employment minister: She said this money will go largely towards helping regulatory bodies recognize or upgrade newcomers' credentials more quickly. "We have an existing skilled workforce that is not firing on all cylinders," said Minister of Advanced Education and Skills, Gerry Byrne, who said this will also help grow Newfoundland and Labrador population, according to CBC. Not the dream I was thinking about' Jalil Hussin, an immigrant from Iraq, said he was excited to hear about the funding. Attracting more immigrants to N.L. focus of new federal agreement Mary Ann Mihychuk, the federal employment minister, said often times immigrants will wait years before they get Canadian accreditations in their line of work. He came to Canada in 2009 as a professional interpreter. His wife, a doctor, waited three years before she could work. It took two years before he got his Canadians certifications. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

everyone voice: Donald Trump apocalyptic acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland was easily the scariest political event I've ever witnessed outside of 1930s newsreels, according to Huffington Post Canada. As CNN Anderson Cooper summed up: "He painted a dark and frightening picture of America, he talked about people being attacked by criminals, attacked by terrorists, betrayed by their leaders, the game is fixed. It seems forever ago that Justin Trudeau made the world swoon by matter-of-facting that his cabinet would be gender-balanced and racially diverse "because it 2015." Unfortunately, now it 2016. And he said he can be their voice." Ah, but not everyone voice. Or when, after yet another string of police shootings of unarmed black men, most recently a therapist lying on the ground with his hands up, Trump promised to restore law and order, to "liberate our citizens from the crime and terrorism and lawlessness." The thing about this tactic -- a far cry from conservative saint Ronald Reagan inspirational "shining city on a hill" much less Obama hope and change optimism -- is that it captures the zeitgeist of white America. If the lack of melanin in the crowd wasn't enough of a clue, the racially charged subtext rose to the surface when he couldn't help but use the term "them" when discussing "inner cities." Or when he warned of 180,000 illegal immigrants "tonight roaming free to threaten peaceful citizens" and of more "being released by the tens of thousands into our communities with no regard for the impact on public safety." The thing about this tactic... is that it captures the zeitgeist of white America. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

flag patches: Jonathan Vance recently approved the flag patches in part to show solidarity with "a region facing existential threats," but that they should not be construed as support for an independent Iraqi Kurdistan, according to Metro News. That may be wishful thinking, say experts, one of whom compared it to a foreign military force wearing the Quebec flag in Canada. National Defence says Gen. The Kurds' distinctive red, white and green flag with a sun emblem has been on the Canadian soldiers' uniforms since they arrived in northern Iraq to help the Kurdish peshmerga fight ISIL in 2014. At the time, Canada had several dozen special forces operatives in the region, though the Trudeau government is expanding the contingent to 200. The practice wasn't publicly known until Vance led a group of Canadian journalists on a tour of the mission in April. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

generosity warmth: No-one exemplified the party split personality more than Trump, who alternately promised to protect LGBTQ citizens from violence, and to build a wall to keep out illegal immigrants, according to Toronto Star. We will be a country of generosity and warmth, but we will also be a country of law and order, Trump said. In one direction, the party sees the road to reform in an embrace of women and minorities, while in the other direction, it sees it in a retreat back to its base. For an hour and 15 minutes, Trump painted a dark picture of America that can only be rescued by a firm hand unafraid of smiting external threats such as those posed by illegal immigrants and foreign nations. The theme of the night was Make American One Again, which struck a note with voters frustrated by recent attacks against police and growing racial tension. Article Continued Below No one knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it, Trump promised. react-text: 148 In an address to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump painted a dark picture of an America that can only be rescued by a firm hand unafraid of smiting external threats such as those posed by illegal immigrants and foreign nations. /react-text But which direction he will take remains to be seen. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

government casuals: Some Arctic federal workers not getting isolation pay Government casuals working contract to contract Phoenix payroll system blamed for 2 privacy breaches "We are working with Public Services and Procurement Canada to resolve these issues as quickly as possible." Resettling families fleeing the civil war in Syria was a key election promise for the Liberals, according to CBC. More than 500 people worked on the Trudeau government initiative to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees between last November and the end of February. But now the workers who helped the government achieve this goal are the latest to get caught up in Ottawa payroll fiasco. "We are aware that some employees have yet to receive the overtime pay connected to work on the Syrian refugee resettlement initiative," said Nancy Caron, a spokeswoman for Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Caron did not say exactly how many employees have been affected. The prime minister has called the situation "unacceptable" and has asked the Privy Council clerk to oversee the program. When the first phase of the project was complete, Immigration Minister John McCallum was publicly supportive of everyone involved in "Operation Syrian Refugees." In late February, McCallum told reporters: "It important that we're sending a message to the world, it important that we're helping 25,000 people from desperate conditions have a happy and productive life in Canada. "Many countries from around the world today are making it more difficult for refugees to come … and they are setting up more barriers, and we are among the few countries who are saying, 'No, come on in, we want to welcome 25,000 quickly.'" A spokesperson for the minister said Friday "of course" staff should be compensated for the work they've done. "We understand this issue is being resolved as quickly as possible." The Citizenship and Immigration Canada staffers are among the more than 80,000 public servants who are experiencing pay problems after the federal government implemented a new computerized payroll system called Phoenix. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

campaign promise: And of them, about 60 per cent thought there would be no change to the terrorism threat facing Canada in the next six months, according to The Waterloo Record. However, 35 per cent of respondents didn't support the plan were concerned, and 55 per cent of them told pollsters they thought the threat of terrorism in Canada would increase in the next six months. About 44 per cent of those surveyed in November were in support of the plan. Overall, the results suggest that while people around the world may directly link immigration with terrorist threats, that generally not what is happening in Canada, said one expert. The poll was carried out just before the Liberals revealed how they were going to meet a campaign promise to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2015. The telephone poll of 1,512 Canadians was carried out by Harris/Decima between Nov. 18 and 24, 2015 and had a margin of error of 2.5 per cent, 19 times out of 20. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

islamic militants: The telephone poll of 1,512 Canadians was carried out by the Immigration Department between Nov. 18 and 24, 2015 and had a margin of error of 2.5 per cent, 19 times out of 20, according to CTV. It was done just before the Liberals rolled out their marquee resettlement program and in the wake of terrorist attacks in France linked to Islamic militants. But 35 per cent of those polled who didn't support the plan were concerned -- more than half of them also told pollsters they thought the threat of terrorism in Canada would increase in the next six months. One expert says that tacking on three explicit terrorism questions to a survey about immigration puts the government in a position of suggesting a link between the two issues. But Jack Jedwab says the poll results show that Canadians themselves don't make the link, which stands in contrast with populations in many other parts of the world. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

john halifax: John and Halifax as they returned from a six-month deployment to the Mediterranean and Black seas, according to The Chronicle Herald. The officers and crew were at all times accommodating, personable and willing to answer the many questions I had. As family of a serving member, I spent three days in HMCS Fredericton, between St. During the trip, I was introduced to the defence systems, mechanical systems as well as the operations of a modern warship at sea. I would like to thank the commanding officer, Cmdr. This included weapons handling, the ship dive team, a man overboard exercise and one of the highlights of the trip, a flight in the ship Sea King helicopter. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

marine cpl: Dean Walcott, whose case is due in Federal Court in September, according to Toronto Star. By Colin Perkel The Canadian Press Fri., July 22, 2016 American soldiers who fled to Canada rather than fight in Iraq joined activists and a Liberal backbencher on Friday to urge the government of Justin Trudeau to end legal action against them and grant them residency status. He is pictured at a news conference with another U.S. war dodger, former U.S. Marine Cpl. Bolstered by a recent British report that found no justification for the bloody U.S.-led invasion, the war resisters pleaded for the Liberal government to make good on promises to end their state of limbo. Dean Walcott, 34, who came to Canada in 2006, told a news conference. I'm shocked and dismayed that it still going on, former U.S. Marine Cpl. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ont .,: Dean Walcott, 34, who came to Canada in 2006, told a news conference, according to CTV. Walcott, who lives with his wife and Canadian-born children in Peterborough, Ont., is one of four American soldiers whose cases are due in Federal Court in September. Bolstered by a recent British report that found no justification for the bloody U.S.-led invasion, the war resisters pleaded for the Liberal government to make good on promises to end their state of limbo. "I'm shocked and dismayed that it still going on," former U.S. Marine Cpl. Activists say the litigation is going forward even though Trudeau expressed support for the war dodgers during last year election campaign and told The Canadian Press earlier this year that his government was actively looking into the issue. He came to Canada in 2008 after being ordered to deploy to Iraq for a third time. Also facing judicial action is Jeremy Brockway, 31, another U.S. Marine who returned from Iraq in 2007 with severe post-traumatic stress syndrome that keeps him largely housebound. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

opposition conservatives: All the MPs on the Commons' immigration committee were visibly moved by testimony during hearings on vulnerable minorities that detailed the atrocities facing Yazidis in Iraq, according to Huffington Post Canada. The unusual summer hearings were called to find ways to help. That prompted opposition Conservatives and New Democrats to propose their own solutions while slamming the Liberals for their seeming unwillingness to assist one particular group desperate to escape genocide, the Yazidis. A migrant woman from the Yazidi community, and her children, sit on a boat after they were rescued, March 3. Randeep Sarai, one of the Liberal MPs on the committee, said the letter is the best that can be done right now. But the immediate response to the testimony amounts to a letter to the federal immigration minister that contains no recommendations other than a call to expedite applications from the Yazidis, a Kurdish minority group which practices an ancient faith. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

police shootings: That old message was tailored to working-class whites tempted by the segregationist George Wallace, as race-related riots left inner cities torched and almost 17,000 Americans left Vietnam in body bags, according to Metro News. This year race-related crisis is police shootings. His campaign staff had signalled this week that he'd reach back to the law-and-order message from 1968 where Richard Nixon began with a dual lament about disorder — chaos in the streets at home, and spiralling violence abroad. The foreign crisis is terrorism in Nice, Paris, Brussels, Orlando and San Bernardino. I have a message for all of you: the crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon — and I mean very soon — come to an end. And the candidate counting on disaffected working-class whites to deliver Ohio and Pennsylvania is Trump."Americans watching this address tonight have seen the recent images of violence in our streets and the chaos in our communities," Trump said."Many have witnessed this violence personally, some have even been its victims. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

telephone poll: And of them, about 60 per cent thought there would be no change to the terrorism threat facing Canada in the next six months, according to Metro News. However, 35 per cent of respondents didn't support the plan were concerned, and 55 per cent of them told pollsters they thought the threat of terrorism in Canada would increase in the next six months. About 44 per cent of those surveyed in November were in support of the plan. Overall, the results suggest that while people around the world may directly link immigration with terrorist threats, that generally not what is happening in Canada, said one expert. The poll was carried out just before the Liberals revealed how they were going to meet a campaign promise to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2015. The telephone poll of 1,512 Canadians was carried out by Harris/Decima between Nov. 18 and 24, 2015 and had a margin of error of 2.5 per cent, 19 times out of 20. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trump address: His speech was also too long, and lacking in humour and anecdotes to make him seem relatable, she said, according to Huffington Post Canada. Mr. In an interview with CTV News, Mary Kate Cary, who wrote speeches for former president George H.W. Bush, says she was disappointed by Trump address on Thursday night because he offered up "platitudes" without sharing any specifics about his policies or plans for his administration. Trump had nothing to offer except hate and division. Other than the fear of the unknown -- which includes the immigrant, Muslims, Mexicans -- he brings little to the table. He is using white people anger and frustration for the advancement of his cause and political gain. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trump victory: So he was inaugurated six months ago, and has started to put his campaign promises into effect, according to Hamilton Spectator. We may also assume that the Republican Party retains control of both houses of Congress. Let us suppose that Donald Trump, nominated as the Republican candidate for the U.S. presidency exactly a year ago, won the November election — quite narrowly, perhaps, but the polls are certainly suggesting that such a thing is possible. If it doesn't, then Trump ability to execute his plans would be seriously circumscribed, but the surge of support that gives Trump victory would probably also give the Republicans a win in some close Senate races. Trump three most disruptive campaign promises were also the three that had the most appeal to his core voters, and he is implementing them fast. The Republican majority in the House of Representatives, thanks to extensive gerrymandering, is practically fireproof. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

war resisters: Dean Walcott, 34, who came to Canada in 2006, told a news conference, according to Hamilton Spectator. Walcott, who lives with his wife and Canadian-born children in Peterborough, is one of four American soldiers whose cases are due in Federal Court in September. Bolstered by a recent British report that found no justification for the bloody U.S.-led invasion, the war resisters pleaded for the Liberal government to make good on promises to end their state of limbo. "I'm shocked and dismayed that it still going on," former U.S. marine Cpl. Activists say the litigation is going forward even though Trudeau expressed support for the war dodgers during last year election campaign and told The Canadian Press earlier this year that his government was actively looking into the issue. He came to Canada in 2008 after being ordered to deploy to Iraq for a third time. Also facing judicial action is Jeremy Brockway, 31, another U.S. marine who returned from Iraq in 2007 with severe post-traumatic stress syndrome that keeps him largely housebound. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chinese canadian: To, who was born in Guangdong, China, and raised in Hong Kong, immigrated to Vancouver in 1974, according to Vancouver Courier. She worked for S.U.C.C.E.S.S. for two years and later rejoined the organization in 1987 as its executive director and then CEO. Her legacies include the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Social Service Centre, Simon K.Y. Lee Seniors Care Home, Chieng Adult Day Centre, operation of the Harmony House Assisted Living Residence, international accreditation and service expansion such as the airport reception service for new immigrants inside Vancouver International Airport, and the launch of employment programs, according to the organization. It the first street moniker in Vancouver named after a Chinese Canadian. She also earned many honours during her lifetime, including the Courvoisier Leadership Award for Public Service, the Citation for Citizenship by the federal department of Citizenship and Immigration — a national honour is handed to individuals or organizations that help newcomers integrate — along with the 1991 Vancouver Multicultural Society Distinguished Service Award in the area of public service and the 1999 YWCA Women of Distinction award in the category of management, professions and trade. Mayor Gregor Robertson, one of several city, provincial and federal politicians at Friday event, called To passing in 2005 a great loss and said the street moniker and plaque, which are written in both English and Chinese, are a reminder of the impact she had in Vancouver and will help her legacy live on. During her tenure, she turned down raises because other staff members couldn't be offered similar percentage increases. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

dean walcott: Dean Walcott, 34, who came to Canada in 2006, told a news conference, according to The Waterloo Record. Walcott, who lives with his wife and Canadian-born children in Peterborough, Ont., is one of four American soldiers whose cases are due in Federal Court in September. Related Stories Trudeau should act on U.S. war... Bolstered by a recent British report that found no justification for the bloody U.S.-led invasion, the war resisters pleaded for the Liberal government to make good on promises to end their state of limbo. "I'm shocked and dismayed that it still going on," former U.S. Marine Cpl. Activists say the litigation is going forward even though Trudeau expressed support for the war dodgers during last year election campaign and told The Canadian Press earlier this year that his government was actively looking into the issue. He came to Canada in 2008 after being ordered to deploy to Iraq for a third time. Also facing judicial action is Jeremy Brockway, 31, another U.S. Marine who returned from Iraq in 2007 with severe post-traumatic stress syndrome that keeps him largely housebound. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

flag patches: Jonathan Vance recently approved the flag patches in part to show solidarity with "a region facing existential threats," but that they should not be construed as support for an independent Iraqi Kurdistan, according to Guelph Mercury. That may be wishful thinking, say experts, one of whom compared it to a foreign military force wearing the Quebec flag in Canada. National Defence says Gen. The Kurds' distinctive red, white and green flag with a sun emblem has been on the Canadian soldiers' uniforms since they arrived in northern Iraq to help the Kurdish peshmerga fight ISIL in 2014. At the time, Canada had several dozen special forces operatives in the region, though the Trudeau government is expanding the contingent to 200. The practice wasn't publicly known until Vance led a group of Canadian journalists on a tour of the mission in April. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

government officials: The government new pay system, Phoenix, has not been working properly, and this week officials acknowledged that more than 80,000 government employees — about a quarter of the work force — had had serious problems with their pay, according to The Waterloo Record. In scenes more often associated with emerging markets on the brink of debt default, government officials apologized, pointed to emergency funding and promised to make employees whole — all while admitting to breaches of private information. But instead of gabbing about the weather like usual, the small talk is all about who is getting paid and who is not. Meanwhile, the rest of the country reeled with the thought of Donald Trump as U.S. president; received brand new cheques from the federal government to spend on their children; and seemed to pay little heed to the handful of politicians left behind in Ottawa to discuss what else they can do for desperate refugees in the Middle East. But Donald Trump provokes such strong reactions that it was not too shocking to hear Canada defence minister issue some words of caution. Here how politics touched us this week: It a rule of thumb that even a rookie politician knows by rote: don't get involved in other countries' politics. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

telephone poll: However, 35 per cent of respondents didn't support the plan were concerned, and 55 per cent of them told pollsters they thought the threat of terrorism in Canada would increase in the next six months, according to National Observer. Overall, the results suggest that while people around the world may directly link immigration with terrorist threats, that generally not what is happening in Canada, said one expert. And of them, about 60 per cent thought there would be no change to the terrorism threat facing Canada in the next six months. The telephone poll of 1,512 Canadians was carried out by Harris/Decima between Nov. 18 and 24, 2015 and had a margin of error of 2.5 per cent, 19 times out of 20. The plan they launched kept the target but pushed back the date to February 2016. The poll was carried out just before the Liberals revealed how they were going to meet a campaign promise to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2015. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

alliance members: That would change if he elected, Trump told the New York Times. "We're talking about countries that are doing very well," he said. "I would absolutely be prepared to tell those countries, 'Congratulations, you will be defending yourself.'" While Trump appeared to be directing his comments at European allies, Canada spends less than one per cent of its gross domestic product on defence, according to Hamilton Spectator. That is half the NATO target and puts Canada near the back of the pack among the alliance 28 members. The Republican nominee caused a stir this week when he said some NATO members aren't spending enough on defence, and are instead relying on the U.S. to protect them. In an interview with The Canadian Press Thursday, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan defended Canada military contributions and NATO. He pointed to Canada recent promise to lead a NATO force in Latvia and its role in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as proof the country is pulling its weight. "We're stepping up in a much bigger way," Sajjan said. "When you put everything together, we have nothing to embarrassed about. The only time it was invoked was after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, which led to the war in Afghanistan. In fact, we actually can be very proud of the fact of how much we're doing." Article 5 of the NATO treaty enshrines the concept of collective defence, in which an attack on one member is an attack on all. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bare-chested pros: Maks & Val Live on Tour: Our Way is an autobiographical dance piece about the brothers' Ukrainian upbringing, their move to the United States and their ultimate domination of international ballroom competitions, according to Toronto Star. We caught up with Maksim, 36, and Valentin, 30, by phone from a tour stop in Jacksonville, Fla., where they brought up some surprising inspirations for their show, including Lin-Manuel Miranda Hamilton and John Leguizamo solo Broadway show Ghetto Klown. By Roger Catlin The Washington Post Thu., July 21, 2016 The brothers Chmerkovskiy, who have risen to fame as two of the often bare-chested pros on Dancing With the Stars, are touring this summer, but don't expect anything having to do with the TV show. The tour hits Ontario Casino Rama on July 23. It our story about how we came up, did what we're doing now, how we got to where we are at the moment. What is this tour about Maks: It took, what, Val Thirty years in the making, I guess. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: From my point of view, the way to ensure that our immigration system meets the needs of Canada is to put the focus on recruiting the most talented economic immigrants, according to CBC. While Canada must continue to accept refugees and family immigrants, our immigration system must prioritize developing a workforce that will meet the economic and demographic challenges of 21st century Canada. As part of the consultation, all Canadians have until Aug. 5 to send in their thoughts on what our immigration system should look like. In order to do this, 75 per cent of all immigrants to Canada must be economic immigrants. Immigrants who come here without job offers here should not be our focus. Of this, the vast majority should be individuals chosen by employers, not government. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

capital ideas: This prosperity also relied upon London status as a world financial and economic capital, fuelled by its privileged access to European markets, according to Globe and Mail. Political stability, a buoyant property market, and stable macroeconomic management attracted capital from around the world. This was as true for highly educated professionals as for skilled trades and service workers. This created a circle of growth that encouraged further waves of incoming talent, capital and ideas. Business leaders are already hedging their bets, planning investments in other economic capitals of Europe now that long-term privileged access to European markets is no longer guaranteed. With Britain facing an extended period of uncertainty, the value of housing, commercial properties and businesses is suddenly unclear, and major investment decisions of every sort are being postponed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

day limit: As of Wednesday, the federal government said, 15 detainees at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay were still refusing meals, according to Hamilton Spectator. Dr. Among those demands are an immediate meeting with Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and a 90-day limit on such detentions. "Sometimes, it feels like we're being kidnapped and held against our own wills," Richard Chinedu Abuwa said over the phone on Thursday from the Central East Correctional Centre, where he has been for more than two years. "Some of us sit here for months, years, and years upon end not knowing what our futures hold for us, and it just really sucks." Abuwa was one of more than 50 detainees who began refusing food — and in some cases liquids as well — 11 days ago. Michelle Fraser, one of 65 health-care professionals who wrote to Goodale last week urging he meet the detainees and end indefinite detentions, warned the hunger strikers could soon start suffering serious, potentially lethal health effects. "It is shameful that 50 immigration detainees must resort to a hunger strike to capture the attention of the Canadian government," Fraser said. "This hunger strike is a sign of the desperation." Since 2000, at least 15 people have died in Canadian immigration detention — three since the Liberal government came to office. Abdurahman Ibrahim Hassan had been held in the Lindsay centre for three years and struggled for decades with mental illness. The deaths should be more than enough of a spur to action, activists said. "Canada continues to be a rogue nation," said Matt Scott, an immigration consultant. "People are starving themselves for a simple demand of a meeting." The hunger strike comes while the Special Investigations Unit cleared two officers of any wrongdoing in the death of a detainee in June 2015. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.