Halifax International Airport Authority: This growth in economic impact can only increase going forward as the value of the new Alt Hotel and the newly expanded runway are considered, Joyce Carter, chief financial officer with the Halifax International Airport Authority, said in an interview, according to The Chronicle Herald. The additional $13 million in economic output in 2012 over the previous year was pretty much in line with what the authority expected and Halifax Stanfield International Airport became $13 million more valuable to Nova Scotia in 2012 for a total asset value of $1.27billion, according to an economic impact study released Monday. We also have lands available for development that will generate increased economic impact in future, Carter said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Jose Figueroa: On Friday, the Canada Border Services Agency issued an arrest warrant for Jose Figueroa, a man from El Salvador who has been living in the country for the past 16 years, according to CTV. While the government believes the FMLN to be a threat, there are many others who arent convinced and A man the government wants to deport for having ties to an organization it claims is a threat is seeking sanctuary in a Langley church. Originally allowed to stay on humanitarian grounds as a refugee claimant, Figueroa was declared inadmissible by the federal government in 2009 because of his admitted role as a student recruiter for the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front -- a group that resisted the former U.S.-backed military dictatorship in El Salvador. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Jason Kenney: A renewed effort to show flexibility and reach out to the provinces is underway to rescue the much-criticized measure , with the federal minister responsible for the Conservatives showpiece program, Jason Kenney, writing to the provinces with an olive branch, according to The Star. A big push is on to negotiate with provincial ministers responsible for skills training and labour markets prior to a federal/provincial meeting that a source confirmed would be held in Toronto on Nov. 8 and OTTAWA The federal government is prepared to make concessions to implement its promised Canada Job Grant program after a show of united opposition from provinces and business leaders, sources say. That could mean allowing provinces to keep more of the skills training money they now receive, reducing the contribution expected from small business employers, or a combination of moves that might bring some or all of the provinces onside. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

El Salvador: The Canadian government ordered that Jose Figueroa, a native of El Salvador, be deported after he was declared inadmissible to the country because of his association to a group that was once considered a radical organization. The group has since become El Salvador's democratically-elected government, according to CTV. However,the FMLN is not on Canadas list of terrorist organizations and A failed asylum seeker whos been in Canada for 16 years is seeking refuge in a British Columbia church after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Figueroa, a father of three, has admitted to once being a student recruiter for the Farabundo Mart National Liberation FMLN a group that resisted the former U.S.-backed military dictatorship in El Salvador -- before coming to Canada with his wife as a refugee claimant. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tentative deal: The UFCW announced the deal on its Facebook page and says an agreement was struck at around 4 a.m, according to CTV. A ratification vote is expected to take place on the new agreement on Tuesday and A tentative deal was struck between the union that represents thousands of Superstore workers and the company that owns the Canadian grocery chain on Monday. "The agreement offers hope to Superstore employees for their coming years of employment. The union negotiating committee is unanimously recommending the settlement and immediate arrangements will be made to give union members across the province a chance to vote on the deal," the post reads. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Marilyn Dolmage: It really matters to us that it be the premier on behalf of the whole government, said Marilyn Dolmage, questioning why an apology must wait after the province settled a class-action suit for $35 million last month, according to The Star. Wynne said in the legislatures daily question period that an apology would be premature at this point because a judge has not yet approved the settlement and the nature of a statement from the province and Former residents of the Huronia Regional Centre and their families were disappointed Monday after Premier Kathleen Wynne wouldnt promise to apologize for physical, sexual and emotional abuse that thousands suffered there over the decades. All three parties were in power during the time these bad things happened . . . we d like the current government to face up to it, added Dolmage, whose brother Robert died at the Orillia institution for the developmentally delayed in 1961. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Glenn Greenwald: Greenwald collaborated with the news agency that first reported the details, working off records leaked to him by former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, he said in an interview with Carol Off, host of CBC Radio's As It Happens. , according to Huffington Post. In the interview to air at 6:30 p.m. Monday on CBC Radio, Greenwald said he "absolutely" has "a lot more" to report on spying by Canada. Canada hasn't seen the last of stories alleging spying activity in Brazil, journalist Glenn Greenwald told CBC News Monday. And there may be more to come. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation: Harper stepped to the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering on this idyllic Indonesian tourist island Monday to formally confirm he'll boycott next month's Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka, according to CTV. The prime minister cited everything from the impeachment of a chief justice to allegations of extra judicial killings and disappearances and the jailing of political opponents and journalists and NUSA DUA, Indonesia -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper has used the platform of one international leaders' summit to fire a torpedo into the hull of another. Perhaps more significantly, Harper threatened that Canada could cut the purse strings to the 64-year-old Commonwealth organization due to ongoing human rights abuses by the host Sri Lankan government. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Health Services Appeal: On Friday, the Health Services Appeal and Review Board rejected the provinces request to reverse an earlier order by the independent tribunal to reinstate the health coverage for Kenroy Williams and Denville Clarke, according to The Star. The Ministry of Health terminated their OHIP coverage on Dec. 15, 2012 when their employment contract expired, because they were no longer considered residents after the expiry of their work permit. However, the two have remained in Canada on visitors visas and The Ontario government has lost its bid to terminate OHIP coverage of two Jamaican migrant farm workers who were seriously injured in a car accident here. The two men, who came to Canada under the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program SAWP , were among nine Jamaican migrant workers caught in the accident in August 2012 while being driven by their employer, Chardy Produce Ltd., to a farm in Oakland, Ont. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Shared Services Canada: A pilot project, launched April 9, enabled the online filing of access-to-information and privacy requests, and the electronic payment of fees, according to Huffington Post. The pilot currently includes just three departments Treasury Board, Shared Services Canada, and Citizenship and Immigration but the service will eventually be expanded to cover all of government over the next few years and OTTAWA - The federal government plans to expand its web portal for online information requests, with 16 new departments added over the next six months. It offers citizens a digital alternative to a paper-based system dating from the early 1980s. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.