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Afghans languish in hotel rooms while Ukrainian refugees are quickly settled: advocate
Bill Kaufmann Oct 11, 2022
Refugees, primarily those from Afghanistan, are being stranded in Calgary hotels due to skyrocketing rents, limits to assistance and racism, says an advocate helping newcomers.
“We’re seeing factors of systemic racism . . . When people are asked,…
Published October 13, 2022
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Cap on international students' working hours should be permanently lifted: advocates
Laura Osman | National Observer | October 12th 2022
A new pilot project to lift the cap on the number of hours international students can work should be made permanent, say advocates who have spent years asking for the change.
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced last…
Published October 13, 2022
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Quebec wants more immigration powers from Ottawa, but does it really need them?
Cindy Sherwin CTV News Oct. 11, 2022
Even though Canada's prime minister has repeatedly shut the door, Francois Legault keeps on knocking, intent on winning more control over immigration from the federal government.
As with many past leaders in Quebec, it's been a regular refrain…
Published October 13, 2022
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Students say lifting cap on working hours doesn't fix bigger issues for international students
CBC News · Posted: Oct 08, 2022
Post-secondary students in Calgary say a one-year pilot project that will lift the cap on off-campus hours international students are allowed to work is good news.
But it's a short-term fix that does not address bigger problems, they said.
On Nov…
Published October 11, 2022
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Motherhood issue: Federal gov't urged to halt deportations that separate moms from children
Andrea Huncar · CBC News · Posted: Oct 10, 2022
When a deportation order was issued to Halima Abdi three months ago, the Edmonton woman went into hiding — living apart from her husband and three Canadian-born children — in hopes of avoiding a more drastic separation.
Sali…
Published October 11, 2022
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Ottawa working on program to regularize status of 500,000 immigrants
CBC News · Posted: Oct 07, 2022
The federal government is aiming to create a program that will provide a path to permanent residency for up to 500,000 immigrants who are working in Canada but do not have official standing.
The program would have unprecedented scope and apply to…
Published October 11, 2022
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Canada 'contracts out' obligations to refugee claimants, advocates tell top court
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press October 6, 2022
Refugee and human-rights advocates are telling the Supreme Court of Canada that a binational pact “contracts out” Canada’s international obligations to refugee claimants to the United States, without proper followup to ensure…
Published October 11, 2022
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New online immigration system’s many glitches are putting applicants’ futures at risk, say critics
Nicholas Keung The Star Thu., Oct. 6, 2022
Having a tough time logging into your immigration application portal? Running out of space to fill out your information? Failing to upload a document because it’s oversized, or finding you can’t examine the files you just uploaded?
These…
Published October 11, 2022
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Almost tenfold increase in newcomer registration since 2017: ADSB
Kenneth Armstrong Soo Today October 4th 2022
Years of work developing a program welcoming students new to Canada has paid off for the Algoma District School Board as it continues to experience an exponential increase in the number of new English language learners.
The term…
Published October 5, 2022
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Ottawa wants Black class-action discrimination lawsuit dismissed
Jacques Gallant The Record Tue., Oct. 4, 2022
The federal government wants a court to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit brought by Black Canadian civil servants alleging systemic discrimination.
In a notice filed with the Federal Court on Monday, the government argues the…
Published October 5, 2022
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