innovation agenda: Bains is asking the business community to help sell immigration as something that can increase prosperity and opportunity for Canadians, according to CTV. He says people need to understand that bringing in newcomers will give the country a competitive advantage. Navdeep Bains says newcomers create jobs in Canada and is urging people to see immigration not as a social issue, but as a key driver of economic growth. The minister says the government has to do a better job of telling that story. It important to our economic agenda, our innovation agenda. "If we bring the right people, the motivated people, they'll create more jobs and more opportunities for Canadians." There are a lot of immigrant success stories, he added, including that of his own father who arrived with seven dollars in his pocket, worked three jobs for a time and then went on to start his own company, which employed 20 people. "That needs to be part of the narrative," Bains said. "We talk to and engage with Canadians and we explain to them that immigration policy is a good thing, it a competitive advantage, it how we're genuinely going to grow." Bains made the comments today while speaking to business leaders at a economic summit in Ottawa sponsored by the Public Policy Forum. "The honest truth is there is still reluctance around immigration policy," Bains said. "When we want to talk about immigration and we say we want to bring more immigrants in because it good for the economy, we still get pushback." He asked his audience to pitch in. "I need your help, and the help of many in this room, to change that conversation, because I can tell you I'm hitting a bit of challenge within government in having this conversation." Some worry that immigration might be viewed negatively because there is high unemployment in some parts of the country. "Overall, how do we explain it to Canadians Because they'll view it as somebody taking away their jobs." That what needs to change, he said. "I think we need to change the conversation to say, it not a social policy it an economic policy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lebanese man: He also challenged other business owners to give back to their communities, according to Hamilton Spectator. To start, he committed to hiring 100 Syrian newcomers at Paramount locations within a year. An immigrant himself, the CEO of Paramount Fine Foods — a chain of Middle Eastern restaurants — remembers feeling lost trying to navigate the Canadian workforce when he arrived 18 years ago. "The second priority that everybody faces is the problem of a job," says 43-year-old Fakih. "After a home, a job becomes the second priority." When the Lebanese man learned of the federal government pledge to bring in 25,000 government-assisted refugees this year, he figured he could do his part. So far, around 70 have been employed, including about 10 in the chain two locations in Hamilton and one in Burlington. Fakih also partnered with Ryerson University and non-profit Magnet to pay for an HR consultant for a year to help Syrian Canadians find a job outside of Paramount and learn more about the local job market. "It us working together as Canadians to help, changing peoples' lives. The positions have included various roles up to assistant management. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lis: But a political science professor said Couillard went too far in discussing Quebec issues while outside the province, according to CTV. On Friday night, Lisée wasted no time in targeting the Liberal party in his victory speech, inviting anglophones and allophones to get rid the "inept, unethical, bumbling Liberal government." "Free us from the Liberals. While in the small country Couillard had harsh words for Jean-Francois Lisée, the new leader of the Parti Quebecois. Well that our plan, for all of us, next election," said Lisée. Couillard said the PQ seemed to be moving closer to "a kind of nationalism of the besieged, nationalism of the fearful, of people who don't want to deal with diversity, who prefer Quebec remains folded in on itself. Couillard returned fire while in Iceland and accused Lisee of fearmongering during his leadership campaign, and said that in Lisée the PQ chose the victory of "the nationalism of exclusion." During the final weeks of the campaign Lisée was very critical of immigration and said Quebec accepts too many immigrants, and that those it has accepted do not greatly benefit the province. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

minister theresa: Have an idea Pitch it here, according to Rabble. Now over a month into the new school year, proponents of campus safe spaces have taken a beating. Generously funded by the CFS, Campus Notes will be running articles on Canada critical post-secondary education issues. Harsh critiques of such spaces -- that is, environments intentionally opened for those traditionally left on the margins, such as LGBTQ* or racialized students -- seemed to be made before anyone tapped the first orientation week keg. The school made headlines earlier this month with a letter explaining to incoming students that safe spaces were "not condoned." This was followed by newly minted British Prime Minister Theresa May denouncing the on-campus trend as harmful to the country economic and social development. Take the University of Chicago. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

october election: The UN has estimated that in five years, the Syrian conflict has driven more than 4.8 million refugees to neighbouring countries, hundreds of thousands in Europe, and displaced 6.6 million people inside Syria against a pre-war population of over 20 million, according to CTV. To ensure Canada did its part, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to bring in 25,000 refugees by February 2016 with an additional 25,000 government-supported refugees by the end of 2016. Last year Canada opened its doors to refugees affected by the ongoing conflict in Syria, which has been called one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. The Conservatives had pledged to bring in 10,000 refugees before last October election. Between November 2015 and July 2016 almost 30,000 Syrian refugees have come to Canada through government and private sponsorship. And nearly a year after Canada proposed the #Welcome Refugees initiative; the ambitious goals are being met. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

series premiere: The cast of "Kim Convenience." The show stars a Korean immigrant family whose parents run a convenience store in Toronto, according to Huffington Post Canada. Actor Paul Sun-Hyung Lee plays store owner Mr. That has changed though with CBC "Kim Convenience." The TV show, which had its series premiere on Tuesday, stars a diverse cast whose four lead actors are all of Asian descent — a rare sight in television. Kim a.k.a. Kim a.k.a. "Umma"; Simu Liu plays son Jung and Andrea Bang plays daughter Janet. Appa; Jean Yoon plays Appa wife Mrs. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

student population: This was my introduction to Canada, according to CBC. It was the place where I integrated, the public school. Carson Grove Elementary School has welcomed 110 Syrian refugee children since February, accounting for more than one-third of the student population. And I cannot over-emphasize how important it is for kids.'- Sheema Khan Several mosques and Muslim associations banded together to raise the money, plus an additional $11,000 to be donated to other schools in Ottawa whose students are dealing with socio-economic hardships. Public schools 'introduction to Canada' "I was very emotional because it reminded me of when I came … I went to a school just like this," said Khan. The fundraising was spearheaded by Sheema Khan, a Kanata woman who said she decided to help after being reminded of her own experience as a young immigrant in the Canadian public school system. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

attack: Earlier studies have looked at anger and exertion as heart attack triggers but most were small or in one country, or included few women or minorities, according to Globe and Mail. The new study involved 12,461 people suffering a first heart attack in 52 countries. Results were published Monday in the Heart Association journal Circulation. Their average age was 58, and three-fourths were men. That way researchers could compare risk at different times in the same people and the effect of these potential heart attack triggers. They answered a survey about whether they were angry or upset, or had heavy exertion, in the hour before their heart attack or during the same time period the previous day. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

syrian refugees: The number was driven by more than 30,000 Syrian refugees under a special program launched last year, according to Metro News. Both levels of government have struggled at times in terms of finding housing support programs for the new arrivals."Many of the refugees had large numbers of children, and that was not completely anticipated in the beginning and that created some challenges for finding appropriate housing and for schools," said John McCallum, the federal minister of immigration, refugees, and citizenship. The agency said it was the largest number of immigrants in an annual period since the early 1910s, when a wave of European immigrants arrived in the western provinces. The federal government provides language and job training, as well as social assistance payments for one year. Financial support and what immigration levels should be were part of Wednesday talks, McCallum said."One of the things that I think is really good about these federal-provincial meetings ... is that we have straight talk, we don't hold back on what we really believe. The provinces pay for other services. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trade: They also see the ugliness of the U.S. presidential race, where both candidates have cast aspersions on trade, including the massive 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to Hamilton Spectator. Not so in Canada. In their own country and across Europe, they see a backlash against the waves of immigrants flooding the continent from North Africa and the Middle East, and they hear loud rumblings against liberalized trade, including — in some pockets, at least — Canada free trade deal with Europe. That why, when French Prime Minister Manuel Valls meets with counterpart Justin Trudeau this week, he will want to discuss why Canada seems immune to all that noise, say French officials, speaking on condition they not be named. On the former point, Valls is keen to get an update on Canada plans for sending peacekeepers to West Africa to join the fight against Islamic militants. Over the course of meetings Wednesday and Thursday in Ottawa and Montreal, Valls wants to engage Trudeau on "the political atmosphere in the Western Hemisphere with the rising of populism, protectionism, and all these questions that we see rising in various countries," said one French diplomat. "But less so in Canada, so that why the prime minister is interested to hear about the Canadian situation and Canadian solutions." While some might see it as philosophical navel-gazing, another French diplomat said that thread runs through the very real issues Valls and Trudeau are facing: the rise of Islamic extremism, especially in Africa, and getting the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement done once and for all. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

harbourfront centre: It increasingly difficult to stand out from the crowd, given how specialized some of these festivals can be, according to NOW Magazine. So after 15 years, Reelworld has decided to evolve. If you follow film culture in Toronto, you know how many smaller festivals flood the city in the weeks after TIFF. Just this weekend, you can choose from Reelworld, Toronto After Dark, COMMFFEST, Cine Iran and BRAFFTV, with ImagineNATIVE and Planet In Focus launching a few days later. Newly installed at Harbourfront Centre, the festival has committed itself to a program of socially and culturally relevant cinema, screening features, shorts and documentaries designed to provoke thought and change, assembling them into a cohesive whole. He cites three documentaries: the festival opener, Shadow World, which examines the global arms trade; Almost Sunrise, about PTSD and the emerging phenomenon of moral injury, in which military personnel cope with battlefield violations of their personal codes; and the British TV documentary Exodus: Our Journey To Europe, in which a group of displaced Syrians document their own flight to safety. So many of the issues that face our city and our world are interconnected, explains Reelworld new executive director, Gave Lindo, and we really wanted to have a space where we could showcase important stories about pressing issues, but also be able to connect the dots a little bit. × Expand Exodus: Our Journey To Europe documents the lives of displaced Syrians. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

innovation agenda: Bains is asking the business community to help sell immigration as something that can increase prosperity and opportunity for Canadians, according to Brandon Sun. He says people need to understand that bringing in newcomers will give the country a competitive advantage. Navdeep Bains says newcomers create jobs in Canada and is urging people to see immigration not as a social issue, but as a key driver of economic growth. The minister says the government has to do a better job of telling that story. It important to our economic agenda, our innovation agenda."If we bring the right people, the motivated people, they'll create more jobs and more opportunities for Canadians."There are a lot of immigrant success stories, he added, including that of his own father who arrived with seven dollars in his pocket, worked three jobs for a time and then went on to start his own company, which employed 20 people."That needs to be part of the narrative," Bains said."We talk to and engage with Canadians and we explain to them that immigration policy is a good thing, it a competitive advantage, it how we're genuinely going to grow." Bains made the comments today while speaking to business leaders at a economic summit in Ottawa sponsored by the Public Policy Forum."The honest truth is there is still reluctance around immigration policy," Bains said. "When we want to talk about immigration and we say we want to bring more immigrants in because it good for the economy, we still get pushback."He asked his audience to pitch in."I need your help, and the help of many in this room, to change that conversation, because I can tell you I'm hitting a bit of challenge within government in having this conversation."Some worry that immigration might be viewed negatively because there is high unemployment in some parts of the country."Overall, how do we explain it to Canadians Because they'll view it as somebody taking away their jobs."That what needs to change, he said."I think we need to change the conversation to say, it not a social policy it an economic policy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

report card: The charitable organization annually puts out the report card on the region health and vitality as a tool to understand life in the region, and spark conversations about how to make it better, according to The Waterloo Record. Belonging and leadership were urgent issues identified in a previous report, and they remain a key focus in this year's. That shortfall is highlighted in the latest Vital Signs report from the Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation released Wednesday. Rosemary Smith, chief executive officer, said belonging is critical to a vital and caring community. "Our sense of belonging drives behaviour," Smith said. Less than one in four tax filers in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge donate to a charity, according to the 2016 report. That includes the amount of time people volunteer and how much they donate. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

syrian refugees: The number was driven by more than 30,000 Syrian refugees under a special program launched last year, according to Brandon Sun. Both levels of government have struggled at times in terms of finding housing support programs for the new arrivals."Many of the refugees had large numbers of children, and that was not completely anticipated in the beginning and that created some challenges for finding appropriate housing and for schools," said John McCallum, the federal minister of immigration, refugees, and citizenship. The agency said it was the largest number of immigrants in an annual period since the early 1910s, when a wave of European immigrants arrived in the western provinces. The federal government provides language and job training, as well as social assistance payments for one year. Financial support and what immigration levels should be were part of Wednesday talks, McCallum said."One of the things that I think is really good about these federal-provincial meetings ... is that we have straight talk, we don't hold back on what we really believe. The provinces pay for other services. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trade: They also see the ugliness of the U.S. presidential race, where both candidates have cast aspersions on trade, including the massive 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to The Waterloo Record. Not so in Canada. In their own country and across Europe, they see a backlash against the waves of immigrants flooding the continent from North Africa and the Middle East, and they hear loud rumblings against liberalized trade, including — in some pockets, at least — Canada free trade deal with Europe. That why, when French Prime Minister Manuel Valls meets with counterpart Justin Trudeau this week, he will want to discuss why Canada seems immune to all that noise, say French officials, speaking on condition they not be named. On the former point, Valls is keen to get an update on Canada plans for sending peacekeepers to West Africa to join the fight against Islamic militants. Over the course of meetings Wednesday and Thursday in Ottawa and Montreal, Valls wants to engage Trudeau on "the political atmosphere in the Western Hemisphere with the rising of populism, protectionism, and all these questions that we see rising in various countries," said one French diplomat. "But less so in Canada, so that why the prime minister is interested to hear about the Canadian situation and Canadian solutions." While some might see it as philosophical navel-gazing, another French diplomat said that thread runs through the very real issues Valls and Trudeau are facing: the rise of Islamic extremism, especially in Africa, and getting the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement done once and for all. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

anglican: After all, one definition of barbaric is "possessing or characteristic of a cultural level more complex than primitive savagery but less sophisticated than advanced civilization." Surely, Canadians can exceed this standard, according to Huffington Post Canada. Luckily for Ms. Leitch, accusing her of stoking intolerance and religious bigotry, her goal, on its face, is a noble one. Leitch she need not look far in her battle against barbarism. Catholics are specifically forbidden from succeeding to the throne but the link to the Church of England means any Muslim, Jew, atheist, Hindu, Buddhist, or Sikh is also ineligible, as are the 94% of Canadians who are not Anglican, and thus legally deemed unsuitable to assume the position of Head of Sate of Canada. Canada currently requires new Canadians, Members of Parliament, and members of the Armed Forces to swear to "bear true allegiance, To Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors." As any King or Queen must also be Supreme Governor of the Church of England, any new citizen, soldier, or parliamentarian must swear a personal oath of allegiance to a foreign religious figure and her heirs, which in this case means one must promise eternal fidelity to a toddler named George. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

appeal: Gift Daniel, 32, now faces deportation from Canada at any time, according to Metro News. What was unusual with the government appeal is immigration officials did not challenge Daniel claim that she was a victim of female genital mutilation and domestic abuse, but contested her credibility on the grounds that she is not who she claims to be. In a rare appeal case, Ottawa has overturned a decision to grant refugee status to a Nigerian woman, in part because of a misspelling of her name in a government birth document from Lagos. I have never seen or heard of a positive decision overturned completely by the refugee appeal division, where the pressing concern was on the identity and not on the merits of the decision, said Daniel lawyer, Richard Wazana. Daniel, a hairstylist from Benin, arrived in Canada in February 2015 using a false Canadian passport under the name of Desiree Dobson and filed an asylum claim upon landing at Pearson International Airport. They did not question the forced marriage, abuse and violence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

army career: Mark Lowe, who from the United Kingdom, met his wife Michaela in Germany while stationed there with the British Armed Forces, according to CBC. Together with their eight-year-old daughter Isabella, they've lived in Suffield, Alta., for the last four-and-a-half years. Their application to become permanent residents and subsequent appeal have both been turned down, leaving the couple unable to work and struggling to pay the bills. Lowe has been busy working as a millwright following his long army career, which included two tours in Iraq. His wife Michaela had been working in the oilpatch as a driver before taking a job at a local Walmart when the economy tanked. "There been a lot of stress," said Lowe. "My wife ended up in hospital for a week with a complete nervous breakdown because of the stress, this whole nightmare." Mark Lowe says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada sometimes needs to look at the bigger picture when dealing with permanent resident applications like his. He has 23 years of experience as an engineer. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

barry jacobs: Regular exercise is a healthy antidote to stress and can help prevent heart disease -- the biggest problem is that too many people get too little of it, according to CTV. But the new research suggests there may be better or worse times to exercise, and that extremes can trigger harm. "This study is further evidence of the connection between mind and body. A large, international study ties heavy exertion while stressed or mad to a tripled risk of having a heart attack within an hour. When you're angry, that not the time to go out and chop a stack of wood," said Barry Jacobs, a psychologist at the Crozer-Keystone Health System in suburban Philadelphia and an American Heart Association volunteer. Results were published Monday in the Heart Association journal Circulation. He had no role in the study , led by the Population Health Research Institute at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian parents: The provision was part of a 1977 law that automatically removed citizenship from people born abroad to Canadian parents who were also born outside the country."The government holds a big responsibility for this," Janzen said. "They've created a mess."The law applies to people born between Feb. 15, 1977, and April 16, 1981, no matter how quickly after their birth they moved to Canada, according to Vancouver Observer. It was rescinded in 2009, but the change didn't apply retroactively. Bill Janzen, the former head of the Mennonite Central Committee office in Ottawa, said he and his colleagues met with the federal government throughout the 1980s and 1990s to find a fix to the so-called 28-year rule. The only way to prevent the automatic loss of citizenship was to apply to retain it before the age of 28 — a detail legal experts contend the government failed to adequately communicate to those affected. Go home and enjoy Canada. ... Once a Canadian, always a Canadian,' " Janzen said, noting that officials often pointed out the absence of any expiry date on their citizenship cards."It happened again and again and again."Janzen has helped more than 180 people navigate the expensive and time-intensive process of regaining their citizenship over the years, So far, 160 requests have been approved. Janzen said he has heard numerous stories of people going to citizenship officials and being told they had never heard of the law."They said, 'Don't worry about it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chinese residents: And these superstitions can influence everything from little habits to major life decisions — they can even control where immigrants live, according to Huffington Post Canada. One Toronto suburb, for example, banned the number four from new street addresses, after Chinese residents complained about the unlucky number impacting real estate sales. Although superstitions are often dismissed as wishful thinking, immigrant parents often give their children connections to their homelands through these supernatural warnings. With so many superstitions from culture to culture, we've rounded up some common ones second-gen Canadians are still told to believe by their family members. If jumbies don't give you the heebie jeebies, there also a practical side to this superstition. When immigrants come to Canada, these are the superstitions their kids grow up hearing: If You're Coming Home Late, Walk In Backwards Where it from: Caribbean nations and Guyana Stumbling home after a wild night or heading back from a night shift is scary for anyone, but some say walking in backwards helps you see any evil spirits, called jumbies, who are following you. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

clark harbour: In the Municipality of Shelburne, the entire council of seven was acclaimed, so no municipal election is needed, according to The Chronicle Herald. In the Town of Clark Harbour, Mayor Leigh Stoddart has been acclaimed for the seventh time. Candidates were uncontested in 25 of the 99 seats and have already been acclaimed. Since he first sought office in 1994, he has never been contested. In the Town of Mahone Bay, all six councillors have been acclaimed, including two incumbents and four newcomers, but there is a two-way race for mayor. Voters in the Cape Island town will be going to the polls to elect a town council however, with 10 candidates running for the six seats. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

show: The show is based on a Toronto Fringe Festival play of the same name produced in 2011, according to CBC. It was remounted by Soulpepper Theatre in 2012. it about life behind the counter of a corner store run by Korean immigrants. "We had such a ball making it," Jean Yoon, an actor who plays the character Mrs. At its heart, the show is about first-generation Canadians and their immigrant parents, set in a diverse neighbourhood in Toronto. Kim, or 'Umma' on the show, told CBC Metro Morning on Tuesday. "Umma" is Korean for "Mommy." "The generational conflict between first generation and second generation immigrants, it rich territory, and if you've lived through it, I mean, it laugh and cry, laugh and cry, laugh and cry. We are starting to see those stories coming out in novels and in theatre," she said. "To see it on screen, to be able to share these stories, the comedy and the heartbreak of it on a national level, it incredibly exciting. But we haven't seen those stories on television on a national level. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

newcomer attachment: In 1986, some 69,000 persons wrote Canadian as their ethnic origin, an option which was not available on a list of examples provided by Statistics Canada, according to Huffington Post Canada. With the diversification of newcomer source countries in the 1970s, the census of Canada reflected a growing number of ethnic attachments. Since 1871, a question has been included on ethnic origin . During the first half of the 20th century, most Canadians reported that they were either British or French. Of the view that the multiplication of ethnic responses undercut newcomer attachment to Canada, in 1991, a group of Torontonians led a campaign asking people to write "Canadian" in the census question on ethnic origin. But that 700,000 made the number of ethnic Canadians the sixth most popular answer to the question, and thus in the next census it would appear sixth in order on the list of examples provided by Statistics Canada. Initially, the campaign seemed unsuccessful with over 700,000 Canadians -- mostly Ontarians -- declaring Canadian origin . Nearly everyone who reported "Canadian" in 1996 had English or French as their first language, were born in Canada and had both parents born in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

niqab i: That where Kellie Leitch, a contender for the federal Conservative leadership, comes in, according to Globe and Mail. Her Canadian values test for prospective immigrants, an idea widely loathed by the elites, has a lot of traction with the public. Should we really be celebrating women who wear the niqab I don't think so. One opinion poll found that a whopping two-thirds of Canadians – not just Conservatives – think it a good idea. The results disconcerted many. The CBC and Angus Reid did their own recent polling on this subject. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

non-lawyer staff: Joseph Stephen Farkas faced complaints from 10 former clients who claimed the lawyer was not directly involved in assisting them in their asylum claims, which one expert witness said were vague, lacked important details and contained mistakes in spelling and grammar, according to Toronto Star. The Law Society Tribunal also heard eight of the 10 complainants' asylum narratives fell below the standard of a reasonably competent lawyer. By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Tues., Oct. 11, 2016 A Toronto lawyer who represented a high volume of Roma refugees has been found guilty of professional misconduct for relying on unqualified non-lawyer staff to prepare his clients' asylum claims. Farkas could face suspension, supervised practice or lose his licence. Mr. The panel does find these errors significant. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.