New Articles - January, 2012

N.S. to make the case for more immigrant workers

By Alex Boutilier, the Metro News | Link to Article 

The province is putting together a case for higher immigration quotas under the Provincial Nominee Program. 

Under the program — a joint federal and

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Exploitive rent demands ‘a norm’ for newcomers

Nicholas Keung, The Star | Link to Article

Rafiqul Islam paid his landlord $8,600 of rent upfront for a bachelor apartment in Mississauga.

Unaware of tenants’ rights under Ontario law, new immigrants like Islam are being asked by landlords to pay as much as a full year of rent

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Metro Vancouver’s retail landscape evolves with Chinese immigration

 

By Brian Morton, the Vancouver Sun | Link to Article 

Lunar New Year is a big, big deal for Metro Vancouver’s Chinese business community, now ramping up the 15-day celebration that kicked off Monday

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Kenney previews immigration-law changes

 

By Jeremy Deutsch, Kamloops  | Link to Article 

For the second time in a week, a federal cabinet minister stopped by the Tournament Capital, but the latest visit didn't involve a major controversial issue facing the community, such as the proposed Ajax mine.

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P.E.I. lags in immigrant retention

By CBC News | Link to Article 

P.E.I. has one of the worst records in the country for retaining immigrants from the provincial nominee program, says a report from Canada Immigration.

Just 37 per cent of PNP

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Immigration minister says immigrant language proficiency must be required

By Clara Ho, the Calgary Herald | Link to Article 

CALGARY — Canada's immigration minister is calling for minimum language proficiency standards, which could help minimize immigration fraud cases

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Prime Minister Harper unveils grand plan to reshape Canada

By Joe Friesen and Bill Curry, Globe and Mail  | Link to Article 

After five years of minority governments, Stephen

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Immigration and the provinces: Deciding whom to fast-track

By CBC News | Link to Article 

The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is a national strategy meant to help skilled workers and entrepreneurs from other countries gain permanent resident status in Canada more quickly.

The program is run

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Ontario missing benefits of ‘nominee’ immigrants, report says

By Nicholas Keung, the Star | Link to Article 

Ontario is lagging behind in reaping the benefits of a program that brings in skilled immigrants more quickly and more successfully, a new government report shows.

A review of the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), which allows

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Canada to enforce sanctions on Iranian immigrant investors

By Louise Elliott, CBC News | Link to Article

The federal government is set to clarify how it will deal with applications for investor-class immigration to Canada from Iran, CBC News has learned.

Canada imposed sanctions last November, freezing all

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