Accepts 400 Typhoon Victims

Canada accepts 400 typhoon victims The Canadian Press, December 1, 2009 http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/canada/2009/12/01/11997661.html Ottawa (CP) — The federal government says more than 400 Filipino victims of Typhoon Ketsana have come to Canada under fast-track immigration procedures. The September storm lashed the … Continue reading

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Rise In Fake Marriages Causes Concern In Immigration Department

Rise in fake marriages causes concern in Immigration dept. By Susan Delacourt The Toronto Star (Canada), December 1, 2009 http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/733123–rise-in-fake-marriages-causes-concern-in-immigration-dept Ottawa — A rising trend in fake marriages by would-be immigrants, perhaps criminally organized, is raising alarms within the federal … Continue reading

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Deal To Speed Credentials For Foreign Professionals

Deal to speed credentials for foreign professionals By Susan Delacourt The Toronto Star (Canada), November 30, 2009 http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/732463–deal-nears-to-recognize-foreign-credentials-of-immigrants?bn=1 Ottawa — The federal government and the provinces are unveiling a major agreement on Monday to help foreign-trained professionals get their credentials … Continue reading

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Indian Tamil Tiger Supporter Deported

Indian Tamil Tiger supporter deported Speaking tour Stewart Bell National Post Published: Friday, November 27, 2009 Canadian immigration officials arrested an Indian man in Toronto yesterday after he gave a fiery speech at an event where the flag of the … Continue reading

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Ottawa’s Hands Tied On Terrorism

Ottawa's hands tied on terrorism By our laws, there's no way to hold suspects John Ivison National Post Published: Thursday, November 26, 2009 What would happen if Osama bin Laden washed up on the coast of Vancouver Island in a … Continue reading

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Immigration Policies Need Public, Not Political Debate

Immigration policies need public, not political debate Herbert Grubel Canwest News Service Thursday, November 26th, 2009 | 7:20 am Canadians need a public debate on the merit of their government's existing immigration policies since a new set of studies has … Continue reading

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Christmas Tree Grower Turns To Mexico For Workers

Christmas tree grower turns to Mexico for workers CBC News Last Updated: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 | 8:39 AM AT Comments 92 Recommend 26 Adrian Sanchez is one of five Mexicans working on Colin Hughes' One of Nova Scotia's biggest … Continue reading

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Canadians Fared Far Worse In Recession, Economist Says

Canadians fared far worse in recession, economist says THE CANADIAN PRESS Published On Tue Nov 24 2009 OTTAWAA new independent economic analysis shows Canada's recession has been longer and deeper than the official record indicates. The report from Dale Orr … Continue reading

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