young workers: Deputy chief economist Derek Burleton says demographic and economic shifts may be hitting young workers particularly hard, but he doesnt believe projections of across-the-board labour shortages and skills gaps, according to Huffington Post. We are seeing a labour market thats going through significant change, but you can argue thats always been the case and Dire warnings of a widespread Canadian labour crisis and a lost generation of young workers have been overblown, according to a market analysis by TD Economics. There are a lot of concerns about the labour market and in some respects its not as bad as many believe, he said Monday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Macdonald Scott: Thats the crux of a petition to the United Nations by migrant advocates who want hundreds of migrants currently held for immigration violations to be released, according to The Star. Canadians need to be concerned that we are holding hundreds of people at a cost of $239 a day for the purposes of removal when they clearly cannot be removed, Macdonald Scott, counsel for Mvogo, told reporters at a rally in front of the Federal Court on Queen St and What should Canada do with those migrants it cannot deport for a variety of reasons? Is indefinite detention the answer? On Wednesday, members of End Immigration Detention Network, a community umbrella group, filed an official complaint to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human rights on behalf of Michael Mvogo, a Cameroon man, who has been detained in jail for seven years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Personal Care Homes Act: Amendments to The Personal Care Homes Act to allow for the public disclosure of inspection reports, according to CTV. New hot spotting pilot programs to take pressure off emergency rooms in Saskatoon and Regina by providing more appropriate services to assist high-risk, high-use patients who repeatedly show up in emergency rooms and A new program to enable some seniors with complex issues to receive house calls from physicians, nurse practitioners and other health care providers. New Collaborative Emergency Centres in Shaunavon, Spiritwood, Wakaw and Canora. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

John Kerry: Kerry met Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta during a visit to Rome, where he faced fresh questions about mass spying on European allies after revelations by Edward Snowden, the former U.S. intelligence operative granted asylum in Russia. , according to Reuters. "We encountered a cooperative attitude and were assured that the U.S. administration has put the issue under review." ROME - Secretary of State John Kerry promised on Wednesday that U.S. authorities would look into whether their intelligence services may have illegally intercepted Italian telecoms data, an Italian government source said. "The question was brought up to verify reports about possible violations of privacy rules," a source in the Italian prime minister's office said following the meeting. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

National Physician Survey: The 2013 National Physician Survey found doctors' concerns include insufficient hospital beds and inadequate access to advanced diagnostic imaging tools, according to Times Colonist. Most average an additional 110 hours per month providing on-call services on top of regular practice hours and TORONTO - A national survey shows doctors are worried about gaps in the health-care system that may be harming patient care. A key issue addressed by the more than 10,000 respondents included work hours: physicians spend 54 hours a week on average providing patient care, research and teaching. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Kellie Leitch: A Winnipeg woman has been named a 2013 recipient of the Governor Generals Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. She is one of five recipients from across the country, named this week by Dr. Kellie Leitch, the federal minister responsible for the status of women. Nahanni Fontaine has been named a 2013 recipient of the Governor Generals Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case. Nahanni Fontaine, a special advisor on aboriginal womens issues for the province, was named to the honour for her work to advance recognition of, and action on, the issue of missing and murdered aboriginal girls and women. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Saskatchewan Employment Act: Amend the Saskatchewan Employment Act to include essential services law, which was upheld earlier this year by the Court of Appeal, according to 660 News. Create a program so seniors with complex issues can get house calls from physicians, nurse practitioners and other health-care providers and REGINA Highlights from the Saskatchewan throne speech: Change legislation so that inspection reports of licensed personal care homes are made public. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Fourth Quarter Housing Forecast: The association's Fourth Quarter Housing Forecast shows a positive outlook for 2014 after home sales declined through 2012 before recovering this year, according to Huffington Post. Ramped-up consumer demand has come at the same time as listings have fallen nine per cent this year, potentially pushing the average home price up 4.3 per cent to $537,100 this year and another 2.1 per cent to $548,200 in 2014 and B.C.'s residential home sales are predicted to grow 6.3 per cent next year as the housing market moves into balanced territory, favouring neither sellers nor buyers, says the B.C. Real Estate Association. Sales are expected to jump to 76,200 units next year after rising just over six per cent in 2013 as consumer demand picked up, bringing home sales to long-term average levels. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Caroline Letang: Human-trafficking charges were laid against a Montreal man on Wednesday as part of a longer-term investigation. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. But they say one thing is clear: "They were for coming for a better life in Canada," said Cpl. Caroline Letang, an RCMP spokeswoman. MONTREAL - Several Romanian women were lured to Canada with the promise of a better life and then forced to spend their days providing sexual services in illicit massage parlours, police say. The RCMP have only started talking to the victims in recent days and are unsure of how much they actually knew about what awaited them here. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Bernard Drainville: The Parti Quebecois democratic institutions minister, Bernard Drainville, said that a compilation of the emails and telephone comments the government has received since introducing its plan to bolster the states religious neutrality shows nearly 70 per cent of the more than 26,000 respondents were generally in favour of the measures, according to The Star. In addition to banning doctors, judges, police officers, teachers, nurses and daycare workers from wearing conspicuous religious symbols or items of clothing, the so-called values charter would set legal guidelines for the consideration of demands for faith-based exemptions from normal work rules, a phenomenon known in human rights law as requests for reasonable accommodation and MONTREAL The Quebec government says it has received overwhelming support for its proposed new rules that would outlaw the wearing of religious symbols by public sector employees. I must say that I m proud of us today. We are capable of speaking to each other in Quebec while respecting the opinions of all despite out disagreements, Drainville said at a news conference. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.