Class Action Lawsuit: Peter King

British Columbia Dept: In July, the province's Office of Immigration announced a tentative settlement that offered about 300 immigrants up to $75,000 each in compensation, according to The Chronicle Herald. Immigrants were supposed to get on-the-job training with an approved mentor company, but a statement of claim alleges King applied unsuccessfully for a number of jobs before he moved to British Columbia and the Nova Scotia Supreme Court has approved a settlement stemming from the province's failed immigration mentorship program. A proposed class-action lawsuit was filed in December 2009 on behalf of Peter King, who moved to Halifax from the United Kingdom in April 2006 and paid more than $100,000 to participate in the program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.