immigrant: It is a very damning report, according to CBC. It's very, very, very difficult to read it ... But what also is true is there's a resolve to fix it, Byrne told CBC's Here & Now. Traumatic' removal of children from immigrant family's home exposed flaws in social services, advocate says Minister Gerry Byrne, who recently launched a strategy to attract more immigrants to Newfoundland and Labrador, says the report is troubling, but informed. We recognize that there are some gaps within our system, and we're committed to resolving those gaps ... That's how we make sure that we send the message out that Newfoundland and Labrador is visitor friendly and immigrant friendly, and that's the message that I want out. The mother, who was pregnant at the time, spoke very little English and an interpreter was not present to help communicate with the police or social workers. The report, released on April 17, describes a specific case that happened more than four years ago when police and social workers forced their way into a home to remove children. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

information act: The Canadian Press used the Access to Information Act to obtain heavily censored copies of the letters between CSIS and the federal privacy commissioner, according to Hamilton Spectator. The exchange paints a fuller picture of how CSIS's secretive analysis centre exploits information collected by the spy service to detect patterns and corroborate leads. The correspondence reveals that for at least five years the Canadian Security Intelligence Service's Operational Data Analysis Centre has drawn upon private information provided during security assessments for employment and immigration purposes to assist with CSIS terrorism and espionage investigations. The virtually unknown analysis centre became a focus of public concern last November when Federal Court Justice Simon Noel said CSIS violated the law by keeping electronic data trails about people who were not actually under investigation. The spy service cited only low risks to personal information in an August 2010 assessment of the centre it submitted to the privacy commissioner. CSIS set up the centre in 2006 to more rigorously exploit and analyze data. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

information: The Canadian Press used the Access to Information Act to obtain heavily censored copies of the letters between CSIS and the federal privacy commissioner, according to Huffington Post Canada. For at least five years, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service's Operational Data Analysis Centre has drawn upon private information to assist with CSIS terrorism and espionage investigations, letters show. The correspondence reveals that for at least five years the Canadian Security Intelligence Service's Operational Data Analysis Centre has drawn upon private information provided during security assessments for employment and immigration purposes to assist with CSIS terrorism and espionage investigations. Photo The Canadian Press The exchange paints a fuller picture of how CSIS's secretive analysis centre exploits information collected by the spy service to detect patterns and corroborate leads. CSIS set up the centre in 2006 to more rigorously exploit and analyze data. The virtually unknown analysis centre became a focus of public concern last November when Federal Court Justice Simon Noel said CSIS violated the law by keeping electronic data trails about people who were not actually under investigation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

islamic terrorism: She's the strongest on borders, and she's the strongest on what's been going on in France, Trump said in the Oval Office interview, according to CTV. Whoever is the toughest on radical Islamic terrorism, and whoever is the toughest at the borders, will do well in the election. In an interview with The Associated Press, Trump said that while he is not explicitly endorsing Le Pen, the attack played to her strengths. U.S. presidents typically avoid weighing in on specific candidates running in overseas election. I'm no different than you. But Trump suggested his opinion was no different from an average observer, saying, Everybody is making predictions on who is going to win. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

office interview: The president, who took a hard line on immigration as a candidate, vowed anew to fulfil his promise to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to The Chronicle Herald. But he stopped short of demanding that funding for the project be included in a spending bill Congress must pass by the end of next week in order to keep the government running. Trump, in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, said his administration is not after the dreamers, we are after the criminals. I want the border wall. Asked whether he would sign legislation that does not include money for the project, he said, I just don't know yet. My base definitely wants the border wall, Trump said in the Oval Office interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugees: Just over 26,000 Syrians were resettled in Canada during that time, according to CBC. Of those surveyed, 23 said they paid someone to complete their sponsorship application, or to provide for their own support while in Canada, with some suggesting they were asked to pay. The Immigration Department evaluation of the Liberals' landmark refugee program surveyed 581 of the 8,918 privately sponsored Syrian refugees who arrived between November 2015 and March 2016. While the report doesn't say how much the refugees paid, private sponsorship groups aren't supposed to accept or require any funds from a refugee for submitting a sponsorship. Of 451 privately sponsored refugees from elsewhere surveyed for a previous study, about 19 said they'd paid too. If instances of sponsors asking refugees to pay for their own sponsorship come to our attention, we will investigate, however, we will not comment on any investigations which may be underway, immigration spokesman Remi Lariviere said in an email. 100s of Syrian refugees stuck with erroneous names Group helping refugees find work fed up with racist comments Liberals unveil resettlement plan for 1,200 Yazidis The report revealed it's not just Syrians who have paid their sponsors. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cent: According to the report, out of the 1,003 girls from age 14 through 18 surveyed, almost one in three girls, or 31 per cent, say they've experienced either sexual assault or other similar violence, according to Huffington Post Canada. Another one in five respondents, or 21 per cent, claim they've been sexually assaulted at some point by being kissed or touched without their consent. And some of the findings the organization discovered were terrifying. The research also finds that as a result, girls who have experienced sexual trauma may have more trouble concentrating in school, trusting adults and teachers and may become overwhelmed by disturbing flashbacks. They don't teach boys to respect girls. I feel they teach girls to cover their selves but they don't teach boys to respect women, one focus group participant said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sponsorship: Just over 26,000 Syrians were resettled in Canada during that time, according to Metro News. Of those surveyed, 23 said they paid someone to complete their sponsorship application, or to provide for their own support while in Canada, with some suggesting they were asked to pay. The Immigration Department evaluation of the Liberals' landmark refugee program surveyed 581 of the 8,918 privately sponsored Syrian refugees who arrived between November 2015 and March 2016. While the report doesn't say how much the refugees paid, private sponsorship groups aren't supposed to accept or require any funds from a refugee for submitting a sponsorship. The report revealed it's not just Syrians who have paid their sponsors. If instances of sponsors asking refugees to pay for their own sponsorship come to our attention, we will investigate, however, we will not comment on any investigations which may be underway, immigration spokesman Remi Lariviere said in an email. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

syrian families: Hundreds of Syrian families who fled to Canada with little or no documentation are upset with the versions of their names that wound up on Canadian immigration papers, according to CBC. Some 3,000 came to Canada with exit visas from Turkey. They need to fix their names. They were filled out by Turkish-speaking officials who transliterated their Arabic names using Turkish pronunciations and spellings. The result The names on their Canadian identity documents are often not quite the names these refugees prefer, adding to the stress of adapting to a new country. Others arrived through Jordan, Lebanon or Egypt where other officials often mangled their monikers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trump: Trump told the AP that his administration is not after the 'dreamers,' we are after the criminals, according to Metro News. Here is what they can hear The 'dreamers' should rest easy, Trump said. Several dreamers told The Associated Press on Friday that they were not comforted by Trump's pledge, in an AP interview, that he wouldn't target the almost 800,000 people brought to the U.S. as children and living in the country illegally under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program enacted by his predecessor, Barack Obama. OK I'll give you that. It was Trump's latest statement expressing support for immigrants in the program, even as his administration broadly cracks down on illegal immigration. The 'dreamers' should rest easy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

islamic terrorism: She's the strongest on borders, and she's the strongest on what's been going on in France, Trump said in the Oval Office interview, according to Brandon Sun. Whoever is the toughest on radical Islamic terrorism, and whoever is the toughest at the borders, will do well in the election. In an interview with The Associated Press, Trump said that while he is not explicitly endorsing Le Pen, the attack played to her strengths. U.S. presidents typically avoid weighing in on specific candidates running in overseas election. I'm no different than you. But Trump suggested his opinion was no different from an average observer, saying, Everybody is making predictions on who is going to win. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

office interview: The president, who took a hard line on immigration as a candidate, vowed anew to fulfil his promise to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to Brandon Sun. But he stopped short of demanding that funding for the project be included in a spending bill Congress must pass by the end of next week in order to keep the government running. Trump, in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, said his administration is not after the dreamers, we are after the criminals. I want the border wall. Asked whether he would sign legislation that does not include money for the project, he said, I just don't know yet. My base definitely wants the border wall, Trump said in the Oval Office interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sponsorship: Just over 26,000 Syrians were resettled in Canada during that time, according to Brandon Sun. Of those surveyed, 23 said they paid someone to complete their sponsorship application, or to provide for their own support while in Canada, with some suggesting they were asked to pay. The Immigration Department evaluation of the Liberals' landmark refugee program surveyed 581 of the 8,918 privately sponsored Syrian refugees who arrived between November 2015 and March 2016. While the report doesn't say how much the refugees paid, private sponsorship groups aren't supposed to accept or require any funds from a refugee for submitting a sponsorship. The report revealed it's not just Syrians who have paid their sponsors. If instances of sponsors asking refugees to pay for their own sponsorship come to our attention, we will investigate, however, we will not comment on any investigations which may be underway, immigration spokesman Remi Lariviere said in an email. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

donald trump: Le Pen will end up as one of the two top finishers sending her to the second round runoff, according to Globe and Mail. Like Donald Trump, she has high negatives. Odds are that Ms. Like Mr. The most likely next president of France is Emmanuel Macron, a social-democrat and former cabinet minister who has emerged from the crumbling Socialist Party. Trump, it is far from clear who will prevent her from winning. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

american counterparts: Officers had stopped 658 people in February and 315 in January, according to CTV. Canada Border Service Agents say their American counterparts are not helping the situation. Last month, the RCMP intercepted 887 people crossing between official border points, with 644 of them crossing into Quebec. Most of the people crossing illegally have claimed asylum, with federal government figures showing three-thousand-440 asylum claims processed in March, compared with 2,885 the previous month. Others have had Canada in their sights all along as their destination, obtaining U.S. visas solely for the purpose of coming here. Some of those coming to Canada have told authorities they were motivated to leave the U.S. because of the new administration -- fearing their asylum claims won't be treated fairly or that general anti-immigrant sentiment is rising. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

border crossings: Dench spoke with CBC Radio's Afternoon Edition after a Regina woman faced a smuggling charge, according to CBC. The woman was apprehended with nine foreign nationals from West Africa at the North Portal border crossing. Janet Dench is the executive director of the Canadian Council for Refugees. Dench said the agreement creates opportunity for smugglers to profit circumstances she alleges the federal government knew were possible before the agreement was even signed into law. The barrier in Canada's case is the agreement, which mandates refugees coming from the U.S. seeking asylum in Canada would be turned away at formal border crossings and potentially deported. Regina woman charged with human smuggling after 9 asylum seekers intercepted at border Why refugees are choosing to cross into Manitoba instead of Saskatchewan Unfortunately, the reality around the world is that many times, refugees do have to depend upon smugglers to help them get across the barriers that are put up, Dench said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cotton plantations: But visitors will find the region has many other stories to tell, from the cotton plantations where African-American families worked and lived in desperate poverty to culinary traditions that reflect a surprising ethnic diversity, according to The Chronicle Herald. THE BLUES TRAIL AND MUSEUMS You can't miss the big blue guitars marking the famous crossroads of Highways 61 and 49 in Clarksdale. The Mississippi Delta has no shortage of museums, historic attractions and clubs devoted to the blues. This is where, according to legend, Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil to learn how to play the blues. A sign in a field at Clarksdale's Stovall Plantation notes that Muddy Waters' songs were recorded here in 1941 by musicologist Alan Lomax as he collected folk music for the Library of Congress. Roadside signs for the Mississippi Blues Trail make it easy to find other sites as well, from Clarksdale's Riverside Hotel, where Bessie Smith died, to the Dockery Farms cotton plantation in Cleveland, where many pioneering bluesmen lived, worked and made music, among them Charley Patton, Roebuck Pops Staples and Howlin' Wolf. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

detention centres: Part of the problem, it said in a report, is that deportation officers are routinely assigned duties beyond overseeing their caseloads, including checking in immigrants for routine interviews or driving immigrants from detention centres to court, according to Metro News. The result is that these officers don't have enough time to make sure travel and identity documents are gathered for people ordered back to their home countries.ICE will likely not be able to keep up with growing numbers of deportable immigrants the report said. The Homeland Security Department's inspector general found that ICE deportation officers are routinely assigned to manage thousands of cases at a time and are so overburdened that the agency likely isn't deporting all the immigrants it could. They said that ICE couldn't explain why caseloads were so heavy or how staffing decisions and assignments were made. ICE agreed with all of the recommendations and said the agency is working on fixes. The auditors made five recommendations, including that ICE come up with a plan to appropriately staff deportation operations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

e i: It's been vile, it's been mean and full of vitriol and I know that most Winnipeggers, Manitobans, citizens are not like that but it concerns us, said co-founder Bob Axworthy, according to CBC. Here are some of the examples he provided WTF why only refugees were here don't need no MF taking over jobs - N T How bout hire a canadian or fck off, -D W E I have dog shit to be cleaned it pays what you take -D D Hire A Refugee launched its website in March to help newcomers secure odd jobs. Co-founders of Hire A Refugee said they've had to remove a number of hateful messages from their Facebook page. It asks Winnipeggers to consider employing refugees for menial work such as painting, grass cutting, window washing, yard cleanup, moving, demolition, junk removal, house cleaning and office cleaning. Former refugee's website helps newcomers in Winnipeg find work We're there to help get people jobs so they can get some money to get started to pay their rent to buy some groceries and all those things, said Axworthy. Axworthy says so far the not-for-profit group has helped secure jobs for as many as 35 newcomers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration detainee: It seems to me the fundamental question, said Nordheimer, one of the province's most respected judges, who wanted to know whether Canada believes it should have the right to hold someone in immigration detention indefinitely, according to Toronto Star. Nordheimer said it seems to be the government's position that if an immigration detainee is being unco-operative they could hold them literally for the rest of their natural life. Alex Tavshunsky for the Toronto Star By Brendan Kennedy Staff Reporter Thu., April 20, 2017 How long is too long That was the question with which Superior Court Justice Ian Nordheimer grilled government lawyers on Thursday regarding Kashif Ali, an immigration detainee who has been locked up in maximum-security jail for more than seven years because Canada has been unable to deport him. He asked if that was their position. Article Continued Below Engel said Ali's situation had not reached that point yet the government still believed it could deport him and he pointed to previous court decisions that found an immigration detainee should not be rewarded for lack of co-operation. Government lawyer Daniel Engel would not answer the question directly. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

kavanagh: Even the professionals afterwards said it that it was a very traumatic experience for all involved, the children, the family and the professionals as well, said Jackie Lake Kavanagh, according to CBC. It was a very traumatic experience for all involved.'- Jackie Lake Kavanagh The case happened more than four years ago. The removal was a very difficult one. It's described in the child advocate report released April 17 called The Case for Culturally Responsive Services. Lake Kavanagh said after they came to Newfoundland from another country, a warrant was issued for the removal of the family's children for their safety. The family in the report isn't identified. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lgbt people: Some say he was accused of supporting Ahmadis, according to Huffington Post Canada. He had also tweeted for LGBT people. Pastor Martin Niemoller Recently, a young man was brutally lynched by fellow university students in the Pakistani city of Mardan. Either way, he was accused of blasphemy. Mashal Khan's murder is only the latest manifestation of the hateful narrative that has engulfed Pakistan. Bystanders and police watched the spectacle and did nothing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

name-blind recruitment: The Liberal government's move came on the heels of a joint study by University of Toronto and Ryerson University earlier this year that found job candidates with Asian names and Canadian qualifications are less likely to be called for interviews than counterparts with Anglo-Canadian names even if they have a better education, according to Toronto Star. It's not just an issue of concern for me but for a lot of people. FRED CHARTRAND / THE CANADIAN PRESS By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Thu., April 20, 2017 Ottawa has launched a pilot project to reduce biases in the hiring of federal civil services through what is billed name-blind recruitment, a practice long urged by employment equity advocates. A number of people have conducted research in Canada, the U.K., Australia and the U.S. that showed there is a subliminal bias in people reading too much into names, said Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, who first delivered the idea to Parliament last year as a rookie MP from Toronto. Some companies in the private sector, including banks and accounting firms, have already adopted the practice, which removes names from application forms in order to stop unconscious bias against potential recruits from minority backgrounds. Name-blind recruitment could help ensure the public service reflects the people it serves by helping to reduce unconscious bias in the hiring process. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

office interview: The president, who took a hard line on immigration as a candidate, vowed anew to fulfil his promise to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to Metro News. But he stopped short of demanding that funding for the project be included in a spending bill Congress must pass by the end of next week in order to keep the government running. Trump, in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, said his administration is not after the dreamers, we are after the criminals. I want the border wall. Asked whether he would sign legislation that does not include money for the project, he said, I just don't know yet. My base definitely wants the border wall, Trump said in the Oval Office interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

service commission: The practice consists of removing names and other identifying information such as email addresses and country of origin from job application forms in order to combat bias against people of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, according to Hamilton Spectator. We believe that the public service should reflect the idea that our diversity is our strength and should be a model of inclusion for employers across Canada and around the world, said Scott Brison, president of the Treasury Board. The Public Service Commission of Canada project, unveiled Thursday at Toronto's Ryerson University, will compare the results of traditional screening methods with name-blind recruitment. The experiment will involve some externally advertised jobs in six federal departments, including National Defence, Global Affairs and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. Brison said the pilot project is meant to identify best practices before rolling out the technique throughout the public service, which he said the government aims to do before the end of its mandate. A report on the findings is expected in October. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

speculation tax: Premier Kathleen Wynne said the new tax would not target immigrants, and a rebate would be available to foreigners who work in Ontario, those who subsequently get citizenship or permanent resident status and international students, according to Hamilton Spectator. With this tax, we are targeting people who aren't looking for a place to raise a family they're looking only for a quick profit or a safe place to park their money, Wynne said. The 15-per-cent non-resident speculation tax was among 16 housing measures the provincial government announced Thursday, which also included a promise to expand rent control, allow Toronto to impose a tax on vacant homes and use surplus provincial lands for affordable housing. Fears of a potential real estate market collapse as well as diminishing housing affordability have put increasing pressure on Wynne's Liberal government to take action, at a time when the average price of detached houses in the Greater Toronto Area has increased more than 30 per cent since last year. Some economists were skeptical Thursday about the impact the new tax on foreign speculators would have on soaring house prices, noting that all three levels of governments have admitted they lack housing market data. Wynne said the measures were designed to help people afford to rent or buy a home, brushing off a suggestion that the move was more about boosting her approval rating, which has recently plunged to just over 10 per cent, according to polls. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.