New Articles - April, 2012

Humour may be our most unifying weapon

By Douglas Todd, Vancouver Sun | Link to Article

In the fractured multicultural world we now live in, comedy remains a good way to break down the barriers

Fill in your least-favourite ethnic, racial, religious, gender or regional group

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Minister wants to extend ID screening

By Tobi Cohen, Vancouver Sun | Link to Article

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says he supports extending biometric ID requirements to permanent residents and would consider amending his current omnibus immigration bill to make it happen

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Employers honoured for hiring skilled immigrants

By The Star | Link to Article

A skills shortage and a Mississauga employer’s leap of faith have changed the fate of Krishnarl Suntharesan and hundreds of skilled immigrants desperate for elusive Canadian work experience.

Instead of being

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Alberta praises new foreign-worker rules

Bill Curry and Josh Wingrove, the Globe and Mail | Link to Article

Canadian companies that want to bring in highly skilled foreign workers

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Thousands may have citizenship revoked

 

By Peggy Curran, Vancouver Sun | Link to Article

The federal government is in the process of revoking the citizenship of 2,300 people, with at least 6,000 more cases under investigation, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Friday. He

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Mother reunited with young daughter after they spent four years apart

By Tara Carman, Vancouver Sun | Link to Article

Refugee women seeking permanent residence often forced to leave newborns behind

The day Zeynab Mahamed left Kenya for Canada after waiting in a refugee queue

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Sask. wants feds to allow more immigrants

By Joe Couture, The Vancouver Sun | Link to Article 

SASKATOON — Saskatchewan Immigration Minister Rob Norris says there is a "healthy tension" between the provincial and federal governments over a cap Ottawa has put in place

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ISSofBC named one of Canada's Best Workplaces of 2012!

By Globe Advisor | Link to Article 

TORONTO, April 19, 2012 /CNW/ - One hundred companies are being recognized today as the Best Workplaces in Canada. They represent great diversity in terms of size, sector, industry, and location. The judging panel

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Silent killer plagues Chinese immigrants

By Erin Ellis, Vancouver Sun | Link to Article

Raymond Wong never suspected he was carrying a virus that could kill him.

Slim, jovial and seemingly healthy, he was in his 50s before he found out his liver was working at about 30-

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Immigrants remaking Canada’s religious face: Global survey

 

By Vancouver Sun | Link to Article

Canada is welcoming more than the global average of immigrants who are Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and non-religious.

The country, however, is taking in less than the global average of immigrants who

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