News Articles Prior to 2011

MP Upset Fewer Visas For Filipino Caregivers

MP Upset Fewer Visas For Filipino Caregivers By TOM GODFREY, SUN MEDIA March 2, 2009 TORONTO — The number of Filipino caregivers being allowed to come to Canada to work has been slashed almost in half, says a Liberal MP, … Continue reading

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Canada Takes Back Deported Gangster

Canada takes back deported gangster Stewart Bell National Post Published: Saturday, February 28, 2009 Canadian officials acknowledged yesterday that they helped bring a “dangerous” gang member to Toronto from South Asia this week, two days before the government unveiled its … Continue reading

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Maternity Ward Tourists

Maternity ward tourists Expectant foreigners are using our hospitals for passports, doctors say Tom Blackwell National Post February 21, 2009 A growing number of pregnant women from foreign countries are giving birth here just so the babies can win Canadian … Continue reading

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You Can Say What You Want, But Not On My Dime

You can say what you want, but not on my dime By Susan Martinuk Calgary Herald February 20, 2009 Never bite the hand that feeds you. It's a foundational lesson; but one that Khaled Mouammar, leader of the Canadian Arab … Continue reading

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Cow Manure Hid 1700 Pounds Of Canadian Pot

Cow manure hid 1,700 pounds of Canadian pot Diana Hefley Herald Writer The Everett Herald updated 12:19 p.m. PT, Thurs., Feb. 19, 2009 LOCAL NEWS – SUMAS — A load of cows headed for Stanwood was sent back to Canada … Continue reading

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Canadian Banks Reach Overseas To Gain Immigrant Consumers

Canadian banks reach overseas to gain immigrant consumers. By Joanne Lee-Young Canwest News Service February 16, 2009 VANCOUVER – Big banks in Canada promote all kinds of sports, but they have more naturally stuck to snow and ice events, or … Continue reading

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Alberta To Scout German Workers—Critics Call Foul As Jobless Ranks Swell At Home

Alberta to scout German workers Critics cry foul as jobless ranks swell at home Renata D'aliesio Calgary Herald Published: Sunday, February 15, 2009 Despite a weakening economy and mounting job losses, Alberta government staff will travel to Germany next month … Continue reading

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Liberal Senator Urges Halt To Foreign Workers To Give Canadians First Chance At Jobs

Liberal senator urges halt to foreign workers to give Canadians first chance at jobs Bruce Campion-Smith Richard J. Brenna Ottawa bureau Toronto Star Feb 12, 2009 04:30 AM Comments on this story [] (20) OTTAWAA Liberal senator is calling for … Continue reading

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Canadians Take Minister of Immigration and CBSA To Court—Class Action Suit Launched Re Marriage Fraud

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2009 Canadians Take Minister Of Immigration & CBSA to Court. Canadians Against Immigration Fraud (CAIF) is a non profit organization that advocates for the rights of victims of immigration marriage fraud. Marriage of convenience or … Continue reading

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Feds Prepared To Limit Immigration

Feds Prepared To Limit Immigration Elizabeth Thompson National Bureau Ottawa Sun February 11, 2009 The government is watching Canada's economy closely and won't hesitate, if necessary, to reduce the number of immigrants it lets into the country, Immigration Minister Jason … Continue reading

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Rising Jobless Rate May Curb Immigration

Rising jobless rate may curb immigration Weak economy may mean a rethink of how many newcomers we accept Bruce Campion-Smith Richard J. Brennan OTTAWA BUREAU The Toronto Star Feb 11, 2009 04:30 AM OTTAWA Rising unemployment could force the federal … Continue reading

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Job Market Takes Years To Recover From Recession

Job market takes years to recover from recession Immigrants, women and youth hardest hit by rising unemployment during previous slumps Feb 09, 2009 04:30 AM Comments on this story (14) Miles Corak Toronto Star A rising unemployment rate is the … Continue reading

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Fake Documents Flood Canada Visa Office In India

Fake documents flood Canadian visa office in India 'Wall Of Shame' Norma Greenaway Canwest News Service Published: Monday, February 09, 2009 OTTAWA – In the Canadian visa office in the northwestern Indian city of Chandigarh, one wall is plastered with … Continue reading

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U of T Students Fight Deportation Order

U of T students fight deportation order ctvtoronto.ca Updated: Mon Feb. 09 2009 5:38:05 PM Two University of Toronto students are fighting to stay in Canada after they received deportation orders last month, ordering them back home to Guyana. The … Continue reading

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Canada Grants Chinese Fugitive A Work Permit

Canada grants Chinese fugitive a work permit By JEREMY HAINSWORTH Associated Press updated 4:06 p.m. PT, Sat., Feb. 7, 2009 VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Canada has granted China's most wanted man a work permit, which means his deportation on smuggling … Continue reading

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Refugee Pact Survives Court Challenge

Refugee pact survives court challenge The Canadian Press February 4, 2009 OTTAWA A controversial refugee pact that allows Canada to turn back would-be asylum seekers at the U.S. border has survived a court challenge. In a decision released without comment … Continue reading

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Special Unit To Patrol Quebec-U.S. Border

Special unit to patrol Que.-U.S. border By Phil Couvrette Canwest News Service February 3, 2009 A special border-patrol unit consisting of RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency agents will soon take shape in Quebec under a pilot project which could … Continue reading

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Canada threatens ban as travellers with fake ID seek refugee status

Canada threatens ban as travellers with fake ID seek refugee status Rick Westhead SOUTH ASIA BUREAU Toronto Star Feb 03, 2009 04:30 AM Comments on this story (58) NEW DELHI Transport Canada officials recently warned India's largest privately owned commercial … Continue reading

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The Colour Of Money : Banks Roll Out Welcome

The Colour of Money: Banks roll out welcome Newcomers to Canada are being targeted with financial services tailor-made for them By Dana Lacey Financial Post February 2, 2009 Baskar Rao and his wife, Shisma, have lived in Canada for all … Continue reading

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She Was The Ticket To A Better Life

She was the ticket to a better life Before Amandeep Dhillon's short life ended in her murder, she was caught between a new family in the GTA she barely knew and one back in India Jan 31, 2009 04:30 AM … Continue reading

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