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Citizenship And Immigration: Language Employment

Federal Immigration Dept: Inter-Cultural Neighbourhood Social Services was shut down in 2009 after the federal immigration department terminated the agency s $5-million annual funding for language, employment and referral services to newcomers in Mississauga and Brampton, according to The Star. In September, the immigration department filed a statement of defence, claiming the agency had a history of financial irregularities, reporting inconsistencies and questionable financial practices. The defendants said the funding was cut for those reasons and an Ontario court has ordered Citizenship and Immigration Canada to substantiate allegations of financial irregularities when it cancelled funding to a Peel immigrant service agency. The agency is suing the government and two federal employees, as well as five former agency employees who allegedly complained to CIC about the organization s operations. As reported in the news.
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