mr: I would say that most of the people involved the volunteers were retired, he said, according to Globe and Mail. Mr. It very time consuming. Taylor, who is 73 and has come from a career filled with project-oriented work, elaborated, I'm not a professional do-gooder. In September, Mr. It not something I sought out. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

syrian refugees: Francis Xavier, according to The Chronicle Herald. A group of Saint Mary alumni has organized a pre-game fun zone and barbeque — including Halal food options —beginning at 12:30 p.m. for the attendees to enjoy. The Saint Mary Huskies have invited a group of Syrian refugees to watch their homecoming game Saturday afternoon against St. The Syrians will be given Huskies cheer gear to give them an authentic football experience. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

travel document: Yakobi had flown to her native country in July, but found herself unable to return to Toronto when Citizenship and Immigration Canada denied her request for a travel document and revoked her permanent residency status, according to The Chronicle Herald. CIC said she violated a residency requirement by only spending 65 days in Canada over the past five years, while Yakobi claimed she had lived in Toronto continuously since 2014. Julia Yakobi daughter says the federal government has reversed course on a previous decision and granted her the documents necessary to fly home from Moscow in the next few days. CIC eventually agreed to revisit Yakobi case and allow her to present more paperwork to support her claim to long-term residency. It our mom... The last couple of months, all we've been doing is just waiting." Julia Yakobi travelled to Moscow to seek medical advice in July with an expired permanent residency card, a move that Citizenship and Immigration Canada allows but does not recommend. Her daughter says the family complied by submitting a package of paperwork weighing 3.8 kilograms that ultimately led the government to overturn its decision. "I can't find the words to say how happy I am that she finally coming back where she belongs," Hannah Yakobi said in a telephone interview. "We've spent so much time. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

travel writer: Despite all the change that has come after decades of mass immigration, you can sometimes feel the lingering chill of stiff, pious old Toronto the Good, according to Globe and Mail. In the 21st century, we still have to buy our booze from government depots, for goodness sake. Jan Morris, the great travel writer, remarked with amazement at how Toronto turned newcomers arriving from even the warmest cultures into blank-faced automatons in public. Here is a chance, then, for Toronto to untuck its shirt. To get goofy for a while. To cheer and moan and fret together. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tutor english: The project is a response to the growing number of newcomers stuck waiting to join ESL classes, according to Metro News. It can take months of being on the waitlists, but this is an urgent issue, said Bayan Khatib, one of the organizers of the tutoring project. Members of the Syrian Canadian Foundation – a community group formed last winter to help with integration of Syrian refugees – are looking for volunteers to help tutor English to hundreds of newcomers in Mississauga and Scarborough. We don't want these people to just sit there and wait while wasting their time. Thousands of Syrians settled in Toronto and the GTA following the Liberal government efforts to bring in 25,000 refugees earlier this year. They need to get jobs and start living their lives, and it hard without English skills. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration authorities: Since last November, the federal government has been revoking citizenship for similar violations, in the interest of maintaining the integrity of the immigration system — all without giving anyone the benefit of a hearing, according to The Waterloo Record. Yet Ms. Then why is she allowed to sit in the House of Commons By her own admission her mother lied to immigration authorities to gain access to Canada, a violation of Bill C-24. Monsef still sits in the House of Parliament and the leader of our country, Prime Minister Trudeau, is doing nothing, nor would it seem is the Department of Immigration led by John McCallum. Did he or John McCallum allow Ms. Trudeau promised a more open, honest system of government, yet here he is setting a double standard for citizenship based on position. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lauri korpikoski: Lauri Korpikoski, another newcomer, and Stephen Johns also scored for the Stars, and Antti Niemen stopped 33 shots — 16 in a strange first period. "Antti was excellent," coach Lindy Ruff said. "That first period, we had some bad decisions, gave up some odd-numbered rushes, made some uncommon bad decisions, gave up three 2-on-1s where he made real good saves." Anaheim finished the first period with a 17-1 shots on goal advantage, and spent 8 minutes on the power play, according to Guelph Mercury. But the game was tied 1-1 with Johns scoring on Dallas' only shot before Cogliano had a short-handed goal. "They came out flying. Roussel scored the tie-breaking goal on the next shift, and only 22 seconds after Andrew Cogliano second goal for Anaheim had tied the season opener early in the third period, and Dallas went on to a 4-2 victory over the Ducks on Thursday night. "Rous made a good yell, I knew he was backdoor, and I just whacked it over there, and he a guy that going to work hard for that puck," Cracknell said. "And he puts it in ... and we get that lead right back." Cracknell later scored a goal that included a secondary assist from Roussel on the Stars' third line. "If you look at the scoresheet tonight, it was some of their foot soldiers," Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle said. I think we were just a little too wound up, all pretty juiced up and excited," Johns said. "In the second and third, we settled down and played our system and got back to the way we know how to play." Cogliano had a breakaway after an open-ice turnover by Jason Spezza, and scored on the rebound after his initial shot ricocheted off Niemi. "I got lucky. ... I kind of knew he wanted to go across the ice, I got a stick on it and made a shot and was able to pick up the rebound," Cogliano said. The Stars had a conference-high 109 points while winning the Central Division before losing in the second round of the playoffs to the St. Ducks goalie John Gibson had 16 saves in the opener matching the Western Conference two defending division champions. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tender age: The show is on view through Jan. 9 in the building where some 12 million immigrants from around the world first set foot in America, according to Brandon Sun. And it documents the vanished neighbourhood of Little Syria in ways that still resonate, at a time when Syrian refugees and immigrant rights are making headlines. Halal floral artwork, which she brought to America in 1910 at the tender age of 13, now hangs in the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration, part of an exhibition called "Little Syria, N.Y.: An Immigrant Community Life and Legacy."Through documents, artifacts and photos, the exhibition tells the story of a Middle Eastern community that once flourished in Lower Manhattan. From the 1880s to the 1940s, Little Syria sprawled from the New York waterfront, where Ellis Island ferries dock today, up to the site where the twin towers were later built. The neighbourhood served as an incubator for other Arab enclaves, as residents moved on to build communities in Brooklyn, Detroit, Cleveland, Los Angeles and elsewhere. It was a slum and a promised land, way station and destination. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

travel document: Yakobi had flown to her native country in July, but found herself unable to return to Toronto when Citizenship and Immigration Canada denied her request for a travel document and revoked her permanent residency status, according to The Waterloo Record. CIC said she violated a residency requirement by only spending 65 days in Canada over the past five years, while Yakobi claimed she had lived in Toronto continuously since 2014. Julia Yakobi daughter says the federal government has reversed course on a previous decision and granted her the documents necessary to fly home from Moscow in the next few days. CIC eventually agreed to revisit Yakobi case and allow her to present more paperwork to support her claim to long-term residency. It our mom... The last couple of months, all we've been doing is just waiting." Julia Yakobi travelled to Moscow to seek medical advice in July with an expired permanent residency card, a move that Citizenship and Immigration Canada allows but does not recommend. Her daughter says the family complied by submitting a package of paperwork weighing 3.8 kilograms that ultimately led the government to overturn its decision. "I can't find the words to say how happy I am that she finally coming back where she belongs," Hannah Yakobi said in a telephone interview. "We've spent so much time. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

yasr alali: Amid conflict in his home country, Alali continued to hold onto his dream and in 2004 was able to relocate to Lebanon as a refugee where he began working as a men tailor, according to Brandon Sun. Enlarge Image One of Yasr Alali formal gown designs. Yasr Alali passion for clothing design began when he was just a young boy growing up in Syria. Enlarge Image Yasr Alali passion for design began when he was a young boy growing up in Syria. Alali started working as a tailor for different fashion designers in Lebanon, gaining momentum and experience along the way. That job got his foot in the door of the fashion world, and he was soon able to pursue his true calling — designing wedding dresses and formal gowns."He always believed that you can always try and you can succeed, and he wanted to give it a try and do one of those wedding dresses," said Ed Zreim, an Arabic interpreter. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

award: Patricia Lingley-Pottie, has been named a finalist for the Social Change Award within the annual RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards, presented by Women of Influence Inc, according to The Chronicle Herald. Out of 5,000 nominees, 18 finalists across Canada have been selected to represent six award categories. The program president and CEO, Dr. The Social Change Award is dedicated to a female entrepreneur who is an exceptional leader of a registered charity or not-for-profit who is dedicated to social change. The Strongest Family Institute is a child and youth mental health program that has been designed to remove barriers to care, said Lingley-Pottie. Lingley-Pottie started the Strongest Families Institute in Nova Scotia 17 years ago and it has been a federally recognized charity for five years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cabinet minister: Monsef said she only learned the truth from her mother when a national newspaper asked about the issue, according to Huffington Post Canada. After Monsef true birthplace became public, Jean-Bruno Villeneuve, a spokesman for her office, confirmed Monsef passport would need to be corrected. "Until recent days, Maryam Monsef believed that she was born in Afghanistan. The cabinet minister has largely avoided the Ottawa media after announcing last month she was born in Iran, not Afghanistan as she had long claimed. As a result, when she applied for a Canadian passport, she listed Herat, Afghanistan, as her place of birth. Monsef deflected questions about whether she and her family are being investigated by immigration authorities, responding only with, "I can assure you that I have been forthright and will continue to be." Monsef story has sparked new questions about the Liberal government citizenship revocation process, and cases involving misrepresentation. Now that she has learned that this is incorrect, she will be taking steps to see how she can rectify this unintentional error," Villeneuve wrote in an email to CBC News on Sept. 22. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

door society: Sort of a dinner party atmosphere, which is what we're hoping for." Foster said the program is looking to serve up Syrian, Colombian, Chinese and Peruvian cooking classes in the months to come, according to CBC. April Nguyen says she ready to teach cooks how to make Vietnamese fresh rolls. CHEP Good Food Inc. has teamed up with the Open Door Society to present a new monthly cooking class at Station 20 West, where newcomers are the teachers. "The group is always different: a mix of young and old, men and women, really experienced cooks and people that know nothing about cooking," explained Stefanie Foster, one of the main organizers of International Home Cooks. "So far they've been fun and energetic. April Nguyen has been living in Saskatoon for the past two years. She also this month chef and teacher, serving food from her home country of Vietnam. "I'm really excited about this opportunity because I've always wanted to share my culture to other people, so this will help me kind of expand Vietnamese culture and food to other people," she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

employment board: Reg Williams was the director of immigration enforcement at the CBSA Greater Toronto Enforcement Centre from 2004 until his retirement in May 2012, according to Toronto Star. He said he retired after the CBSA abruptly reassigned him from his post in April 2012 because of an investigation into his conduct at the time. Order this photo By Alicja Siekierska Staff Reporter Wed., Oct. 12, 2016 The former director of Canada largest and busiest immigration centre has decided to withdraw the grievances he filed against his former employer, the Canada Border Service Agency. Williams had filed two grievances against the CBSA that went before the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board on Tuesday. He also alleged he was treated differently for reasons related to his East Indian heritage. The grievances were in relation to a performance review where he received a Succeeded Minus rating, and a professional standards investigation that Williams said failed to uphold fair process. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hassan diab: When Mr, according to Rabble. Trudeau, who sees sunshine where others see black clouds, boasted of "Canada extremely high standards on extradition," Dr. Hassan Diab might've smiled ruefully when China pressed Justin Trudeau for an extradition treaty with Canada the other day. Diab might have guffawed out loud. During Chinese Premier Li visit to Ottawa, where the authoritarian leader was fêted by the PM as his BFF and trusted ally, most authorities on China mocked the Chinese push for extradition. But since it been two years since he was extradited from Canada to France and imprisoned, he might have lost his sense of humour. (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 The Chronicle Herald. 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." Source Source The Canadian Press Photo: ajw102366744.jpg, Caption: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Singh Bains responds to a question from the floor during a policy conference in Ottawa, Wednesday October 12, 2016. 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.

part none: But what makes Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir badass is that she was holding her six-week-old baby -- and breastfeeding -- while she talked. "She was hungry, and I wasn't expecting to speak, so I started feeding her," the MP for Iceland Independence Party explained. "Then a representative asked a question about a proposal I had put forward, which I had to answer, according to Huffington Post Canada. I could choose to yank her off and leave her crying with another representative, or I could bring her with me and I thought that would be less disruptive." The best part None of Konráðsdóttir fellow Parliamentarians even flinched. That nothing out of the ordinary for an elected official. She has been with me at the Parliament almost since she was born so my fellow MPs are used to her," says the busy mom of three. "She has attended numerous committee meetings with me over the final days of this parliament. So there have never been any incidents before. Usually she is very calm and when we cast our votes she is sound asleep. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

report foreword: The editorial states that, according to the study: children and adults are detained together, 'leading to physical and sexual violence and abuse, while disrespectful staff may exacerbate feelings of humiliation.' This quote was taken from the report foreword, written by François Crépeau, the United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, according to Toronto Star. Article Continued Below In this instance, Mr. As a co-author of the report, I would like to make a brief clarification. Crépeau was describing child immigration detention practices in various countries, and not specifically in Canada. In Canada, children are generally held with their mothers in designated wings of immigration detention facilities, and we have not documented any evidence of physical or sexual violence and abuse in these facilities. While children and adults are detained together in other parts of the world, and suffer physical and sexual violence and abuse as a result, this was not a finding of our study, which focused on child immigration detention practices in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sponsorship program: There was a flood of donations of money, furniture, material and time Canadians contributed toward Syrian refugee resettlement, according to Rabble. There was a surge in initiatives to sponsor Syrian refugees under the private sponsorship program. With a reported 900 Syrians to arrive in Manitoba before the end of this year, what have we learned since last autumn We believe the overall response from Canadians and Manitobans during the Syrian refugee crisis of late 2015 and early 2016 was overwhelmingly positive, despite vocal detractors. Such individual initiatives were matched by the unprecedented mobilization of resources from the federal Liberal and provincial NDP governments. The feds supported, among other things, an increase in temporary staff at Welcome Place, the housing arm of the resettlement organization the Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council, to facilitate the housing and settlement of incoming Syrians. Commitments were made by both levels of government when large groups of Syrian refugees began to arrive last December. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

startup entrepreneurs: Task force members are collaborating to align services and programs around four key stages: ideation; validation; growth and maturity, according to The Chronicle Herald. We see the services and programs being delivered as an ecosystem, said Shaw, who is also CEO of Ignite Fredericton, the city economic development agency, and Knowledge Park, New Brunswick research and technology park. The task force, composed of nearly 20 of the city stakeholders, a year ago began debating how to make a smooth and efficient 'subway' model for service provision. We're learning what types of programs work, how to modify them . . . Partnering with key stakeholders in the region we can share resources, provide flexibility in physical workspaces, and reach more startup entrepreneurs. How many startups are there in Fredericton he asked. Shaw said data on the startup community will be analyzed more easily when community partners come together under an agreed model. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

worker program: On Sunday morning in Toronto, community members and supporters welcomed the caravan with a rally at the Ontario Food Terminal, a place where the fruits of migrant labour are bought, sold and profited from, according to Rabble. To date, workers and communities have largely received the caravan with support, cheering and warmth from city to city. Workers have been sharing not only their demands, but personal stories of exploitation and injustice under Canada Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program , a federal program now in its 50th year. From one-on-one discussions, to town halls, forums and film screenings, the caravan and its workers have been shedding light on exploitative working conditions. As part of Canada immigration framework, over 30,000 farm workers from areas of the Caribbean, Mexico and South East Asia work under the SAWP and other temporary immigration programs. They have been engaging in conversations about why temporary migrant workers are good enough to work and stay in Canada, how they help feed us and our families -- while they leave their own families behind -- and do the work that most Canadians are unwilling to do under conditions most would never accept. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

john tory: Given that Leitch campaign is centred around a Trump-like proposal to screen potential immigrants for their compatibility with "Canadian values," a number of past board chairs and lawyers are raising more questions as to whether Pringle activities might run afoul of the province code of conduct for police board members, penalties for which can range from a formal reprimand to removal, according to NOW Magazine. Asked to respond to allegations of possible violations, Pringle simply tells NOW that prior to fundraising for John Tory 2014 mayoral campaign, "I checked with the then-chair of the board, Alok Mukherjee, and with the lawyers, as to if there was any conflict, and the answer was no."The Code The Code of Conduct for members of police services boards sets out standards of behaviour for board members across Ontario. Last week, NOW reported that Andy Pringle, chair of the Toronto Police Services Board, is raising funds for Conservative party leadership candidate Kellie Leitch. Section 8 of the code says that "board members shall uphold the letter and spirit of the Code" and "discharge their duties in a manner that will inspire public confidence in the abilities and integrity of the board." Section 13 says that "board members shall refrain from engaging in conduct that would discredit or compromise the integrity of the board or the police force."Pringle predecessor, the aforementioned Mukherjee, who was chair from 2005 to 2015, says in a phone interview that "in light of the very sensitive policy matters the board is dealing with concerning our very diverse communities, it a question consistent with Section 8 of the board members' code of conduct whether the chair involvement in partisan politics might in any way compromise the board ability to inspire or retain public trust." He later follows up in an email to point out that Section 13 could also apply. But Morton rejects that reading, observing that the code authors "would've used much stronger terminology if they were after that sort of egregious, almost criminal behaviour."The two lawyers have separately defended board members alleged to have violated the code in recent years. What is the legal gauge The Law Union of Ontario Howard Morton sees it as akin to the test for conflict of interest on the part of a judge."What the case law has always said, going way back, is that if somebody alleging bias on the part of the judge, you don't have to show real bias," he says. "All you have to show is a public perception of bias, because that public perception, whether right or wrong, could lead people to feel that justice isn't what it should be."For Morton, a former Crown and head of the province Special Investigations Unit from 1992 to 95 who has frequently appeared at the board to speak against carding, Pringle fundraising for Leitch shows "he has terrible judgment" and "clearly impairs the public confidence in the integrity of the board going forward" on issues relating to the policing of marginalized and criminal lawyer Clayton Ruby agrees that Pringle conduct "makes the work of the board with minorities more difficult" but disagrees that that in itself might constitute a breach of the code."It a political statement, which I think is retrograde and unfortunate and denigrative of a large portion of our population… but it purely political," he says. "There no legal conflict of interest."Ruby believes in a narrow interpretation of discreditable conduct, arguing it limited to relatively concrete behaviours such as sexual impropriety or dishonesty. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

justin trudeau: Pierre Trudeau was just elected as our 15th prime Minister, according to The Waterloo Record. Trudeaumania was everywhere in Canada. I recall the hope and dreams I had at that time as if it was yesterday. New ideas and policies were the toast of the town. Oct. 19 marks the first anniversary of our current government under the leadership of Justin Trudeau, the son of our former prime minister. One of the new policies that remains near and dear to my heart was expanding our immigration to new Canadians from around the world. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

multi-sensory: Proudly embedded in this architecture of these building is the confidence of times when to be a member of the elite was no sin and the decorative arts were more available and more affordable than they are today, according to NOW Magazine. Some of these buildings are less than a century old, yet they seem as beyond our capacity to imitate them as the pyramids, Stonehenge or the castles and cathedrals of medieval Europe. His lecture: The Deindustrialization Of Our Senses: A Multi-Sensory Approach To Intangible Heritage, "will explore the changing dynamic between industry and surrounding communities in Toronto."What does this mean and what does it have to do with heritage This year nominees for the William Greer Architectural Conservation and Craftsmanship Award include the restorers of the art deco North Toronto Consumer Gas Showroom; the bell tower of the Church of the Redeemer on Bloor West; the Don Jail ; the FIVE Condos that soar out of what used to be the Rawlinson Cartage warehouses and the lobby of the mid-century modern Imperial Oil Plaza, with its mural, York Wilson The Story Of Oil. Their heritage is tangible and magnificent . But what do we know of their intangible heritage, the people who built them with their hands, or lived, worked, prayed or played in them Heritage Toronto writing and media awards recognize people who look for answers to those questions. × Expand Bomb Girls: Trading Aprons For Ammo, by Barbara Dickson, one of 18 nominees for the book award, is about people, 21,000 of them, mostly women who filled munitions with high explosive at the GECo factory in Scarborough during World War II. Bomb Girls draws on the oral histories of an industrial city engaged in total war, when men on the battlefront depended on the armaments made by women on the home front. It gone now, but its human history is preserved in Bomb Girls, while the history of the suburbs that replaced it, recorded and unrecorded, continues to unfold. GECo was huge - 172 buildings on 140 hectares of what had been farmland. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

turnaround time: At the time you applied, the turnaround time for a decision was 90 days, but the local bureaucracy does not honour its timetable, according to NOW Magazine. In fact, Ontario Immigration website now says that processing is taking "longer than usual due to the large number of applications in our inventory."You are here on a student visa. While your application is being considered, you must maintain legal residence in Canada. You have made your application in good faith well before your visa is due to expire. As a law-abiding individual, you want to make sure you maintain legal status. However, while Ontario takes its time, your visa expiry date is getting closer. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

wheat kings: Carter Cockburn and Kurtis Luke each chipped in with a goal and an assist for the Rangers . Quinn Munro made 39 saves in net, according to Brandon Sun. James Knee led the Wheat Kings with a goal and two assists, with Tate Popple collecting a goal and a helper. Bradyn Smelski sniped two goals to lead the Parkland Rangers to a 6-3 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings in Manitoba AAA Midget Hockey League action Wednesday at the Sportsplex. Lynden McCallum also scored for Brandon, while Max Paddock turned aside 20 shots.» The Brandon Sun Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition October 13, 2016 (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.