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Quebec Doesn’t Need Reasonable Accommodation Debate

Quebec doesn't need reasonable accommodation debate: Harper National Post Published: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 VANCOUVER — Quebecers could do without the ongoing debate on the integration of immigrants into society, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday. “I do think that … Continue reading

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Why Microsoft Loves Richmond, B.C.

Why Microsoft Loves Richmond, BC Here, the company can import foreign tech workers, and maybe prod US lawmakers. By Cynthia Yoo Published: November 7, 2007 TheTyee.ca If you want to understand why Microsoft is about to open a 700-employee software … Continue reading

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Controversial Ship Allowed To Leave N.B. Port

Controversial ship allowed to leave N.B. port CBC News Wednesday, November 7, 2007 A vessel detained by Transport Canada because of a number of safety deficiencies onboard has been allowed to leave Saint John, N.B. The Greek-owned Dimitra G was … Continue reading

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Motion To Ask For Refugee Help

Motion to ask for refugee help Dave Battagello, Windsor Star Published: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 Coun. Jo-Anne Gignac will bring forward a motion at the next Tuesday's council meeting appealing to the provincial and federal governments to “step up to … Continue reading

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War Brides’ Status Iffy

WAR BRIDES' STATUS IFFY Ruling Casts Doubt On Citizenship of thousands of World War II Children By PETER WORTHINGTON, TORONTO SUN Tue, November 6, 2007 By overturning a lower court's ruling last Friday in Vancouver, the Federal Court of Appeal … Continue reading

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Tories Choose Expediency Over Canada

Tories choose expediency over Canada James Travers Toronto Star November 03, 2007 This city has better prospects than this country. With its Parliament buildings, museums and World Heritage Rideau Canal, Ottawa is a future Canada theme park, a crowd-pleasing magnet … Continue reading

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Inquiry Launched Into Migrant Council Housing

Inquiry launched into migrant council housing By Robert Winnett, Deputy Political Editor The Telegraph Last Updated: 3:06am GMT 03/11/2007 A major independent inquiry to determine whether immigrants are given unfair access to council housing was announced yesterday by Britain's race … Continue reading

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2007 Annual Report To Parliament On Immigration

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2007/2007-10-31.asp Backgrounder 2007 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration The 2007 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration announces the governments immigration plan for 2008 and provides complete information on immigration activities for the calendar year 2006. The report also summarizes … Continue reading

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Sri Lankan With History Of Violence Gets To Stay In Canada

Sri Lankan with history of violence gets to stay in Canada Jeyachandran Balasubramaniam violated nearly a dozen conditions imposed on him Ian Mulgrew, Vancouver Sun Published: Friday, November 02, 2007 A 26-year-old Sri Lankan immigrant with a history of violence … Continue reading

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Canada Set To Boost ‘Family’ Immigrants

Canada set to boost `family' immigrants Overall, immigration to remain steady next year as backlog of applicants has swelled to 850,000 Bruce Campion-Smith Ottawa bureau chief Nov 02, 2007 04:30 AM OTTAWAThe federal government says it will allow more family … Continue reading

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Mexican Envoy On Labour Mission

Mexican envoy on labour mission Derrick Penner, Vancouver Sun Published: Friday, November 02, 2007 Mexico's ambassador to Canada was in British Columbia this week to drum up support for a pilot program to match skilled but unemployed Mexican workers with … Continue reading

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U.K. Wage Growth Slows To 13 Month Low, Pay Researcher Reports

U.K. Wage Growth Slows to 13-Month Low, Pay Researcher Reports By Jennifer Ryan Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) — U.K. wage negotiators agreed on the smallest salary increases since September 2006 in the quarter through October as employers gave minimum pay raises … Continue reading

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Anger At EU Immigrants Explodes After Woman’s Brutal Death

Anger at EU immigrants explodes after woman's brutal death Richard Owen in Rome and David Charter in Brussels From The Times November 2, 2007 The brutal murder of a woman allegedly by a homeless immigrant as she returned home from … Continue reading

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New Zealand’s Wages Probably Accelerated On Shortage Of Workers

New Zealand's Wages Probably Accelerated on Shortage of Workers By Tracy Withers Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) — New Zealand's annual wage inflation probably accelerated in the third quarter because a record-low jobless rate prompted companies to pay more for workers. Ordinary … Continue reading

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Labor Wants Haneef Inquiry

Labor wants Haneef inquiry The Age (National) November 2, 2007 – 11:43AM A judicial inquiry is essential to find the truth about the Mohamed Haneef case, opposition immigration spokesman Tony Burke says. Mr Burke was responding to newspaper reports today … Continue reading

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Funding Row Re-Opens Immigration Debate

Funding row reopens immigration debate By Tim Castle Reuters Thu Nov 1, 2007 2:41pm GMT LONDON (Reuters) – The government faced new attacks over immigration on Thursday after local councils demanded more money to pay for services for thousands of … Continue reading

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London’s Black Cabs Could Take A Turn

London's black cabs could take a turn Some taxi drivers are upset at a plan to help minorities prep for the difficult licensing test. Officials say the service should reflect diversity. By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer November … Continue reading

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David Cameron Praised For Immigration Views

David Cameron praised for immigration views By Toby Helm, Chief Political Correspondent The Telegraph Last Updated: 12:01am GMT 01/11/2007 David Cameron's approach to immigration has received praise from unexpected quarters after Trevor Phillips, the head of the new equality quango, … Continue reading

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Canada Lifts Visa Requirement For Czech, Latvia Republics

Canada lifts visa requirement for Czech, Latvia republics Agence France Presse October 31, 2007 OTTAWA (AFP) Immigration Minister Diane Finley announced Wednesday that citizens of the Czech Republic and the Republic of Latvia no longer require a temporary resident visa … Continue reading

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Immigration, Home Office Statistics And A Catastrophic Cover-Up Of 300,000 Foreign Workers

Immigration, Home Office statistics and a catastrophic cover-up of 300,000 foreign workers By ANTHONY BROWNE – Daily Mail Last updated at 00:03am on 31st October 2007 How do you accidentally lose a city the size of Nottingham? Or three cities … Continue reading

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