hhs: The agency oversees facilities for unaccompanied minors who enter the United States illegally and had refused her requests for an abortion, according to Metro News. The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday restored a lower court's ruling against HHS. The new ruling ordered HHS to step aside and allow the teen to go forward with an abortion. The 17-year-old had fought for a month to have an abortion, eventually leading to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Trump administration did not appeal to the Supreme Court before the procedure, but advocates for the teen referred to in court filings as Jane Doe to shield her identity rushed to arrange the abortion after the ruling Tuesday afternoon. In a statement released by the ACLU, the teen said she came to this country to make a better life for herself, and found out she was pregnant after entering immigration custody. I'm relieved for Jane Doe, but I'm so incredibly frustrated that we had to go through all of this for what is a very well-settled constitutional right, Brigitte Amiri, an ACLU lawyer who argued for the teen in court, told The Associated Press. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: The census counted 145,645 children aged 0-4, 8.7 per cent of Aboriginal people in Canada. -- One in five Indigenous people in Canada is living in a dwelling that needs major repairs, while one in 10 lives in a household that has a space shortfall of at least one bedroom. -- However, 7.3 per cent of Indigenous people in Canada are 65 or older, compared with 4.8 per cent in 2006 -- and that proportion could double by the year 2036. -- The census counted 145,645 Indigenous children aged 0-4 in 2016. -- The number of people who identified as First Nations reached 979,230 last year, up 39.3 per cent over 2006, while the Metis population grew by 51.2 per cent over the same period to 587,545 people, according to CTV. The census recorded 65,025 Inuit, 29.1 per cent higher than in 2006. -- Winnipeg 92,810 Edmonton 76,205 Vancouver 61,460 and Toronto 46,315 reported the largest Indigenous populations, while the highest proportion of Aboriginal people were in Thunder Bay 12.7 per cent Winnipeg 12.2 per cent and Saskatoon 10.9 per cent . -- In 2016, 7.5 million people -- about 21.9 per cent of the total population -- reported being foreign-born individuals who immigrated to Canada. Some selected highlights if undefined typeof b in -- The census counted 1.67 million Indigenous people in Canada in 2016, accounting for 4.9 per cent of the total population -- up from 3.8 per cent in 2006 for a growth rate of 42.5 per cent over the last 10 years, four times the rate of the non-Indigenous population. -- The average age of the Indigenous population was 32.1 years, nearly a decade younger than the non-Indigenous population at 40.9 years. In 1921, the census reported that proportion at 22.3 per cent, the highest since Confederation. During the first four months of 2016, refugees accounted for one-quarter of all immigrants admitted to Canada, thanks to an influx of refugees from Syria. -- Asia, including the Middle East, remains the largest source of recent immigrants to Canada at 61.8 per cent, followed by Africa at 13.4 per cent. Statistics Canada projects that proportion could reach between 25 and 30 per cent by 2036. -- The census counted 1,212,075 new immigrants who permanently settled in Canada between 2011 and 2016, 3.5 per cent of the total population last year. -- 60 per cent entered under the economic category, 26.8 per cent to join family already in Canada and 11.6 per cent as refugees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hamilton: The share of immigrants to total population in the Hamilton census area has been relatively steady over the last several censuses, according to CBC. While Hamilton's immigrant population has stayed steady, Ontario's has grown from 26 per cent of the population in 1996 to 29 per cent in 2016, SPRC found. But Hamilton's immigrant proportion has not kept up with a growth in immigrants coming to Ontario, according to an analysis of the census numbers by the Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton SPRC . The foreign-born population in Hamilton, Burlington and Grimsby measured 24.1 per cent of the total population, or 177,075 people. About 10 per cent of the immigrants reported in the 2016 census have come to Hamilton in the last five years. The same numbers showed the share of immigrants in Canada reached its highest level in almost a century. 21.9% of Canadians are immigrants, the highest share in 85 years Stats Can The census figures show 21.9 per cent of Canadians report being or having been an immigrant or permanent resident, nearly matching the high of 22.3 per cent in 1921 and up from 19.8 per cent in 2006. Between 2011 and 2016, 17,420 people who reported in the census that they were born in another country moved to Hamilton, Burlington or Grimsby. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigrants: Of those provinces, Alberta experienced the biggest jump, with 17.1 per cent of new immigrants moving there in 2016, compared with just 6.9 per cent 15 years earlier, according to Toronto Star. At the same time, the proportion of new immigrants defined as people who moved to Canada in the past five years to Ontario has dropped significantly, from 55.9 per cent in 2001 to 39 per cent in 2016. The share of recent immigrants to Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba more than doubled between 2001 and 2016, according to new data on the 2016 census that was published Wednesday by Statistics Canada. Despite this, the Toronto census metropolitan area, which includes the city itself and part of the surrounding region, remains the destination of choice for the largest number of immigrants to Canada. At this point, nearly half the people in the Toronto area 46.1 per cent were born outside Canada, the highest proportion of any major urban centre in the country. Between 2011 and 2016, almost 30 per cent of immigrants 356,930 people made Toronto their new home, almost double the total that moved to the Montreal area. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

long-form census: The release marks just the latest and second-to-last in a year-long series of statistical snapshots of the Canadian condition, one that also heralded the return of data from the much-maligned long-form census for the first time in a decade, according to The Chronicle Herald. The census portrait began with a population boom out West and a commensurate spike in the number of households. There was plenty of diversity on display in Wednesday's deposit of Statistics Canada census data, including 250 different ethnic origins across the country, and hints of more to come visible minorities could comprise fully one-third of Canadians by 2036 as immigration drives population growth not just in the cities, but across the country. Wednesday's release showed a similar trend for two groups the largest overall increase in the Indigenous population was in western Canada over the last decade, while the share of recent immigrants to the Prairies more than doubled over the last 15 years. What it's forcing us to do, collectively, is think about our entire nation as being composed of immigrants, rather than just major cities. Immigrants are diffusing across the country, said Michael Haan, a sociology professor at Western University in London, Ont. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

minority communities: The news comes as part of a tranche of census data, released Wednesday, that paints a multifaceted portrait of a country where more than one in five people was born outside its borders, according to Toronto Star. Canada is now home to millions of people who claim more than 250 distinct ethnic origins, with historical lineages through Indigenous groups and countries all over the world. More than half of respondents to the 2016 census in the City of Toronto 51.5 per cent said they're from visible minority communities, a milestone that was narrowly missed when 49 per cent identified that way in 2011. What does your community look like We've been seeing this for 20 years now, that Canada is becoming more and more diverse, said Jean-Pierre Corbeil, Statistics Canada's assistant director of social and Aboriginal statistics. Five years earlier in 2011, the number was 49 per cent. /react-text Rene Johnston / Toronto Star Across the GTA, almost half 48.8 per cent of census respondents identified as visible minorities. Article Continued Below It's not surprising that we see the share of people identified as visible minorities increasing for sure, he said. react-text 163 In Toronto, 51.5 per cent of respondents to the 2016 census said they are from visible minority communities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

home: But the land of the living skies now has a visible minority population of 63,275, driven by rising waves of immigration that have turned the fictional world of Little Mosque into a new Canadian reality, according to The Chronicle Herald. Take the tiny town of Frontier, Sask. home to 280 people in 2006, just 20 of them immigrants. At the time, Saskatchewan was home to about 33,900 visible minorities about 3.6 per cent of its population and the show broke new cultural ground with its awkwardly hilarious choreography of Canadian multiculturalism's delicate dance. Ten years later, the population sat at 415, including 120 immigrants dramatic growth driven largely by a local farm equipment manufacturer who found newcomers to Canada to be the only way to address his labour woes. But while populous provinces like Ontario and B.C. were once the destinations of choice for new arrivals, more and more of them have been flocking to the Prairies, lured by more promising work prospects. Many of the workers Honey Bee Manufacturing brought in were from the Philippines; that country generated 15.6 per cent of all new immigrants to Canada between 2011 and 2016, followed by India at 12.1 per cent and China at 10.6 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

minority population: Take the tiny town of Frontier, Sask. -- home to 280 people in 2006, just 20 of them immigrants, according to CTV. Ten years later, the population sat at 415, including 120 immigrants -- dramatic growth driven largely by a local farm equipment manufacturer who found newcomers to Canada to be the only way to address his labour woes. But the land of the living skies now has a visible minority population of 63,275, driven by rising waves of immigration. Many of the workers Honey Bee Manufacturing brought in were from the Philippines; that country generated 15.6 per cent of all new immigrants to Canada between 2011 and 2016, followed by India at 12.1 per cent and China at 10.6 per cent. The percentage of new immigrants living in Alberta reached 17.1 per cent in 2016, compared with 6.9 per cent in 2001; In Manitoba, it went to 5.2 per cent, up from 1.8 per cent; and four per cent in Saskatchewan, up from one per cent 15 years earlier. But while populous provinces like Ontario and B.C. were once the destinations of choice for new arrivals, more and more of them have been flocking to the Prairies, lured by more promising work prospects. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

population: The majority of Saskatchewan immigrants are from the Philippines, India, China and United Kingdom, according to CTV. The percentage of new immigrants living in Saskatchewan reached four per cent, up from one per cent 15 years earlier. Of the one million people who live in the province, 10.5 per cent were born in a different country. The census also provided recent numbers on the Indigenous population. According to Statistics Canada, since 2006, Saskatchewan's Indigenous population has grown more than 20 per cent. More than 15 per cent of Saskatchewan's population identifies as Indigenous. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

population: The average age of the Indigenous population was 32.1 years, nearly a decade younger than the non-Indigenous population at 40.9 years, according to Metro News. The census counted 145,645 children aged 0-4, 8.7 per cent of Aboriginal people in Canada. Some selected highlights The census counted 1.67 million Indigenous people in Canada in 2016, accounting for 4.9 per cent of the total population up from 3.8 per cent in 2006 for a growth rate of 42.5 per cent over the last 10 years, four times the rate of the non-Indigenous population. One in five Indigenous people in Canada is living in a dwelling that needs major repairs, while one in 10 lives in a household that has a space shortfall of at least one bedroom. The census counted 145,645 Indigenous children aged 0-4 in 2016. However, 7.3 per cent of Indigenous people in Canada are 65 or older, compared with 4.8 per cent in 2006 and that proportion could double by the year 2036. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

prairie provinces: Alberta's share of recent immigrants defined as people who first obtained their landed immigrant or permanent resident status in Canada in the five years prior to a given census rose from 6.9 per cent in 2001 to 17.1 per cent in 2016, according to CBC. That's now the third highest among all provinces, just behind Quebec's 17.8 per cent. if undefined typeof b in Ontario remains the most popular destination for recent immigrants, with 39 per cent living there in 2016. That's according to the latest census data, released Wednesday by Statistics Canada, which shows how immigration patterns have shifted toward the Prairie provinces in general and Alberta, in particular. 21.9% of Canadians are immigrants, the highest share in 85 years Stats Can Over the past 15 years, the share of recent immigrants in the Prairie provinces has more than doubled, the federal agency said in a release. But that's down sharply from the 55.9 per cent who called Ontario home in 2001. International vs. interprovincial migration The surge in immigrants settling in Alberta has helped maintain the province's population growth despite an exodus of existing residents who left for other provinces in the wake of the recent recession. The proportion of new immigrants in B.C., meanwhile, shrunk from 19.9 per cent to 14.5 per cent over the past decade and a half. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

spending announcements: Governments would reserve their important taxation and spending announcements for the main, big budget, according to Rabble. These days, most governments don't want to wait for the budget. The finance minister's fall fiscal exercise used to be nothing more than a statement of the government's fiscal position, four or five months before the annual budget. They use the Update to roll out new goodies at a time when it might be politically advantageous for them. If you believe the media and the opposition, this Update comes at a time when Finance Minister Bill Morneau is in trouble on two fronts. The 2017 Update is no exception. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

study committee: It's often easier for congressional leaders to get legislation passed as part of must-pass spending bills rather than as a stand-alone measure, according to Metro News. Rep. President Donald Trump is phasing out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, but gave Congress six months to act before recipients' work permits begin to expire. Mark Walker, the chairman of the Republican Study Committee, said just such a scenario was broached by a colleague when Ryan met with the group's leaders on Tuesday. At the White House, Trump also was asked about the prospects of extending the program as part of a budget deal in December. Walker said that if the scenario discussed became a reality, I know the RSC would have a problem with that. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

toronto area: Georgina Island is the Greater Toronto Area's only Indigenous reserve, mostly populated by people in single-family homes and somewhat remote, in that it is only accessible by boat, according to Toronto Star. Read more The Star looks at the present and the future of Toronto housing What the two places do share is the distinction of being identified as the top two communities in the GTA, in terms of the percentage of housing stock that has been identified as being in need of major repairs, according to 2016 census data released Wednesday. Flemingdon Park is the site of multiple large to mid-size rental towers, public housing and townhomes. Article Continued Below Georgina Island has just 115 reported households, but of that total 30 homes or 26.1 per cent of all housing on the island are considered to be in need of serious repairs. Chief Donna Big Canoe said housing needs on the island are complicated by a combination of funding, infrastructure and costs. The average household size was recorded at 2 people and almost a third of reported properties were single-person dwellings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

watercolour-style animation: Instead, watercolour-style animation tells the story of a little Jewish chicken shop that gave way to a Portuguese fish market that was itself replaced by a Jamaican music store, according to CBC. The 60-second story chronicles change in the popular downtown Toronto neighbourhood and half a century's worth of Canadian immigration. The latest Heritage Minute is unlike any of the 87 previous ones there are no period costumes or actors playing central figures in Canadian history. This Canadian women's basketball team ruled the world and now gets a moment of fame'Our history is not always good' Heritage Minute explores Indian residential schools Filmmaker Michael Goldlist pitched and wrote the new Heritage Minute, which begins with the story of a chicken shop his grandfather, Charles Goldlist, ran for decades. I know that that story is not just common to me, that is so many people's story, the 34-year-old filmmaker said on a recent visit to the Toronto neighbourhood. Charles Goldlist was a Holocaust survivor who immigrated to Canada from Poland in 1948 when Kensington Market was a largely Jewish immigrant neighbourhood. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian citizens: Determinations are based on whether anticipated costs are expected to exceed the average Canadian per-capita health or social services costs over a five-year period, or if they could add to an existing waiting list that might delay care for Canadian citizens or permanent residents, according to CBC. The immigration committee began its study this morning, hearing from officials in the immigration department on how the guidelines are currently applied and how they are being reviewed for possible adjustment. As it stands, applicants can be refused if their condition is a potential danger to public health or safety, or if immigration officers believe they could cause excessive demand on the system. Liberal MP and immigration committee chair Rob Oliphant said the government has signalled interest in the issue in the wake of high-profile cases, including the one of a York University professor whose application for permanent residency was turned down because his son has Down syndrome. Liberals set to announce 2018 immigration targets More flexible citizenship rules kick in Half of border crossers' claims rejected Figures provided to CBC News from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada show a sharp decline in the number of applications rejected on medical grounds in the last three years. If these are mostly economic migrants coming in and making money and paying taxes, is there really a net benefit, or is it a net cost We don't know and we want to find out, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian press: Nowhere do the rights of religious freedom extend to that person's right to somehow attack or hurt others and that's what's happening here, Notley said Tuesday, according to CBC. We will not use public dollars to have sexual health programs that deny science, that deny evidence, and that deny human rights. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Notley says the health and well-being of students comes first. They can continue to work on the proposal all they want, but we ultimately approve the curriculum that goes into schools and this kind of curriculum will not happen. The Alberta government is currently rewriting teaching plans across the board for kindergarten to Grade 12. Alberta education minister rejects sex-education curriculum of Catholic schools Karl Germann, president of the Council of Catholic School Superintendents of Alberta, could not be reached for comment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ice officials: Attorney Michael Koribanics said Echevarria took full responsibility for his actions in court, according to Metro News. He was reviewing whether to appeal the conviction. Arnaldo Echevarria, of Somerset, was convicted in March of bribery, making false statements and harbouring an undocumented immigrant. Echevarria received 75,000 in bribes from immigrants not in the U.S. legally in exchange for employment authorization documents from 2012 to 2014, prosecutors said, and in one instance he demanded and received sex. He paid his girlfriend and other employees in cash to avoid paperwork, prosecutors said. He also was convicted of concealing his girlfriend's immigration status and employing her in his hair salon while lying to ICE officials. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

labour force: But doing so effectively and responsibly requires investments in municipal infrastructure and services to help newcomers integrate and succeed, according to Toronto Star. Toronto, which is a particularly popular destination for immigrants, has reaped the benefits, becoming a truly global and dynamic city. Amid a global migrant crisis and American retreat on immigration, with a declining birth rate and shrinking labour force, now is the time to open our borders wider. At the same time, it disproportionately bears the pressures of a rising population. Consider that on Monday Toronto's community development committee recommended city council approve spending an additional 20 million to extend hotel and motel contracts into 2018 to house refugee claimants. Yet the governments that set our immigration policies have not always helped the city manage the influx. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

overstayed visas: Activists are suing the government in New York, California, the District of Columbia and Maryland, according to CTV. DACA has protected about 800,000 people, many of them currently in college, who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children or came with families that overstayed visas. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan directed Brooklyn judges to expeditiously decide if a court can properly review the decision to end in March the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. The government insists it cannot. A three-judge 2nd Circuit panel issued a brief order after hearing oral arguments. It also said it will only decide the issue of whether to order the lower court to limit document production once those issues are addressed. It said the government will not have to continue to produce documents or submit to depositions before the lower court decides whether the cases can proceed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

overstayed visas.a: Activists are suing the government in New York, California, the District of Columbia and Maryland, according to Metro News. DACA has protected about 800,000 people, many of them currently in college, who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children or came with families that overstayed visas.A three-judge 2nd Circuit panel issued a brief order after hearing oral arguments. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan directed Brooklyn judges to expeditiously decide if a court can properly review the decision to end in March the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. The government insists it cannot. It said the government will not have to continue to produce documents or submit to depositions before the lower court decides whether the cases can proceed. Attorney Michael Wishnie, who argued for plaintiffs suing the government, praised the appeals court for having moved swiftly to address the government filings in this case. It also said it will only decide the issue of whether to order the lower court to limit document production once those issues are addressed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

policy areas: Making clear he had no intention of making a drama out of the twin ballots, Gentiloni said he was ready to discuss how Lombardy and Veneto wanted to proceed, according to CBC. Here we are talking about how to make Italy work better. Unlike a recent referendum on independence in Catalonia that has sparked a political crisis in Spain, the Italian votes on the weekend were legal, but not binding on Rome. We are not calling into question Italy and its unity, Gentiloni said during a visit to an oil refinery close to Venice, the capital of the northeastern Veneto region. Regional governments have the right to ask for greater oversight in 23 policy areas, including the environment, infrastructure, health and education. The government is ready to look into the merits of this ... it will be a complex discussion that can't be done in five minutes, he added. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rakhine state: My bosses have said it appears to be ethnic cleansing, according to The Chronicle Herald. I'm of that view as well, said Patrick Murphy, a senior U.S. diplomat for Southeast Asia, while adding that the final call wasn't his to make. Angry lawmakers on Tuesday demanded an immediate denunciation as they explored a new, tougher U.S. policy. Tillerson could receive the recommendation to adopt such terminology as a matter of policy as early as this week, officials familiar with the process told The Associated Press. At a Senate hearing Tuesday, lawmakers pressed Murphy and other administration officials to hastily clarify their view of the brutal crackdown on Muslims in Rakhine State that has caused more than 600,000 refugees to flee to Bangladesh. He would then decide whether to follow the advice of his agency's policy experts and lawyers, which would raise pressure on the U.S. government to consider new sanctions on a country that had been lauded for its democratic transition. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee processing: Trump issued his new order on refugee screening as the administration's four-month ban on refugee admissions expired, according to CTV. It directs federal agencies to resume refugee processing, which he clamped down on shortly after taking office. Officials refused to identify the 11 countries, but said refugee applications from those nations will be judged case-by-case. The new enhanced vetting procedures for all refugees include such measures as collecting additional biographical and other information to better determine whether refugees are being truthful about their status; improving information-sharing between agencies; stationing fraud detection officers at certain locations overseas; and training screeners to weed out fraud and deception. Additional screening will likely lengthen the wait. Refugees already face an extensive backlog and waiting periods that can take years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee screening: Trump issued his new order on refugee screening as the administration's four-month ban on refugee admissions expired, according to Toronto Star. It directs federal agencies to resume refugee processing, which he clamped down on shortly after taking office. Officials refused to identify the 11 countries, but said refugee applications from those nations will be judged case-by-case. Read more U.S. Supreme Court upholds Trump administration's ban on most refugees Article Continued Below U.S. Supreme Court rules Trump can enforce refugee ban, but must relax restrictions on family Trump travel ban expires Sunday as Homeland Security suggests targeted restrictions The new enhanced vetting procedures for all refugees include such measures as collecting additional biographical and other information to better determine whether refugees are being truthful about their status; improving information-sharing between agencies; stationing fraud detection officers at certain locations overseas; and training screeners to weed out fraud and deception. react-empty 162 Refugees already face an extensive backlog and waiting periods that can take years. The security of the American people is this administration's highest priority, and these improved vetting measures are essential for American security, said acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke. Additional screening will likely lengthen the wait. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

stonebridge hotel: The Groupe de recherche sur l'extr me droite et ses alli -e-s GREDA has put together the open letter below to Justin Trudeau and members of his government asking that Robert Spencer be denied entry into canada, according to Rabble. The letter is pasted below and was originally posted on GREDA's website. The SIOA has been described as a hate group by the Jewish Anti-Defamation League ADL the Southern Poverty Law Center SPLC and the United States Military. Please feel free to write your own letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers. Here is another post from GREDA with additional information about the event. You can also call the Stonebridge Hotel of Grande Prairie hotel at 1 780 539-5561. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.