Extreme Startups: Question: When did you launch Extreme Startups , and what inspired its creation?, according to Globe and Mail. Q: How has the technology startup scene changed in the period since Extreme Startups was formed and Sunil Sharma, co-founder of Toronto-based technology accelerator Extreme Startups, has been named managing director of Canada Gold Corp., which is changing its name to STEM 7 Capital Inc. We posed five questions to Mr. Sharma in the wake of his departure from an organization that nurtures early stage businesses and his entry into a new venture, heading a global investment firm. Answer: We launched Extreme Startups in February, 2012 so about a year-and-a-half ago. It feels like longer. It was launched as a collaboration between a group of venture capital funds OMERS Ventures, Rho Canada Ventures, Relay Ventures, BDC Venture Capital, and Extreme Venture Partners to collectively source, invest in and help grow exciting startup companies in the heart of Toronto. A big part of the rationale is to find follow-on investment opportunities for the investors. Another part of the rationale is to help build the ecosystem by contributing to and strengthening the pool of talent and entrepreneurial capacity in this region and across Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Maria Mourani: Maria Mourani, the MP for Ahuntsic, said current government policies force Syrian-Canadians to choose between separating from their families or risking their lives to stay together, according to CBC. Its the case for Marie Farahs family in Syria. Her nephews children are all Canadian citizens, except for one and Syrian-Montrealers held a protest Wednesday in front of some federal offices, demanding the Canadian government help bring their relatives in the war-torn country to Canada. Its impossible to think that they would leave the child there and come to Canada. So this is disgusting, Mourani said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Wayne Smith: Statscan chief fires back at household survey critics, according to Globe and Mail. U.S. consumer sentiment slips in June Reuters Video Video The following are comments from Wayne Smith, chief statistician of Statistics Canada. He spoke to The Globe about data quality and lessons learned in conducting the agency's first-ever national household survey and what may be in store for future census releases. Comments have been condensed and edited. More Related to this Story Health concerns outweigh finances for boomers headed for retirement (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Toronto Centre: When the next federal election takes place in 2015, Toronto Centre will have new borders determined by a riding redistribution process. It will be part of a new trio of electoral districts, two of which might be more accessible to the NDP, and one to the Conservatives, according to CBC. Its boundaries include the social housing development of Regent Park, the maze of apartment blocks largely populated by recent immigrants in St. Jamestown, the gay village around Church and Wellesley, the upscale Rosedale neighbourhood, and a bit of the University of Toronto and Bay Street and Toronto Centre, the quintessential downtown riding in the heart of the city left open by MP Bob Rae's sudden resignation, has been owned by the Liberals for two decades, and is likely to stay that way after a byelection, according to pollsters and political strategists. At present, Toronto Centre is one of the most finely sliced class-structured electoral districts in the country, or, as long-time NDP insider Gerald Caplan describes it, "A triple-decker riding with the fancy top, gay middle and the relatively poor south." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Edward Snowden: Putins rejection prompts White House to dial back demands for Snowden, according to Globe and Mail. Confusion grows as Snowden misses Cuban flight WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been living in the protection of its embassy in London for more than a year. Edward Snowden, the young defence contractor sought by the United States for revealing a secret surveillance program, has asked it for asylum. Ecuador, a tiny oil-producing nation of just 15 million people, is setting itself up to be a paradise for whistle-blowers. More Related to this Story Putin says Snowden at Russian airport, will not be extradited to U.S. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Brenda Ann Hubley: A Halifax woman caught taking thousands of dollars from a charity a few years ago is back in court again, according to The Chronicle Herald. Hubley was arraigned in Halifax provincial court recently on 39 charges, including theft over $5,000, fraud over $5,000, forgery, 17 counts of making a false statement in writing and 19 of uttering a forged document and This time Brenda Ann Hubley, 46, is accused of stealing from Balance Physiotherapy, a Halifax business where she allegedly used a false name to get a job as a receptionist. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Jennifer Stoddarts: The analysis is based on departmental figures tabled in Parliament in April in response to a question from New Democrat MP Charlie Angus. The response indicated there were more than 3,000 data breaches over a 10-year period affecting about 725,000 Canadians. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Five reasons to pay attention to Canada #039;s new open data portal Privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddarts office has compiled a preliminary list of federal agencies with potentially worrisome patterns when it comes to the loss of Canadians personal information. U.S. warns countries against Snowden travel (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

flood recovery: As thousands heaved soggy furniture, muddy carpets and mushy drywall into Dumpsters and thousands more waited in shelters for the all clear to return home, the province approved an initial $1 billion to kick-start flood recovery, according to 660 News. The money will be used to support people who have been forced from their homes, as well as to run relief centres and to start rebuilding infrastructure and The Alberta government made the first billion-dollar ante Monday in a flood recovery effort that by all accounts will carry a staggering final tab. We are going to do please listen to my words whatever it takes to get everyone back to a place where they can continue to live their lives, Premier Alison Redford said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Statistics Canadas: Leadership and the flood, according to Globe and Mail. Edward Snowden: From Internet crusader to pawn of China and Russia? Video Wayne Smith, the chief statistician of Canada, is going to have to do a lot better if he wants to convince the public that Statistics Canadas new surveys are a suitable replacement for the mandatory long-form census that was cancelled in 2010. Mr. Smiths statement True, its not a census, true, theres been some loss of small-area data and true theres more volatility in the estimates for small populations and small areas, particularly small populations in small areas. But the data turns out to be remarkably strong is not the sort of categorical endorsement that will win many people over. More from The Editorial Board Berlusconi dragged Italy, and himself, down (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

National Household Survey: The second tranche of the National Household Survey will portray in detail how educated Canadians are, where they work, how they get there, what language they use in the office, and how often they change jobs, according to CTV. Specifically, the survey will highlight the education gap between girls and boys, showing whether young women continue to dominate university and college attainment and OTTAWA -- The state of Canada's workforce -- and Stephen Harper's attempts to beef it up -- will be under the microscope Wednesday as Statistics Canada releases the latest chapter of its replacement for the long-form census. As the federal Conservatives place skills and training at the centre of their policy agenda, the survey is expected to provide a clearer picture of what parts of the workforce are aging, what sectors are on the wane, and where educators are putting an increasing emphasis. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.