jordan hosts: In the first phase, it will serve 20,000 of 35,000 people in Azraq camp, according to CTV. The plant's capacity is to be more than doubled to provide power to all residents, for an eventual cost of 9.7 million 8.75 million euros the U.N. refugee agency said. The 4.5 million 4 million euros plant was funded by a foundation established by Ikea, the global home furnishings retailer. The investment in sustainable energy was yet another expression of the protracted nature of the Syrian refugee crisis. Jordan hosts some 660,000 Syrian refugees, more than 80 per cent in communities and the rest in three camps of which Azraq is the second-largest. Some 5 million Syrians have fled their homeland since conflict erupted there in 2011 and quickly turned into a brutal civil war. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

reception wednesday: It is the first such meeting between Merkel and members of the Russlanddeutsche, or Russian-Germans, in recent years, said her spokesman, according to The Chronicle Herald. Merkel, who is running for a fourth term on Sept. 24, speaks fluent Russian. Chancellor Angela Merkel was hosting a private reception Wednesday for representatives of ethnic Germans who emigrated from the former Soviet Union, particularly from the late 1980s onward. The arrival of some 2.2 million Russlanddeutsche over the past 30 years tested the country's ability to assimilate large numbers of migrants, with mixed success. Where did integration work, where is it still lacking Those are possible questions for this conversation. This is a noteworthy group within the German population, Merkel's spokesman, Steffen Seibert, told reporters in Berlin ahead of the meeting. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

representation: The non-profit says it doesn't have the resources to do that, as formal representation can require intensive investigation of a client's case and remaining involved until its resolution, according to Metro News. The order would force it and similar groups around the country to stop preparing motions and other documents on behalf of immigrants who represent themselves, the organization said. The Justice Department last month sent the group a cease-and-desist letter saying it cannot provide certain legal assistance to immigrants unless it undertakes formal representation of them in court. The judge agreed that the Justice Department's action would violate the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project's constitutional rights to freedom of speech, association and to petition the government, and that the cease-and-desist letter would limit its work forcing many immigrants to go without legal help, since people facing deportation are not entitled to an attorney the way criminal defendants are. Jorge Baron, executive director of the Seattle-based non-profit said his attorneys had been turning away assistance requests from three to four dozen immigrants a week since receiving the letter, many of whom are in detention. He barred the Justice Department from sending such letters to any other non-profit organizations doing similar work around the nation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

shotgun rounds: Court documents show a U.S. Customs and Border Protection aircraft spotted Garcia-Legon's 25-foot boat near Bimini, Bahamas, in February, and officers watched multiple passengers transfer from another vessel, according to Metro News. CBP and U.S. Coast Guard vessels approached Garcia-Legon's boat off the coast of Miami. Sentencing is scheduled for July 10. Following repeated orders to stop, officers fired four shotgun rounds into his engines. Authorities say Garcia-Legon was transporting 14 passengers from various countries, including China, Jamaica, Sri Lanka and Ecuador. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

toronto women: Taranjot and Kiranjot Matharoo, better known as Jyoti and Kiran, told CBC Toronto they went to the High Commission on Dec. 27, 2016, because they feared for their safety after they learned charges were pending against them, according to CBC. The ordeal for the two Toronto women started with a gossip website, according to the Matharoo sisters, and ended with the intervention of the High Commission of Canada to get them out of Lagos on New Year's Day. And that's why the High Commission of Canada in Lagos issued emergency travel documents for the sisters, who had made international headlines after allegedly attempting to blackmail one of the world's richest men. Jyoti reviews a selfie taken while at the CBC, while Kiran, left, looks over her shoulder. What followed, according to Jyoti, 32, felt like a dream or a movie or something. Stephanie Matteis Jyoti and Kiran told CBC Toronto they had been frequent visitors to the West African country since 2008 after the older of the two, Jyoti, started seeing a Nigerian man. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jordan hosts: In the first phase, it will serve 20,000 of 35,000 people in Azraq camp, according to Brandon Sun. The plant's capacity is to be more than doubled to provide power to all residents, for an eventual cost of 9.7 million 8.75 million euros the U.N. refugee agency said. The 4.5 million 4 million euros plant was funded by a foundation established by Ikea, the global home furnishings retailer. The investment in sustainable energy was yet another expression of the protracted nature of the Syrian refugee crisis. Jordan hosts some 660,000 Syrian refugees, more than 80 per cent in communities and the rest in three camps of which Azraq is the second-largest. Some 5 million Syrians have fled their homeland since conflict erupted there in 2011 and quickly turned into a brutal civil war. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

representation: The non-profit says it doesn't have the resources to do that, as formal representation can require intensive investigation of a client's case and remaining involved until its resolution, according to Brandon Sun. The order would force it and similar groups around the country to stop preparing motions and other documents on behalf of immigrants who represent themselves, the organization said. The Justice Department last month sent the group a cease-and-desist letter saying it cannot provide certain legal assistance to immigrants unless it undertakes formal representation of them in court. The judge agreed that the Justice Department's action would violate the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project's constitutional rights to freedom of speech, association and to petition the government, and that the cease-and-desist letter would limit its work forcing many immigrants to go without legal help, since people facing deportation are not entitled to an attorney the way criminal defendants are. Jorge Baron, executive director of the Seattle-based non-profit, said his attorneys had been turning away assistance requests from three to four dozen immigrants a week since receiving the letter, many of whom are in detention. He barred the Justice Department from sending such letters to any other non-profit organizations doing similar work around the nation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

swedish radio: But police said in separate statements Wednesday that more than 300 asylum seekers have been evacuated after overnight fires in Vaxjo, Borrby and Malilla, according to Brandon Sun. One of the fires destroyed a cafe and dance hall in a wooden building in Vaxjo adjacent to a hotel being used to house refugees. No injuries have been reported and no arrests have been made. Swedish Radio said firefighters were able to stop the blaze from spreading to the nearby Hotel Butapalats but some 200 asylum seekers were protectively relocated to a nursing home. The causes of the three fires have not been established. The affected buildings in Borrby and Malilla were used as temporary homes for refugees while their cases are being processed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

affairs: Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau endorsed the creation of the council, according to Globe and Mail. Report Typo/Error Now more than ever there is an urgent need for bold and innovative thinking on how we can improve international co-operation and ensure more predictable outcomes for refugees and states alike, Axworthy said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

alvin: Brown, 40, came to Canada as a child more than three decades ago, according to CBC. But the government stripped him of his permanent residency after a series of convictions, most of them drug and weapons related. Lawyers for Alvin Brown, who spent five years in maximum-security provincial jails before being deported to Jamaica last fall, are currently arguing before the Federal Court that the man's constitutional rights were violated. He was released from criminal custody in early 2011 and then detained months later for violating release conditions. Landmark challenge to immigration detention Detainee freed after 7 years of 'legal limbo' He's one of thousands of people locked up each year by the Canada Border Services Agency some for a day or two, others for months, and still others for several years. But he languished in immigration custody after Jamaica failed to issue him travel documents. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

dior: PETA spokesman Andrew Bernstein said in the letter We saw the numerous comments from fans who were disappointed to see you wearing fur at the Dior event last week, according to Hamilton Spectator. Like us they wish you would please retire your furs and instead choose a look that kills but doesn't actually kill anyone. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals PETA sent a letter to the 'Disturbia' singer criticising her for wearing a calf-length Christian Dior fur coat at the Dior Cruise 2018 fashion show and pleaded with her to give up her fur coats and donate them to people who need it such as Syrian refugees. In addition we'd like to request that you please consider donating your furs to us. In the past we've sent furs to Syrian refugees and to homeless shelters which has an impact on 'as many lives as possible in a positive way' as you said so eloquently in your Harvard Humanitarian Award acceptance speech. Every fur item causes a tremendous amount of pain and suffering to the foxes, minks and coyotes who are beaten, electrocuted, gassed and often skinned alive by the fur industry - and fur production takes a toll on humans as well. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

arabist rabble...well-steeped: Kay has repeatedly smeared Arabs and Muslims in the service of Israeli expansionism, according to Rabble. After protests against Benjamin Netanyahu's planned speech at Concordia in 2002, Kay let loose about an Arabist rabble...well-steeped in the specious propaganda of the Arab world that made the Montr al university the centre of militant Arabism. But, Canada's leading liberal magazine can't say they didn't know Kay was a bigot when they hired him to be editor-in-chief two years ago. Writing in the National Post, Kay added, it is only among the school's Arabs -- many of whom like activist Laith Marouf, are immigrants from Arab nations where free speech is non-existent and anti-Semitic filth is widespread -- that it is considered acceptable to shut your opponent up by force. Kay supported George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq. In fact, hundreds of white and other non-Arab leftists were part of the protests that led to the cancellation of Netanyahu's speech. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

assan: What's simply not true, Bernard Assan told Federal Court, is that anyone is locked up and left to rot, according to The Chronicle Herald. I'm not disputing that the interests at stake are important but if procedural rights are trampled on in particular circumstances, the law provides them avenues, Assan said. As such, he argued, it would be a mistake to throw out a law critics insist victimizes detainees because it is procedurally unfair and can lead to indefinite detention. They're allowed to make their case. The father of six and his supporters argue that foreigners who cannot be deported for various reasons are subjected to cruel and unusual punishment in that they may spend years behind bars never knowing when they might be released. Jamaican Alvin Brown, who was detained for five years before being deported last year, is challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions in Canada's immigration laws. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bombay palace: Singh, who was born in east Toronto to Punjabi parents, said while growing up in Newfoundland and Labrador and Windsor, Ont., he was picked on because his name, skin and hair were different, according to CTV. I faced a lot bullying at school and often felt like I didn't belong, Singh told hundreds of supporters at Bombay Palace in Brampton, Ont. -- the same place he celebrated his 2011 provincial win. If Singh is successful, he would be the first non-Caucasian to helm a major federal party. Singh said he wasn't alone, but it struck him as incredibly unfair that other kids who were no less capable couldn't follow their dreams because their families had less money. The values that guide me today, and will continue to guide me as leader, are the progressive, social democratic values rooted in my experiences growing up, he said, switching often between English and French in his speech. Singh's father studied medicine in Newfoundland and Labrador then moved the family to Windsor. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: While there is a commonly held view amongst Canadians that we have been, and continue to be, a very welcoming country when it comes to refugees and other immigrants, the reality is that over the last 150 years nearly every large wave of immigration has faced significant resistance, according to Toronto Star. And, in pretty much every case, the arguments against allowing in whichever group it is at the time have largely been the same. Library and Archives Canada By Andrew Fitz Gerald Tues., May 16, 2017 With the recent increase in refugee claimants crossing unannounced into our country from the U.S., Canada's approach to refugees is once again being hotly debated. Our lack of historical memory concerning our often-conflicted attitude toward immigration prevents us from learning from the past and leads us to keep repeating the same tired debate over and over again. Canada had virtually the same reaction in 1939 when a boatload of Jews fleeing Nazi persecution on the MS St. When a boatload of desperate Tamils arrived off of Vancouver's shores in 2010, the Harper government declared it a national emergency, recalled parliament from summer recess, passed new laws and argued that the 400 or so bedraggled people posed a significant threat to our security. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: Lawyers representing former immigration detainee Alvin Brown, who was deported to Jamaica last year after spending more than five years in maximum-security jail awaiting his removal, argued that Canada's immigration detention system violates multiple sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, namely the rights not to be indefinitely and arbitrarily detained and to be protected from cruel and unusual treatment, according to Toronto Star. Not only does Canada's current system not protect those rights, lawyer Jared Will told Justice Simon Fothergill, it sanctions their violation. Anne-Marie Jackson / Toronto Star file photo By Brendan Kennedy Staff Reporter Mon., May 15, 2017 The entire system by which Canada indefinitely jails the people it wishes to deport is unconstitutional and should be dramatically redesigned, Federal Court heard on Monday. Maintaining the status quo is unjustifiable and unconstitutional, Will said. Canada's border police agency detains thousands of non-citizens every year if they have been deemed inadmissible to the country and classified as a danger to the public because of past criminal convictions, or unlikely to show up for their deportation. The more complicated question is how to fix it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

getty images: But after some time, experience and training, they might appear to be more confident than usual, according to Huffington Post Canada. On the other hand, you might notice signs of disengagement. These employees might have keenly accepted their job offer and tackled their assignments with gusto when they walked through the door on their first day. What's an employer to do Photo Baona via Getty Images You might be surprised to hear that staff of all age groups feel overqualified at work. Since employers invest in their staff and don't want to lose strong performers, they may want to keep an eye out for clues that an employee feels overqualified. In fact, a new study from Monster Canada revealed that one quarter of Canadians feels this way in their current role. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ice custody: Jimenez was convicted Jan. 5 in Wake County, North Carolina, of stealing a vehicle, according to Metro News. He was turned over to ICE on March 2 after his release from local law enforcement custody and was in deportation proceedings. He was pronounced dead at a hospital in Americus at 2 15 a.m.ICE says the preliminary cause of death was ruled self-inflicted strangulation. Jimenez is the seventh person to die while in ICE custody in fiscal year 2017. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigrant detention: A Jamaican man who was detained for five years before being deported is challenging the constitutionality of immigration laws, according to CBC. Alvin Brown and his supporters argue that the scheme allows for indefinite detention, amounting to cruel and unusual punishment. He is telling Federal Court it would be a mistake to throw out the law allowing for immigrant detention because problems may occur as a result. Federal Court hearing landmark challenge on indefinite immigration detention Jamaican Alvin Brown finally deported but damages urged for his 5-year immigration detention But the government lawyer notes that another judge ruled immigration authorities were not to blame for Brown's long detention. He argues each case is different and that detainees do have numerous ways to seek redress if they believe their circumstances are unreasonable. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration status: The temporary immigration status was originally issued for an 18-month period, but it got two six-month extensions, with the last one ending this Sunday, according to Metro News. Advocates say Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone are still recovering from the outbreak, so it's not safe to go home yet. The Homeland Security Department granted temporary protected status to about 5,000 West Africans in 2014, allowing residents from the most impacted countries to live and work in the U.S. legally until the outbreak was contained, Minnesota Public Radio reported http //bit.ly/2pSGWom . In 2016, the countries were declared Ebola-free. But others say programs designed to be temporary should end. Officials haven't released numbers. African Immigrant Services executive director Abdullah Kiatamba estimated that between 200 and 500 will be affected. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nations effort: The council is branding itself as a fresh perspective on finding solutions to an unprecedented crisis that has uprooted 21 million people and forced them to flee their home countries, according to The Chronicle Herald. Axworthy will be joined on the council that includes a group of former and current politicians from Greece, Germany, Tanzania and Pakistan, among others. Axworthy will head the World Refugee Council, which will be run out of the Centre for International Governance Innovation in Waterloo, Ont. The group says it will work with the ongoing United Nations effort to create what is being called a new Global Compact on refugees. Axworthy said the current refugee protection system is struggling to meet current needs. However, the council says in a statement that it will provide research and recommendations aimed at structural reform of the refugee system. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

out-of-work canadians: Oversight problems with Canada's temporary foreign workers program have allowed lower-paid international workers to take jobs that could be filled by out-of-work Canadians, with some companies so overly dependent on the program that it could be having unintended economic consequences, according to CTV. Some applications for temporary foreign workers were approved even when employers failed to show they had made reasonable efforts to train existing employees or hire unemployed Canadians, including from under-represented groups, such as First Nations. RCMP supervisors and health services staff often failed to properly support members returning to work from mental health sick leave; one in five who sought mental health support from a health services office did not return to work or was discharged. Enforcement of controls on the program were sparsely applied, with few on-site inspections or face-to-face interviews with foreign workers themselves. Neither the Canada Border Services Agency nor Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada are sufficiently monitoring or evaluating the controls they have in place to mitigate the risk of corruption among agents and officials. Five federal organizations and departments -- the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Global Affairs, Indigenous and Northern Affairs, Health Canada and Public Services and Procurement -- should be doing more to assess and mitigate the risk of fraud, and to ensure employees get mandatory training on values, ethics and conflict of interest. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

people: He said those 16,500 people can be relocated by September, but he noted that some countries haven't relocated a single person, in breach of their obligations, according to The Chronicle Herald. Avramopoulos told EU lawmakers that the plan, launched in September 2015, is vital for the success of our migrant policy. EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said Tuesday that more than 18,000 migrants have been relocated and that 12,500 people in Greece and some 4,000 in Italy are eligible to go. Hungary and Poland voted against the plan, but were on the losing side and refuse to take part. Source Source The Associated Press (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

place autoplay: TAG START player CA Play In Place Autoplay for AOL Canada function commercial video var TAG END date 4/7/17 Singh, who was born in east Toronto to Punjabi parents, said while growing up in Newfoundland and Labrador and Windsor, Ont., he was picked on because his name, skin and hair were different, according to Huffington Post Canada. I faced a lot bullying at school and often felt like I didn't belong,'' Singh told hundreds of supporters at Bombay Palace in Brampton, Ont. the same place he celebrated his 2011 provincial win. If Singh is successful, he would be the first non-white person to helm a major federal party. Singh said he wasn't alone, but it struck him as incredibly unfair'' that other kids who were no less capable couldn't follow their dreams because their families had less money. The values that guide me today, and will continue to guide me as leader, are the progressive, social democratic values rooted in my experiences growing up,'' he said, switching often between English and French in his speech. Singh's father studied medicine in Newfoundland and Labrador then moved the family to Windsor. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

seniors: Many come with their children, at an older age, according to Metro News. They are cut off from the support network in their old country said Choi, who immigrated to Canada in 1982 with her family and four children. There are many challenges for immigrant seniors to stay healthy. I am lucky I can communicate in English. They are not familiar with the system here and must depend on other people who can speak English to help them. Language is the biggest barrier for these seniors. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

support network: A new study by the Wellesley Institute looks at inequities in health and mental health between Canadian-born and immigrant seniors, according to Toronto Star. Bernard Weil / Toronto Star By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Tues., May 16, 2017 Eighty-year-old Sung-hak Choi keeps active and healthy by volunteering in the community and caring for her seven grandchildren. She says there are many challenges for immigrant seniors when it comes to staying healthy. There are many challenges for immigrant seniors to stay healthy. They are cut off from the support network in their old country said Choi, who immigrated to Canada in 1982 with her family and four children. Many come with their children, at an older age. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.