News Articles Prior to 2011

Council Calls For Refugee Loan Relief

Council calls for refugee loan relief By TOM GODFREY SUN MEDIA Mon, June 22, 2009 TORONTO — Federal immigration officials are being called on to “absorb” $38 million in travel and medical loans given to refugees who settled in Canada. … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Mentally Ill Korean Woman Gets Refugee Status

Mentally ill Korean woman gets refugee status By Richard J. Dalton Jr. Vancouver Sun June 19, 2009 Comments (24) VANCOUVER Canada has granted refugee status to a mentally ill South Korean woman and her daughter on grounds the treatment of … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Immigration System Hurts More Than Helps, Syudy Finds

Immigration system hurts more than helps, study finds Many newcomers stuck in jobs that are `dirty, dangerous and difficult' Jun 18, 2009 04:30 AM Comments on this story (7) Lesley Ciarula Taylor Immigration Reporter Star.com Dumping newcomers in pizza delivery … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Catering To Minorities Puts Pressure On Foreign Policy

Catering to minorities puts pressure on foreign policy By Peter O'Neil Calgary Herald June 14, 2009 Prime Minister Stephen Harpers feather-ruffling approach to foreign policy, particularly as it relates to issues that resonate with certain Canadian ethnic groups, could jeopardize … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Mistakes Plague Immigration Documents

Mistakes plague immigration documents Nicholas Keung IMMIGRATION REPORTER Toronto Star Jun 13, 2009 04:30 AM Wrong spelling and order of names. Mistaken gender. Incorrect location of employment and employer. These are the most common errors introduced by front-line government employees … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Outdated EI Traps Temp Workers

Outdated' EI traps temp workers Workers plan rally today to push government to ease benefit rules Noor Javed STAFF REPORTER Star.com Jun 13, 2009 04:30 AM Comments on this story (20) Alfred built sofa frames for 10 years at a … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Czech Romanies’ Exodus To Canada Continues—Canadian Press

Czech Romanies' exodus to Canada continues – Canadian press Kanadská vlajka. published: 12.06.2009, 14:31 | updated: 12.06.2009 14:36:19 Kanadsk denk: t k eskch Rom do Kanady pokra uje Ottawa – The exodus of Romanies from the Czech Republic to Canada … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Don’t Let Non-Citizens Vote, Toronto Councillor Says

Dont let non-citizens vote, Toronto councillor says Posted: June 11, 2009, 6:06 PM by Rob Roberts By Chelsea Murray, National Post Giving non-Canadians municipal voting rights would diminish the value of citizenship, says one prominent city councillor. The city organized … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Government Targets Bogus Immigration Consultants

Government targets bogus immigration consultants By Juliet O'Neill Canwest News Service June 10, 2009 Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says the government is trying to curb “massive, widespread, deliberate” fraud by bogus consultants against foreign nannies, caregivers and others who seek … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Ottawa To Send Biometric Data On Visitors

Ottawa to seek biometric data on visitors No nation would be exempt from plan, says incoming CSIS boss Bill Curry Globe and Mail June 10, 2009 OTTAWA —The incoming head of Canada's spy agency says new rules requiring digital fingerprints … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

CSIS Beefs Up Screening For Tamil Tigers

CSIS beefs up screening for Tamil Tigers Extra agents added in Sri Lanka as backlog grows for Canadian visa requests Bill Curry Globe And Mail June 10, 2009 Comments (16) Ottawa —- Canada is boosting its immigration screening in Sri … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Sri Lanka Deports Canadian MP For Rebel Support

Sri Lanka deports Canadian MP for 'rebel support' By Amal Jayasinghe AFP June 10, 2009 COLOMBO (AFP) A prominent Canadian MP was denied entry to Sri Lanka on Wednesday and deported for allegedly supporting the defeated Tamil Tiger rebels, officials … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Juneb 6, 2009: Roma Coming To Canada Well Aware Of All Formalities

Prvo: Roma coming to Canada well aware of all formalities TK | Prague Daily Monitor 8 June 2009 http://praguemonitor.com/2009/06/08/pr%C3%A1vo-roma-coming-canada-well-aware-all-formalities Prague, June 5 (CTK) – It is amazing that though Czech Romanies come to Canada to ask for asylum from different … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

A Question Of Conscience, Even Now—Former Spy Made His Choice Years Ago To Join The KGB

A question of conscience, even now Former spy made his choice years ago to join the KGB and while we know few details of his espionage work, it is a decision he should live with By Pete McMartin Vancouver Sun … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Tourists, Travelers May Soon Be Fingerprinted

Tourists, travellers may soon be fingerprinted By Elizabeth Thompson National Bureau, Sun Media Last Updated: 9th June 2009, 5:56pm OTTAWA Tourists and business travellers who require visas to enter Canada will be among those who will be fingerprinted under the … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Roma Influx Putting Strain On Services

Roma influx putting strain on services Shelters Crowded; Government probing situation in Czech Republic Giuseppe Valiante National Post Published: Saturday, June 06, 2009 The flood of Roma refugee claimants at Pearson International is swamping southern Ontario social agencies, who say … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Ukrainians Oppose Lennikov’s Fight To Stay

Ukrainians oppose Lennikov's fight to stay Cops should grab him from church By Susan Lazaruk The Province June 5, 2009 A civil-rights group opposed to KGB agents settling in Canada is calling for the removal of ex-agent Mikhail Lennikov from … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Canada Won’t Take Any Guantanamo Detainees

Canada won't take any Guantanamo detainees Canwest News Service Published: Thursday, June 04, 2009 OTTAWA — The Harper government has rejected a request from the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama to accept a group of Chinese Muslim detainees being … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Foreign Workers’ Woes ‘Tip Of The Iceberg’

Foreign worker woes 'tip of the iceberg' By Renata D'Aliesio The Calgary Herald (Canada), June 4, 2009 http://www.calgaryherald.com/Alberta+foreign+worker+woes+iceberg/1661822/story.html Edmonton — Two-thirds of temporary foreign workers who complained about their working conditions in the past two years in Alberta raised concerns … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011

Czech Radio’s Roma Programme Radio Chief Flees To Canada

Czech Radio's Roma programme chief flees to Canada AFP June 3, 2009 PRAGUE (AFP) Czech Radio said Wednesday the head of its programme for the Roma minority had followed in the steps of other gypsies and asked for asylum in … Continue reading

Posted in News, News Articles Prior to 2011