flame-resistant type: British media have reported that contractors installed a cheaper, less flame-resistant type of exterior paneling on the 24-story tower in a renovation that was completed just last year, according to CTV. Police Commander Stuart Cundy said the number of 58 is based on reports from the public and may rise. Public anger is mounting as residents and neighbours demand answers for how the blaze early Wednesday spread so quickly and trapped so many of the tower's 600-odd residents. It includes 30 deaths that already have been confirmed, and reports of people who are missing and presumed to have been killed. Sadly, at this time there are 58 people who we have been told were in the Grenfell Tower on the night that are missing. He says it will take weeks or longer to recover and identify all the dead at the building. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration crackdown: I took a big hit since my workers started hearing crazy stories about being deported, and they panicked, said Martinez, who relies on immigrants in the U.S. illegally for labour and has failed to find replacements for the physically grueling, precise work, according to Metro News. The Americans I hire can't last in this job more than half a day, Martinez said. One-third of the approximately 20 employees Martinez uses to build new homes and commercial spaces have recently fled the state, spooked by a combination of a federal immigration crackdown by the Trump administration and a tough anti- sanctuary cities law approved last month by Texas' Republican-controlled Legislature. Similar fears have sent shockwaves through many sectors of the U.S. economy. I've heard from growers, construction, and the service industry about a destabilization of the workforce in Texas and around the country, said Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immigration Forum, a Washington-based immigrants' rights advocacy group. In most cases, demographers and economic experts say it's too early to quantify the full impact of workforce shortages fueled by immigration fears, but anecdotal evidence is widespread. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

numbers drop: A large group of adult and children braved the driving rain on Saturday afternoon, walking from the Garrison Grounds to the Halifax Central Library, according to CBC. Dressed in ponchos with noisemakers, many carried signs saying, No one is a refugee by choice. Halifax joined communities across Canada in hosting a refugee walk. Last year, Canada was a world leader on refugee issues and we'd like to continue that, said Evelyn Jones, a refugee sponsorship co-ordinator with the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia ISANS . Evelyn Jones doesn't want Canada to decrease the number of refugees it accepts. We just don't want to see the numbers drop, Jones said. CBC Canada's immigration plan for 2017 is to assist 40,000 refugees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

operations officer: I shook his hand, then thinking about where he's been, pulled away in mock disgust, according to Hamilton Spectator. Too late now, he joked. He's an operations officer diving for Environment Canada, and he poked around the reef under water in special scuba diving equipment as part of the research into the environmental sore spot. One of many fascinating people scientists, researchers, enforcement officers, emergency commanders I met Friday at the spectacular open house at the Canada Centre for Inland Waters. I met officers with guns who go after the kind of people who hunt musk oxen with snow machines, tiring the animals out then shooting them like fish in a barrel. It continues Saturday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ottawa: Because it differs from the orthodoxy in infrastructure financing in two fundamental ways, the CIB should command a more thorough examination than it has had, as Ottawa rushes to get the CIB up and running by year's end, according to Toronto Star. To a maddening degree, Ottawa has given only a hint of exactly what infrastructure the CIB is to build. TALOTTA / TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO By David Olive Business Columnist Sat., June 17, 2017 Ottawa is making an unusual departure from traditional infrastructure spending with its proposed 35-billion Canada Infrastructure Bank CIB a public and private-sector initiative. It hasn't explained why a CIB is necessary within the Trudeau government's 180-billion Investing in Canada infrastructure plan. On the two fundamentals, first, there is the extraordinary wide ambit of the CIB's goals. And Ottawa hasn't made a persuasive case that the governance of the CIB will be sufficiently rigourous to ensure that taxpayers' money is wisely spent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee claims: In May, 106 people were intercepted by RCMP crossing the border between official ports of entry in Manitoba, according to CBC. Immigration and Refugee Board can't keep up with asylum claims That's down about 27 per cent from April when 146 asylum seekers were intercepted and down from in March when 170 refugee claimants were stopped by police. That's according to updated numbers released Friday by the Canada's government department of Immigration and Citizenship. The downward trend comes despite concerns that as weather warmed up, more refugee claimants would make the risky journey on foot into Manitoba. Across the country, fewer people filed refugee claims in the last three months as well 742 in May, down from 859 April and 887 in March. if undefined typeof b in Trying to slip across the border is not a 'free ticket' to Canada. Canadian authorities are continuing to effectively managing the arrival of asylum seekers, applying our laws and procedures to keep Canadians safe while fully respecting all of our international obligations, said Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale in a written statement. '968554052001', 'playlist Selector' 'container Selector' ' container75119148', 'ciid' 'caffeine14165786' ; Refugees could wait up to 11 years for hearing as Legal Aid faces spike in cases, flat funding1 22 The trend in Manitoba is also reflected in national numbers on refugee claimants intercepted at the Canada-U.S. border. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

return home: The Miami Herald reports http //hrld.us/2sET16t that at the Little Haiti Cultural Center on Friday, Haitian President Jovenel Moise said Haitians worried about losing their temporary protected status should calm down, since his government will request a 12-month extension, according to Metro News. Moise said he raised the issue with Vice-President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at a security conference Thursday, and he said the deportations of tens of thousands of Haitians was not what they have in mind. The Department of Homeland Security has said more than 50,000 Haitians legally living and working in the U.S. to plan to return home when their employment and residency benefits expire in January. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

street spain: They marched along the city's Gran Via street, according to Metro News. Spain has taken in less than 10 per cent of the refugees it had pledged to accept by last September. Braving temperatures that reached 40 degrees Celsius 104 degrees Fahrenheit several thousand marchers followed a huge banner reading We Want To Welcome Them Now! Enough Excuses, No More Barriers. It has relocated or resettled 1,304 refugees, while it promised in September 2015 to take in 17,337 people 15,888 from camps in Italy and Greece and 1,449 from Turkey and Libya. In February, at least 160,000 people marched in Barcelona to demand the Spanish government fulfil its commitment on refugees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

victor diaz: We can't wait any more, according to CTV. We are going to pressure them and see what happens, said Victor Diaz, a Mexican immigrant now working on a farm in Vergennes. Protesters said Ben & Jerry's agreed two years ago to participate in the so-called Milk with Dignity program, but the company and worker representatives have yet to reach an agreement. Ben & Jerry's spokesman Sean Greenwood said before Saturday's march from the Statehouse to the Waterbury factory that the company was eager to reach an agreement and negotiations were underway. We frame ourselves as an aspiring social justice company, said Greenwood. We are a values-led business. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

victor diaz: Protesters said Ben & Jerry's agreed two years ago to participate in the so-called Milk with Dignity program, but the company and worker representatives have yet to reach an agreement, according to The Chronicle Herald. We can't wait any more. Scores of dairy farm workers and activists marched Saturday to a Ben & Jerry's factory to push for better pay and living conditions on farms that provide milk for the ice cream maker that takes pride in its social activism. We are going to pressure them and see what happens, said Victor Diaz, a Mexican immigrant now working on a farm in Vergennes. Organized Will Lambek said the marchers presented a letter to company CEO Jostein Solheim who said the company was committed to joining the program. The march that began Saturday morning in Montpelier ended mid-afternoon at the plant in Waterbury, about 14 miles away. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

aid workers: Bakita says she likes her new mother, according to The Chronicle Herald. As for her two younger siblings, it is impossible to tell. The slender teenager would rather focus on the woman whom aid officials recently chose to raise her and her siblings on a small piece of earth in what has become the world's largest refugee settlement. One of the consequences of South Sudan's civil war has been the thousands of children fleeing without parents or guardians, without documentation, often with nothing but treasured possessions like a saucepan or a chicken. The children, referred to as unaccompanied minors, pose serious challenges for aid workers who quickly have to figure out what to do with them when they cross the border. It is a humbling sight, even for veteran aid workers who have seen it all. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

bingo games: Ammoye, Jay Cartier, Eyesus and Hardcore are slotted to provide a night of reggae on Sunday, July 2, according to Hamilton Spectator. Admission to the festival is free. Usher, former frontman for the indie-rock band Moist, will take the main stage Friday, June 30, while The Sadies and Mac Isaac perform as a double headlining bill on Saturday, July 1. As well, the festival will feature a Canadian citizenship ceremony, the third annual parade of cultures, a talent search, spelling bee, bingo games, a song contest, a beer garden, an international food court, an art contest, a giant birthday cake and a baby contest. The festival, organized by the Hamilton Folk Arts Heritage Council since 1969, runs noon to 11 p.m. daily. For children, there will also be a midway, water games, bubble soccer and pony rides. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

blood sweat: I told her I really thought it was an excellent song and very well-written, lyrical and musically, according to CBC. Coleman wanted to give the song a new life with a new rendition in time for Canada 150. Don Coleman says it was a bit of serendipity that led to him crossing paths with Jeanette Arsenault, whose parents and extended family are Islanders, and discover her song Mon Cher Canada/This is My Canada. He invited a roster of Canadian artists and session musicians to take part, including David Clayton Thomas of Blood Sweat and Tears, the Good Brothers, and Acadian vocalist Wilfrid LeBoutilier, among others. It was a piano-based song... as well the lyrics touched me as I was listening to the first verse for the first time. I started listening to it and it really pulled at my heartstrings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cases: Meanwhile, Legal Aid Manitoba is still waiting to find out how much funding it will get from the province this year, according to CBC. In just over two months from April 1 to June 11, 2017 Legal Aid Manitoba processed 243 immigration cases. Without an increase in funding, by the year 2021, refugee claimants could be waiting more than a decade for their cases to be heard, the report obtained by the Canadian Press states. Last year, 308 cases were processed for the total fiscal year. We're processing applications as they come in, said Dwarka. Alastair Carke, a lawyer with Clarke Law in Winnipeg said an 11-year wait is 'completely unacceptable.' Clarke Law That's a 79 per cent increase over the total number of cases processed last year, said Robin Dwarka, director of finance and labour management at Legal Aid Manitoba. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

childhood arrivals: Since taking office, Trump has expressed empathy for the participants often called dreamers, many of whom have no memory of living anywhere but the United States, according to CTV. Cancelling the program could mean trying to deport more than 787,000 people who identified themselves to the government in exchange for temporary protection. The mixed signals reflect the political sensitivities behind the Obama administration program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. As a candidate who put tough immigration policies at the core of his campaign, Donald Trump denounced the program as an illegal amnesty and said he would immediately end it. The Homeland Security Department said Thursday that the program would remain in effect. A court had blocked the DAPA program and it has never been implemented. That statement was included at the end of an announcement of the cancellation of a related Obama program, Deferred Action for Parents of Americans, which would have protected the immigrant parents of U.S. citizens. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tax: Ms, according to Globe and Mail. Tehranchian notes that Canadians retiring outside the country should take a good look at estate planning and have separate wills for each jurisdiction. Issues include safety, political stability, quality of health care and education, climate, cost of living, arts, culture and entertainment, language, similarity and compatibility of cultures and ease of travel back and forth to Canada. She notes that many off the radar tax havens do not have zero tax, but rates are still less than in Canada, where those in the highest brackets pay more than 50 per cent. Corporations are always looking for ways to reduce their taxes, and moving their operations or their head office to low-tax havens is one of the ways that they can achieve significant savings and improve their bottom lines, Ms. These countries also have breaks for businesses. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

body: To avoid actual or apparent conflicts of interest, the committee recommends the new body report to a minister other than the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, according to CBC. As soon as the new body is up and running, the government should revoke the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council's designation as the regulatory body, the committee recommends. In a report tabled today, called Starting Again Improving Government Oversight of Immigration Consultants, the standing committee on citizenship and immigration calls for the creation of an independent, government-regulated body to oversee immigration consultants. Canada's current regulatory body that governs immigration and citizenship consultants and paralegals is unable to serve its purpose, the report concludes. Liberals face pressure to crack down on 'ghost' immigration consultants Council overseeing immigration consultants appears to be in turmoil Oversight council for immigration consultants faces criticism The committee says only lawyers and consultants admitted to the profession by the new regulatory body should be authorized to accept payments for immigration services, and that members should have more rigorous standards for admission in terms of training, education and ethics. The committee calls for a new regulatory framework governing immigration and citizenship consultants and paralegals that gives the government a stronger oversight role. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

july traffic: Anthony swiftly announced plans to dismiss Officer Jeronimo Yanez, despite his acquittal, according to CTV. Yanez was charged with manslaughter in the death of Castile, a 32-year-old school cafeteria worker, during a July 6 traffic stop that turned deadly seconds after Castile alerted the officer that he was carrying a gun. Castile's family stormed out of the courtroom after the verdict was read, and the city of St. Castile had a permit for the weapon. He didn't deserve to die the way he did, Philando Castile's sister, Allysza, said, through tears. The fact in this matter is that my son was murdered, and I'll continue to say murdered, because where in this planet can you tell the truth, and you be honest, and you still be murdered by the police of Minnesota, his mother, Valerie Castile, said, referring to the fact that her son was shot after he volunteered to Yanez, Sir, I have to tell you, I do have a firearm on me. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

marijuana: Lawmakers sent Gov, according to Metro News. Jerry Brown a measure merging the state's longstanding medical marijuana law with the much more permissive rules voters approved last year to legalize pot sales to people 21 and older. California lawmakers voted Thursday to set rules for the state's nascent marijuana industry and to quash the growth of federal immigration detention as part of a 125 billion state budget lawmakers approved for the next fiscal year. The state will develop standards for organic marijuana, allow pot samples at county fairs and permit home deliveries. The measure prevents local governments from signing or expanding contracts with federal authorities for immigration detention facilities. The Legislature also backed a measure to limit new beds for immigration detention, dealing a blow to the Trump administration's efforts to boost deportation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

minister theresa: Many people remained unaccounted for Thursday, and officials weren't sure exactly how many were missing, according to Huffington Post Canada. But they expected the death toll to rise significantly. At least 17 people were killed as flames raced through the 24-storey Grenfell Tower early Wednesday, trapping people inside their apartments. London Police said an investigation had been launched to determine whether the blaze involved any crimes and Prime Minister Theresa May announced a public inquiry, a type of probe that's used to investigate issues of major public concern. People deserve answers. In addition, London Mayor Sadiq Khan called for an interim report on the fire to be published this summer. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

opinion article: The story has sparked intense criticism online, particularly this past week, according to Metro News. The title of the column Canada replacing its population a case of wilful ignorance, greed, excess political correctness was accompanied by a photograph of a large crowd of cheering, mostly Asian young adults. For Oikawa, whose family had their possessions and home seized by the government and were forced into what were essentially concentration camps, that reminder came this week in the form of a former Canadian Ambassador's opinion article in the Vancouver Sun on June 4. Its author, Martin Collacott, is a senior fellow at the right-of-centre Fraser Institute and former spokesman for the Centre for Immigration Policy Reform; he was once Canada's Ambassador to Syria, Lebanon and Cambodia. function set Cookie related path / ; Related Vancouver Trump tower protesters speak President's 'misogyny and homophobia is inhumane'Soldiers of Odin disrupt anti-racism rally in Vancouver Trump's anti-immigrant stance may be fuelling rise in racism in Canada experts Citing statistics that within two generations, nearly seven in 10 in B.C. will be visible minorities, and in a century eight-in-ten people in Canada will be non-white Collacott argued that B.C.'s white population risks being overwhelmed by non-white immigrants. Although he said some diversity is healthy, the harms of current immigration levels include locals being crowded out of housing bought by the ceaseless flow of new arrivals, increased traffic, and a drain on health and education. If Canada continues along its present path, he argued, we will become one of the first and perhaps the only country in the world to voluntarily allow its population to be largely replaced by people from elsewhere. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pennsylvania hometown: The playground is part of the Hazleton One Community Center, the brainchild of Maddon and his cousin, Elaine Maddon Curry, and her husband, Robert Curry, according to Hamilton Spectator. Maddon helped create the Hazleton Integration Project to unite people of different cultures in the town, which has a growing Hispanic population. Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon has returned to his Pennsylvania hometown to help open and dedicate a new 250,000 playground. Maddon says the new immigrants need to be welcomed the same way his ancestors were. No different. He says It's no different from when our grandparents came here. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

philando castile: Anthony swiftly announced plans to dismiss Officer Jeronimo Yanez, despite his acquittal, according to Toronto Star. Yanez was charged with manslaughter in the death of Castile, a 32-year-old school cafeteria worker, during a July 6 traffic stop that turned deadly seconds after Castile alerted the officer that he was carrying a gun. Castile's family stormed out of the courtroom after the verdict was read, and the city of St. Castile had a permit for the weapon. He didn't deserve to die the way he did, Philando Castile's sister, Allysza, said, through tears. The fact in this matter is that my son was murdered, and I'll continue to say murdered, because where in this planet can you tell the truth, and you be honest, and you still be murdered by the police of Minnesota, his mother, Valerie Castile, said, referring to the fact that her son was shot after he volunteered to Yanez, Sir, I have to tell you, I do have a firearm on me. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee claimant: Jared Will, who is representing Ebrahim Toure a failed refugee claimant who has been behind bars since February 2013 because the government has been unable to deport him objected to the fact that the government's representative, who acts as a kind of prosecutor at the quasi-judicial hearing, had not disclosed evidence cited to justify Toure's continued detention, according to Toronto Star. Suzy Kim, the board member hearing the case, appeared to be taken aback by Will's objection. Andrew Francis Wallace / Toronto Star By Brendan Kennedy Staff Reporter Fri., June 16, 2017 The relative fairness of monthly detention reviews for immigration detainees was called into question Thursday in a testy exchange between the lawyers for a West African man who has been in maximum-security jail without charge for nearly four-and-a-half years and an Immigration and Refugee Board member. Kim said the government's oral submissions are regularly accepted as evidence in detention reviews, which are intended to be less formal than court proceedings. Article Continued Below I don't have disclosure obligation because I'm not detaining anyone, replied Will, visibly frustrated. Kim asked whether Will had disclosed the notes he had in front of him, for instance. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

summer celebration: But the 10 30 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. event is now being relocated to Corktown Park, organizers said in a release, to avoid overlap with what they understand to be a protest by the Soldiers of Odin and Canadian Combat Coalition, according to Hamilton Spectator. The far-right groups, often criticized as anti-Muslim and anti-immigration, are expected to protest a recently passed federal bill that condemns religious discrimination and explicitly Islamophobia. Organizers of the summer celebration of the city's diverse LGBTQ communities were poised to hold a rally in the City Hall forecourt Saturday. We refuse to share space with hate groups, reads a statement from Hamilton Pride's organizers Friday. A march and party in the park will follow the rally. To ensure everyone's safety and because this protest violates our anti-oppressive mandate and the spirit of Pride, we have moved the rally to Corktown Park. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

african player: In another case, a hardline fan group segregated part of a stadium for people of Slavic appearance, the report alleges, according to Hamilton Spectator. Fans of Russian champion Spartak Moscow flew anti-Semitic banners. There were 89 racist and far-right incidents at Russian games in the 2016-17 season, slightly below the two previous seasons, according to Thursday's report by European anti-discrimination group FARE and Russia-based SOVA. In one case, an African player complained of racist abuse by an opponent during a Russian Premier League game. The Russian Football Union's disciplinary committee, however, has said it didn't detect a single racist incident in any of the top three divisions this season. The Russian football authorities and the government authorities have realized ... the way both of these competitions will be tarnished by the fear of racism occurring and they've taken some quite strong measures, FARE's executive director Piara Powar told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. The report comes ahead of the Confederations Cup, starting Saturday, and a year ahead of the World Cup. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.