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US Sex Offender Exiled To Canada Print E-mail
Thursday, 26 October 2006
An American teacher, Malcolm Watson, was convicted of having sexual contact with a 15 year old female student and was offered a choice of sentences – either one year in jail, or banishment to Canada for three years. He chose exile in Canada, where he has been a Permanent Resident (Landed Immigrant) for the past four years.

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First Head Tax Restitution Payments Arrive for Chinese-Canadians Print E-mail
Wednesday, 25 October 2006
The Federal Government has begun to make its payments to members of the Chinese community who were forced to pay a head tax when immigrating to Canada between 1885 and 1923.

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British Columbia Human-Rights Tribunal to Weigh in on Mall Dispute Print E-mail
Thursday, 19 October 2006
Former tenants are bringing complaints of racial discrimination against H-Mart, a large Korean grocery store chain, in connection with a mall in Langley, B.C., a suburb of Vancouver. Three small business owners are alleging that H-mart, who recently purchased the West Willow mall, refused to renew their leases because they were not Korean.

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Canadian Citizenship Week 2006 Print E-mail
Tuesday, 17 October 2006
The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, the Honourable Monte Solberg, launched Canada's Citizenship Week 2006. He marked the occasion by taking part in a special citizenship ceremony swearing in 35 new Canadians.

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Canada Must Fight To Attract Global Talent Print E-mail
Wednesday, 11 October 2006
Gordon Nixon, the president and chief executive of The Royal Bank of Canada says that Alberta and the rest of Canada need to increase the number of immigrants coming into the country and take advantage of the skills they bring with them.

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Ontario Launches Government Outreach Program to Help Newcomers Succeed in the Workplace Print E-mail
Friday, 06 October 2006

The McGuinty government is lending a helping hand to newcomers. Ontario's new initiative is aimed at aiding newly-landed immigrants understand their rights and responsibilities in Canada so that they can stay safe and prosper in the workplace.

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Citizenship and Immigration Canada Changes Visa Requirement for Estonian Citizens Print E-mail
Friday, 29 September 2006
As announced on September 28, 2006 by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Monte Solberg, after an analysis done by Canada, Estonian citizens no longer require a temporary resident visa to visit Canada. He said this was due to the fact that Canada has the largest community of Estonians outside of Estonia.

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Liberals demand Conservatives Provide Funding for Immigration Plan for Francophone Communities Print E-mail
Tuesday, 26 September 2006

Liberal Citizenship and Immigration Critic Raymonde Folco today called on the Conservative government to deliver the funding required to foster greater immigration for minority Francophone communities.

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Canada May Reconsider Dual Citizenship Print E-mail
Friday, 22 September 2006
After 30 years the rules currently in place that allow individuals who live outside of Canada to hold dual Canadian citizenship are about to be revisited by the Canadian government. This is to be done after the government began calculating the cost of the recent mass evacuation of civilians in Lebanon who held Canadian citizenship during the recent conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.

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Ignatieff Calls for Streamlined Immigration Program Print E-mail
Tuesday, 19 September 2006
Liberal leadership candidate Michael Ignatieff said on Friday in Vancouver that Canada needs to expand the family-class portion of its immigration system, which allows Canadians to sponsor family members who want to become permanent residents of Canada. He also said that the Canadian immigration system needs to be "streamlined" which would include a processing system based in Canada.

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Exploitation Of Filipino Nurses Print E-mail
Friday, 15 September 2006
The Vancouver based Filipino Nurses Support Group (FNSG) has alleged that Filipino nurses who come to Canada are being taken advantage of.

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