host thousands: The UNHCR's Filippo Grandi made a passionate appeal Thursday to the UN Security Council a body on which Canada is hoping to gain a seat in four year's time for more action and advocacy in the face of multiplying crises around the world displacing tens of millions of people, according to National Observer. Many refugee-hosting states, particularly those neighbouring conflict zones, keep their borders open and generously host thousands sometimes millions of refugees, Grandi said. That's despite a massive push by the agency to find more resettlement spaces for the estimated 1.2 million people it believes will need new homes next year at a time when finding those spots is becoming harder and harder. But certain states often those least impacted by refugee flows, and often wealthy ones have closed borders, restricting access to asylum and deterring entry. The plan released by Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen on Wednesday calls for Canada to take in 43,000 refugees and protected people next year an increase of just 3,000 over this year. The United States, which for years has been the largest recipient of UN-referred refugees, appears poised to more than halve its intake in 2018, going from a cap of 110,000 planned admissions in 2017 to just 45,000 in 2018. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

right mix: Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said the plan he unveiled Wednesday is the right mix for Canada, for now, according to National Observer. The gradual increase over time was designed so the system could adjust, he said. At 340,000 people, the increase by 2020 represents the highest intake since before the First World War, though it stops short of the 450,000 target suggested by the government's economic advisory council in a report last year. Bringing a newcomer to Canada is half of the job; we have to make sure people are being given the tools they need to succeed once they get here, Hussen told a news conference in Toronto. The switch to a longer-term planning approach marks a major pivot for the federal government, which has for decades relied on setting only annual targets. We have to make sure we have the absorptive capacity, we have to make sure that our partners on the ground with the settlement and integration processes that they engage in every day have the tools necessary so they can plan ahead, so they can adjust to the numbers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tax fraud: The legislation, like that of other countries, including the United States, is linked to the Russian whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky, who died in a Moscow prison in 2009 after accusing officials of a 230-million tax fraud, according to National Observer. The first sanctions under that act are aimed at 30 individuals tied to Russia, 19 Venezuelan officials, including Maduro, and three individuals from South Sudan. The law allows for sanctions against individuals who the federal government holds responsible for, or complicit in, gross violations of internationally recognized human rights or acts of significant corruption. The law will freeze any assets they may hold in Canada and render them inadmissible to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. It almost immediately drew the ire of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who complained that Canada was playing unconstructive political games. The Russians named Friday are linked to fraud uncovered by Magnitsky and to the violations of his legal and human rights during his investigation and pretrial detention, including psychological and physical abuse that led to his death. ; The Magnitsky law was passed with cross-party support in Parliament. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

altona: You can see the private resettlement project in Altona probably one of the best examples that you get and then you can go to Emerson and see what's called the irregular border crossers, and, you know, that was a big story for us in the U.S. '1088237635784', 'playlist Selector' 'container Selector' ' container8471251', 'ciid' 'caffeine14387596' ; Journalism students from U.S. Ivy League school visited Winnipeg, Emerson, Altona3 55 Students spoke to officials dealing with incoming asylum seekers in Emerson, met refugees in Altona, toured a Winnipeg resettlement agency, and took in a Jets game on Thursday night, according to CBC. I don't think it changed attitudes. If you want to look at all the aspects of Canadian refugee policy, this is the place to do it, said Deborah Amos, a journalist with NPR and Princeton journalism professor. I think it deepened understanding, and that was the point of this trip, Amos said. I think that we think of living in the United States as a safe country for refugees and just seeing the reasons that people are coming across the border has been both horrifying but also a very important learning experience, he said. Update on number of asylum seekers only tells part of the story Kieran Murphy, one of Amos's students, said he was struck by the personal stories of some of the refugees he met. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

american citizen: Joaquin Castro said that Rosamaria Hernandez was returned Friday afternoon to her family, according to Toronto Star. Her parents brought her into the U.S. from Mexico in 2007, when she was a toddler, and they live in the Texas border city of Laredo.A cousin who is an American citizen took Rosamaria from Laredo to a children's hospital in Corpus Christi on Oct. 24, where she was scheduled to have emergency gallbladder surgery. The ACLU and U.S. Rep. To get to Corpus Christi, about 240 kilometres away, she had to pass through an interior checkpoint in South Texas operated by the Border Patrol. Article Continued Below The Border Patrol has said it had no choice but to detain Rosamaria, arguing that she was considered an unaccompanied minor under federal law, the same as a child who crosses into the United States alone without legal permission. Read more U.S. immigration agents detain 10-year-old girl after stopping her on the way to emergency surgery Border Patrol agents followed Rosamaria and the cousin to the hospital, then took the girl into custody after the surgery and transported her to a facility in San Antonio for unaccompanied immigrant minors, under the custody of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

american citizen: Joaquin Castro said that Rosa Maria Hernandez was returned to her family Friday, according to Metro News. Her parents brought her into the U.S. from Mexico in 2007, when she was a toddler, and they live in the Texas border city of Laredo.A cousin who is an American citizen took Rosa Maria from Laredo to a children's hospital in Corpus Christi on Oct. 24, where she was scheduled to have emergency gallbladder surgery. The American Civil Liberties Union and U.S. Rep. To get to Corpus Christi, about 150 miles 240 kilometres away, she had to pass through an interior checkpoint in South Texas operated by the Border Patrol. The Border Patrol has said it had no choice but to detain Rosa Maria, arguing that she was considered an unaccompanied minor under federal law, the same as a child who crosses into the United States alone without legal permission. Border Patrol agents followed Rosa Maria and the cousin to the hospital, then took the girl into custody after the surgery and transported her to a facility in San Antonio for unaccompanied immigrant minors, under the custody of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

caroline starr: Neo-Nazi organizers have threatened to show up in Kew Gardens Park in the Beaches on Saturday, November 4th, reads a statement on the event's Facebook page, which cites other instances of counterprotests against far-right rallies, according to Toronto Star. Rabea Murtaza and Caroline Starr, organizers with East Enders Against Racism, told the Star by phone that several hundred people of all ages had shown up to the block party on Saturday despite gloomy weather forecasts. The block party began around noon, according to a Facebook page set up by several Toronto anti-fascist and anti-racist groups such as East Enders Against Racism and Solidarity Against Fascism Everywhere, and will include speakers, music, food and chanting. There are balloons and music and signs, samosas, hot chocolate, live performances it's really fun, Murtaza said. We have not seen signs of them, Murtaza said. Article Continued Below Police were present, although both organizers hadn't seen any hint of a far-right presence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

clark kent: Her mocking of climate change deniers, creationists, homeopathic medicine and horoscope believers prompted howls of protest from those who say a representative of the Queen should be seen, not heard at least when it comes to opinions, according to The Chronicle Herald. And outrage spewed over the appearance of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the House of Commons dressed as Clark Kent, complete with a stretchy Superman costume under his shirt and tie. The new Governor General, former astronaut Julie Payette, made a notable debut on the federal scene on Wednesday with a speech to fellow scientists. Detractors demanded the PM get back to business, and/or also do something about the hair that made him look too much like Conservative finance critic and Morneau nemesis Pierre Poilievre. The public reaction was . . . subdued. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer stuck closer to home in his get-up as Data from Star Trek a hat tip to science-based evidence, his handlers say. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

lgbt refugees: Sharalyn Jordan, chair of the B.C-based Rainbow Refugee, said lives are at risk in nearly 80 countries which outlaw certain sexual orientation, according to CBC. Her organization has resettled 95 sponsored LGBT refugees with the assistance of federal funding. Next year, Canada will bring in about 43,000 refugees, among them lesbian, gay, transgender and other people facing persecution based on sexual orientation. But she's worried that money will soon dry up. This is work that creates safety for some of the world's most vulnerable refugees, people who are persecuted not only in their own country, but often the other country they flee to is just as dangerous. Canada to admit nearly 1 million immigrants over next 3 years Canada immigration explained 9 questions answered The uncertainty means we can't go forward with this work and potentially ends the sponsorship of LGBT refugees, Jordan told CBC News. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

notification: I think things will escalate if the president doesn't act quickly, she said by telephone, according to Metro News. The United Nations issued an emergency notification advising staff in the capital, Juba, to remain vigilant. Malong's wife, Lucy Ayak Malek, told the AP that bodyguards refused to hand over arms and the situation had worsened, with hundreds of soldiers deployed. It was not immediately clear what led to the president's order, which also prevents any visitors to Malong's home. Santo Domic Chol said whatever was taking place was political. Acting army spokesman Col. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

order: Malong's wife, Lucy Ayak Malek, told the AP that bodyguards refused to hand over arms and the situation had worsened, with hundreds of soldiers deployed, according to The Chronicle Herald. I think things will escalate if the president doesn't act quickly, she said by telephone. A copy of the order obtained by The Associated Press says any resistance by Malong should be met with reasonable force. The United Nations issued an emergency notification advising staff in the capital, Juba, to remain vigilant. Acting army spokesman Col. It was not immediately clear what led to the president's order, which also prevents any visitors to Malong's home. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugees: Organizers of The Portal say refugees will share their stories from identical shipping containers in Berlin, Germany; Amman, Jordan; Gaza City, Palestine and Erbil, Iraq, according to Metro News. The containers are outfitted with audio and video technology that will make the students and refugees feel like they're physically in the same space. A specially equipped shipping container at Harvard University is giving students the rare chance to connect with Syrian refugees a world away. Students from Harvard and nearby Cambridge Rindge and Latin School are expected to take part in the conversations that run from Saturday to Tuesday. The containers have turned up in Havana, Cuba; Tehran, Iran; Nairobi, Kenya; Mexico City and Kigali, Rwanda, among other places. The project was launched by Shared Studios, a Brooklyn-based arts and technology collective, in 2014. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rohingya muslims: Since August, more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims and other minorities have made the perilous journey from Myanmar into Bangladesh to avoid what the United Nations has called a case of textbook ethnic cleansing, and the world's fastest growing refugee crisis and a major humanitarian emergency, according to CTV. People are so deeply traumatized and hurt by what's happened, said Rae, who was appointed special envoy to Myanmar on Oct. 23. I'd like to be able to say these things are unimaginable, but unfortunately, in the world we live in today, they're imaginable, the former Ontario premier and prominent Liberal told CTV's Daniele Hamamdjian. Without cameras and staff present, Rae met with 12 Rohingya women who shared their experiences in Myanmar's Rakhine state. Rae says the nature of these harrowing stories has been consistent. He says the refugees detailed horrific violence including sexual assault, aerial bombings, beheadings and attacks on children with machetes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

simon henshaw: He said at a news conference in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, that Myanmar must ensure a safe and stable environment so that the Rohingya can return home, according to The Chronicle Herald. More than 600,000 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh since late August amid a crackdown that the U.N. has called ethnic cleansing. Simon Henshaw, acting assistant secretary for the U.S. Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, said the U.S. would continue to support Rohingya who have fled to Bangladesh because of persecution in Myanmar's Rakhine state. Henshaw, who visited Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district on Friday, said that the Rohingya crisis was a complex one and that the U.S. would continue to encourage dialogue for resolving it. Henshaw praised Bangladesh's government and its people for supporting the refugees. He said Myanmar must take responsibility for the refugees' repatriation and that the U.S. wants speedy efforts to bring stability to Rakhine. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

detention room: Instead, she spent 51 hours between the detention room at London's Gatwick airport and the Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre, according to NOW Magazine. But the story has a bright side on Tuesday, October 31, after finally returning to Canada, she set up a GoFund Me campaign to return to her tour. The Montreal-via-Toronto electronic artist, who recently celebrated the release of her debut full-length This Trip at the Baby G, had planned two weeks in Europe as the drummer for Doldrums and opening with Petra Glynt. And, though she says she's uncomfortable asking for handouts, especially given Canada's granting systems, she met her goal of 1,802.06 within one day. Back in Montreal and awaiting her flight to Zurich, newly freed from the financial anxiety of paying for the one-way ticket on credit, Mackenzie warns me over the phone that this will be a long story. It helped that her community rallied behind her, with shares from Arbutus Records, Exclaim!, Doomsquad and Lido Pimienta, among others. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

address problems: The Liberal government's plan to welcome nearly one million immigrants over the next three years will see 310,000 people arrive in 2018, up from 300,000 this year, according to CBC. That number will rise to 330,000 in 2019, then 340,000 in 2020. The Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance says the multi-year immigration plan laid out by the federal government on Wednesday falls short of targets it sought from Ottawa. But the alliance, which represents the immigrant settlement sector in Canada, says those numbers should be higher. He said this would better address problems surrounding Canada's aging population, declining birth rate and accelerated retirements. Given the challenges that we're facing in this country, we feel this number is far too low, said Chris Friesen, a member of the alliance and the director of settlement services for the Immigrant Services Society of B.C. Instead, Friesen said the alliance would rather see an increase of 50,000 every year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

australia: We call on the Australian government ... who interned the men in the first place to immediately provide protection, food, water and other basic services, UN rights spokesperson Rupert Colville told a news briefing, according to CBC. Australia has an obligation to do so under international human rights law and the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, he said. The detainees in the Manus Island Centre have defied attempts by the governments of both Australia and PNG to close the camp, saying they fear violent reprisals from the local community if they are moved to other transit centres. There was no immediate comment from Australia or its representatives in Geneva. Colville joined the UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR in warning of an unfolding humanitarian emergency in the centre where asylum seekers began digging wells on Thursday to try to find water as their food supplies dwindled. Its government has said the camp had been ruled illegal by PNG authorities and it had committed to supply other sites for 12 months. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canada: The government has met promises like restoring the long-form census, welcoming 25,000 Syrian refugees and creating the Canada Child Benefit, according to The Chronicle Herald. Work on balancing the books continues. Letters he sent his ministers outlining their tasks provide a way of seeing how many campaign promises his government has met. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees says Canada has good credentials on helping refugees, but hopes it can do more. He is due to meet federal officials on Monday. Filippo Grandi said on Friday that Canada can enhance its reputation by ramping up resettlement programs to help share the burden with countries facing an influx of refugees needing a new home. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian: However, Roy would have likely become a Canadian citizen a long time ago if the Immigration Department had not lost his citizenship application file, according to Toronto Star. Canadian diplomatic missions offer emergency assistance to citizens if they run into such problems as being abducted or arrested and detained. The family of 53-year-old Aniruddha Kumar Roy said so far they have received little assistance from Canadian authorities because he is a permanent resident, not a citizen. The same level of help is not afforded to permanent residents who hold citizenship of a different country. It is really heartbreaking that the Canadian government can't intervene or were not able to get any update from the Bangladesh government, said Roy's younger brother Achintya in an interview. In Roy's case, he is a Bangladeshi citizen. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

filippo grandi: That doesn't appear to be in the cards, however, as the federal government announced this week the number it will take via the UN will remain the same, although it will increase the number of privately sponsored refugees, according to CTV. It expects to take in 43,000 refugees next year -- 3,000 more than this year -- but the number of government-assisted refugees will remain stagnant at 7,500. Filippo Grandi said Friday he believes Canada can maintain its champion role by ramping up resettlement programs to help share the burden with countries facing an influx of refugees needing a new home. Grandi said he will call on the federal government to go further when he meets with officials Monday. Positive, but also that Canada can do more and must to keep that position. It's a positive message because Canada is an important, leading country in refugee matters from every perspective, he said in Montreal where he attended several events and met a resettled refugee who works at a local hospital. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration detainees: The woman is the 10th person to die in immigration detention in the last five years and at least the sixteenth since 2000, according to Metro News. Immigration detainees are not criminally charged, but are detained on an indefinite basis, either because they have been deemed a danger to the public, are unlikely to show up for their deportation or because their identity is in doubt. The agency, which has the power to arrest and jail non-citizens, would not disclose the woman's identity, country of origin or her cause of death, as per its usual protocol. The average length of detention last year was 19.5 days, but there is no limit to how long someone can stay in detention and some cases drag on for months or years. An immigration detainee's detention is reviewed every 30 days by the quasi-judicial Immigration and Refugee Board, but where the person is detained is at the sole discretion of CBSA officers and is not subject to any oversight. In Ontario, immigration detainees are held either at the Immigration Holding Centre, a minimum-security facility in Etobicoke exclusive to immigration detainees, or in maximum-security provincial jails, where they are treated as sentenced criminals and those awaiting trial are. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

iraqi side: Still, rather late off the mark, taking credit for the Tuesday terrorist attack in New York City, not till overnight Thursday posting a boastful claim on an Arabic language newspaper for the truck-on-pedestrians rampage that killed eight and injured a dozen, according to Toronto Star. Perhaps they needed that time to check their Rolodex for known acolytes, although Daesh has never needed actual confirmation to stake ownership of violence in the past. Squeezed on both the Syrian and Iraqi side by coalition forces, Daesh also known as ISIS lost more of its shrinking patch of territory along the border this week. A soldier of the Islamic state the bulletin bragged about Sayfullo Saipov, regurgitating details that appear culled from media reports, while simultaneously repeating its claim for last month's slaughter in Las Vegas. And propaganda is pretty much all Daesh has left, while transforming from territory-holding de facto emirate to, it hopes, transnational organization picking up the pieces. Any misfit-wacko-lone wolf will do for propaganda purposes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

monarchist heritage: The Ontario Legislature, with its proudly monarchist heritage, was only too happy to provide a soft landing, according to Toronto Star. Being the polite colonials we were here in Central Canada, such rebellious sentiments toward Mother England were unimaginable not so long ago; surely he'd be safe here in Queen's Park of all places forevermore. It had found a more hospitable home than the one for which it had been made India, its original owner, had declared independence from British colonial rule more than 20 years before and was still eagerly in the process of dumping leftover monuments. But Canada 150, a fractious sesquicentennial if ever there was one, has done well to disrupt even the best-laid plans. Edward himself may remain amid the trees of Queen's Park, the only real threat to his position being pigeon droppings, but on the river his startlingly convincing doppelganger plays out as mere flotsam, which let's be real here seems no more than an honest appraisal of the current moment. Old Edward can be seen drifting south down the Don River every Sunday this month, a stubborn monument to a time seeming less and less relevant by the day. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

montr al: I totally believed my statement, and it worked out perfectly fine for me, according to Rabble. I was accepted for a Master's program in Finance at the d' cole des Hautes tudes Commerciales de Montr al now HEC Montr al . While all of my professors spoke and lectured in French, most of our readings were done in English. At that time, I was applying for graduate business school, and I remember I kept including this line in my applications Quebec gives me the opportunity to have an excellent French education in a North American context. I was one of the very few racialized students in the program, let alone a Muslim woman with a headscarf. At that time, there was not a social debate about la la cit very little discussion about religious symbols, and nothing at all about the Charter of Values nor the niqab. There was always a malaise the first time I would show up in class among other students with my headscarf, but that would somehow dissipate as soon as I spoke French. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

people: More than 1,000 attendees were at the show, held across the street from the Adelanto Detention Center, the largest in the state, according to Metro News. You think a detention centre is a place where people are being fed and taken care of, but these people are only getting one meal a day, which is often like a sandwich, Miguel, who was raised in Los Angeles, said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. That's why he decided to headline a free Schools NotPrisons concert in California to bring more awareness to the issue last month. They sleep on the floor. The treatment is crazy, he added. The children that are being held there are sleeping under one blanket. ... The food they are serving isn't edible because it's been spoiled or there are maggots in the food. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

population plan: They also help find business opportunities for them, particularly in rural parts of the province, according to CBC. Province searching for 'rural immigration agents'Sonny Gallant asks Islanders to champion rural immigration strategy Here are the province's 12 immigration agents that will help steer government's population plan for Prince Edward Island 10347345 Canada Inc. as Abegweit Immigration Aim 4 Inc. The agents are businesses that help find potential newcomers who want to move to the Island. Bether Capital PEI Inc. Confederation Capital PEI Ltd Cox & PalmerKC Immigration Services Inc. Can-nection Immigrant Business Investments Ltd. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.