Andy Manar: ADM said in September that it plans to move its global headquarters out of the central Illinois city, relocating 100 key employees and creating 100 new information technology jobs. Chicago, Minneapolis and other cities have been reported as potential destinations, according to Times Colonist. It wasn't immediately clear, though, if state Sen. Andy Manar's plan will move forward. Gov. Pat Quinn, for one, indicated Thursday he still intends to veto any incentives legislation if lawmakers don't first address the state's pension crisis and CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Archer Daniels Midland would be required to create new jobs in Decatur should the agribusiness giant receive state incentives for keeping its headquarters in Illinois, legislation filed Thursday said. ADM is the largest employer in Decatur, and several thousand jobs would remain there. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Patrick Brazeau: The Senate, of course, is also still sitting, so the expense scandal involving senators Patrick Brazeau, Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy will continue to unfold, according to CTV. Statistics Canada, meantime, will provide a couple of indicators of how Canada's economy was doing over the summer as it releases reports on employment earnings and hours for August and the industrial gross domestic product for the same month and OTTAWA -- Thanks to the Conservative party convention in Calgary, today's session of Parliament will follow a Friday schedule, with question period taking place in the morning so Tory MPs can jet off to Alberta. LIVE @ 11 a.m. ET: Senate scandal expected to dominate question period LIVE @ 2 p.m. ET: Senate continues debate on motions to suspend The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will gaze into its crystal ball today, and predict how Canada's housing market will fare over the next two years, as part of its latest quarterly report. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Mumtaz Ladha: Mumtaz Ladha, 60, is accused of illegally bringing the woman, who can't be named, to Canada in August 2008. The Crown alleges Ladha forced the woman to work long hours as an unpaid housekeeper in her home in West Vancouver, according to Huffington Post. As the trip drew to an end in early 2009, said Gottardi, the woman asked Ladha for assistance to stay in Canada and VANCOUVER - A young woman whose life in her native Tanzania was marked by poverty and hardship was so desperate to stay in Canada that she fabricated allegations she was tricked into leaving her home and forced into domestic servitude, a defence lawyer told a human trafficking trial Thursday. Defence lawyer Eric Gottardi said Ladha brought the woman to Canada for what was supposed to be a brief visit as a travel companion and to help in case Ladha fell ill. The woman had worked at a salon Ladha owned in Tanzania and previously worked as Ladha's housekeeper. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Pamela Wallin: The Senate, of course, is also still sitting, so the expense scandal involving senators Patrick Brazeau, Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy will continue to unfold. Related Items Articles Scary moments in Ottawa Senate's rough justice , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Statistics Canada, meantime, will provide a couple of indicators of how Canada's economy was doing over the summer as it releases reports on employment earnings and hours for August and the industrial gross domestic product for the same month. OTTAWA - Thanks to the Conservative party convention in Calgary, today's session of Parliament will follow a Friday schedule, with question period taking place in the morning so Tory MPs can jet off to Alberta. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will gaze into its crystal ball today, and predict how Canada's housing market will fare over the next two years, as part of its latest quarterly report. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Premier Pauline Marois: Immigration Minister Diane De Courcy announced the reductions as she made public the government's immigration plan for the coming year, according to CTV. About 55,000 immigrants came to Quebec in 2012, which the government of Premier Pauline Marois now believes is too many and QUEBEC -- The Quebec government says it will lower its immigration targets so it can better integrate newcomers and ensure they are able to function in French. The previous Liberal government had already started to trim levels before the debate over the values charter, a still-unadopted plan to ban civil service employees from wearing obvious religious symbols such as the hijab. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Premier Pauline Marois: Immigration Minister Diane De Courcy announced the reductions as she made public the governments immigration plan for the coming year, according to 660 News. About 55,000 immigrants came to Quebec in 2012, which the government of Premier Pauline Marois now believes is too many and QUEBEC The Quebec government, in the midst of a heated debate about minority accommodation, says it will lower its immigration targets so it can better integrate newcomers and ensure they are able to function in French. The previous Liberal government had already started to trim levels before the debate over the values charter, a still-unadopted plan to ban civil service employees from wearing obvious religious symbols such as the hijab. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Edward Snowden: Kucherena told the RIA Novosti news agency Thursday that Snowden starts his new job on Friday. Kucherena declined to name the company that has hired Snowden but says it's a major Russian website, according to Times Colonist. The 30-year-old faces espionage charges in the U.S for uncovering a mass surveillance scheme at the National Security Agency and MOSCOW - Anatoly Kucherena, a lawyer for former NSA systems analyst Edward Snowden, says his client has found a technical support job at a Russian website. Snowden was granted asylum in Russia in August after being stuck at a Moscow airport for more than a month after flying there from Hong Kong. His whereabouts in Russia remain secret. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Edward Snowden: Edward starts work in November, lawyer Anatoly Kucherena said, according to state-run news agency RIA, according to The Star. Snowden, 30, a former National Security Agency contractor who disclosed secret U.S. internet telephone surveillance programs, fled to Hong Kong and then to Russia in June and MOSCOW- Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has found a job working for a website in Russia, where he was granted asylum after fleeing the United States, a Russian lawyer who is helping him said on Thursday. He will provide support for a large Russian site, he said, adding that he would not name the site for security reasons. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Nigel Wright: In an interview with The Calgary Herald's James Wood on the eve of the Tory convention, Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney called Wright "extraordinarily capable.", according to Huffington Post. That statement clashes with what Harper has said about Wright lately and One of Stephen Harper 's top ministers has defended Nigel Wright as a man of "high ethical standards," even as the prime minister throws his former chief of staff under the bus. "I know Nigel Wright to be a person of good faith, of competence, with high ethical standards. And as far as I can tell, this was an uncharacteristic lapse of judgment on his part, both the decision to write a cheque and apparently the way it was handled thereafter," Kenney said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Patrick Brazeau: The Senate, of course, is also still sitting, so the expense scandal involving senators Patrick Brazeau, Pamela Wallin and Mike Duffy will continue to unfold, according to 660 News. Statistics Canada, meantime, will provide a couple of indicators of how Canadas economy was doing over the summer as it releases reports on employment earnings and hours for August and the industrial gross domestic product for the same month and OTTAWA Thanks to the Conservative party convention in Calgary, todays session of Parliament will follow a Friday schedule, with question period taking place in the morning so Tory MPs can jet off to Alberta. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will gaze into its crystal ball today, and predict how Canadas housing market will fare over the next two years, as part of its latest quarterly report. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.