immigrant applicants: The program aimed to bring up to 2,000 additional primary immigrant applicants and their families in 2017, with increased numbers in following years if the program performs well, according to The Chronicle Herald. Earlier this month it was announced the program would continue and double to an allocation of 4,000 by 2020. The pilot project was announced in July 2016 as part of the Atlantic Growth Strategy and officially launched in March. To participate in the pilot project, employers must apply to receive a designation from their provincial government. The province must then approve those endorsements, and it is up to the individual immigrant to apply for either permanent residency or a work visa. Once designated, employers can apply for specific positions called endorsements. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration consultant: Pembina Trails School Division used Winnipeg immigration consultant charged with fraud Korean workers in some Winnipeg sushi restaurants coerced into handing over part of pay to employers Yoon was warned years before his arrest that he needed to be a registered immigration consultant in order to charge a fee for his services, but persisted until he was caught red-handed by the government, Crown attorney Michael Foote told Judge Alain Huberdeau, according to CBC. A lengthy investigation by the Canada Border Services Agency revealed Yoon, over the course of six years, had provided immigration services to over 380 foreign nationals, primarily from Korea, and 57 businesses, earning a total of 347,000. Hae Suk Yoon, 68, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of providing paid immigration consulting services without a licence. Immigrants are among the most vulnerable people in Canada, Foote said. That is the least they can expect. They have to know an immigration consultant is going to be trustworthy, licensed, and subject to regulation in Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jim crow: It comes after Disney's Moana a computer-animated movie featuring a girl from a Polynesian village garnered mostly positive reaction from Polynesian audiences in 2016, according to Metro News. Both Coco and Moana used consultants to make sure the films were culturally sensitive. The Disney-Pixar animated production hauled in an estimated 72.9 million over the five-day weekend and features an almost entirely Latino cast. Disney productions haven't always received praise for their portrayal of ethnic minorities. Here's a look how ethnic minorities have been portrayed in previous Disney Disney's 1941 film Dumbo, the leader of a pack of crows is named Jim Crow. In fact, some popular films have been attacked for reinforcing stereotypes or for simply being racist. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

labour force: That trend is most obvious in Toronto, where half the work force in 2016 was immigrants, the highest proportion in Canada, according to Toronto Star. Read more Share of Torontonians taking public transit is on the rise, while reliance on cars declines Article Continued Below More Canadians getting an education and it's paying off, census data reveals In response to a series of social and economic changes, the labour force itself is changing, said Vincent Dale, assistant director of the labour statistics division at Statistics Canada. react-empty 181 The latest census data released Wednesday reveals that between 2005 and 2015, there's been a shift from full-time, year-round employment to part-time or part-year work. And immigrants are making up more and more of the workers, accounting for nearly one-quarter of Canada's labour force in 2016, helping offset the impact of an aging population. Statistics Canada cites several factors for the change, including the 2008 recession, automation as well as personal preference for more flexible work schedules. In 2015, 56.2 per cent of working age men 25 to 54 worked full-time year-round, down from 63.3 per cent a decade earlier and the lowest rate since 1980 when such data was collected for the first time. More people are working part-year rather than part-time, Dale said of the change. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mexican: A politician who claims distant Native American ancestry is Pocahontas, according to Metro News. Mexican immigrants are bringing drugs and bringing crime. Black people have no jobs. His words offend members of the groups he is talking about. When it comes to Muslims, his intentions have always been clear. But there is some degree of plausible deniability an argument, if not a very convincing one, that Trump does not have bigoted intentions. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mind parting: The story that is actually emerging from this investigation is of climate where government is encouraging prospective immigrants that Prince Edward Island is a fast track to citizenship if you don't mind parting with a large chunk of money along the way, said PC leader James Aylward during question period Tuesday, according to CBC. Cash grab Opposition asks More than half of nominees that were supposed to open a business never even attempted to meet this requirement, said PC MLA Brad Trivers. Chinese business leaders call for more support for PNPbusinessesP.E.I. withholds 18M in PNP deposits from immigrant investors Earlier this month, CBC reported the P.E.I. government brought in 18 million in revenue last year by withholding deposits paid by immigrant investors through the PNP because many did not open a business they were supposed to. Of course, when nominess don't meet these goals, they forfeit 150,000 straight in the government coffers ... Is the PNP set up this way simply so it can be a cash grab for your government No, responded Minister of Economic Development Heath Mac Donald. MacDonald pointed to the PNP as the driver of P.E.I. impressive population growth, leading the country at 1.7 per cent for the 12-month period ending July 1, 2017. I'd be the first one to say that we do not like keeping any of those allocations through those immigrants when they come here. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

film: As we showed in an earlier article, this a film featuring major Islamophobic and Far-right advocates from Europe in an attempt to develop the Far-right Ottawa, on November 25, 2017, the film had been scheduled to be shown at the Ottawa Public Library, according to Rabble. A strong community response was organized by Ottawa Against Fascism, the Council of Canadians, Solidarity Ottawa, Sancturay Ottawa and the Ottawa CUPE District Labour Council among others, and local residents outraged by the event and the rental by the Library.EVENT CANCELLED BY THE OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARYThe Board of Ottawa's Public Library cancelled the event. This film is a major propaganda tool used by the Far-right and its allies to promote hate against Muslims and immigrants. After seeing the 3-minute trailer of the so-called documentary and receiving a very large number of messages from residents and activists, the decision was made. Tim Tierney, who is chairman of the library's board of directors, said in an email. As Stated, in the Ottawa Citizen, November 24, 2017, by Councillor Tim Tierney, chairman of the library's board of directors, I am letting you know that I have been working with the city solicitor about concerns brought forward by the Ottawa district labour council, unions, residents, board members and friends, Coun. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rakhine state: Francis has said his aim in coming to Burma is to minister to its Catholic community, which numbers around 660,000, or just over 1 per cent of the population of about 52 million, according to Toronto Star. Read more Pope Francis avoids saying Rohingya' in speech after meeting Burmese leader Article Continued Below The one word Burma's generals don't want the pope to say on his visit Rohingya'Pope Francis immediately dives into Rohingya crisis upon arrival in Burma His trip has been overshadowed, though, by Burma's military operations targeting the Rohingya Muslim minority in Rakhine state. Local authorities estimated that about 150,000 people turned out at Yangon's Kyaikkasan Ground park for the Mass, but the crowd seemed far larger and included faithful bearing flags from Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, among other places. The crackdown, which has been described by the U.N. as a campaign of textbook ethnic cleansing, has drawn international condemnation. react-empty 164 In his first public comments on Tuesday, Francis told Burma leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other government authorities that the country's future lay in respecting the rights of all its people none excluded but he refrained from mentioning the Rohingya by name. Pope Francis insisted on Tuesday that Burma's future depends on respecting the rights of each ethnic group in a speech where he indirectly showed support for the Rohingya Muslims who have been subject to decades of discrimination. The violence, including the looting and burning of Rohingya villages in Rakhine, has resulted in more than 620,000 people fleeing to neighbouring Bangladesh in Asia's worst refugee crisis in decades. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

state security: He was being held in solitary confinement as an alleged threat to state security -- without charge, without bail, and without being provided any tangible reasons why, according to Rabble. As Kafka began his famous dystopian novel The Trial Someone must have been telling lies about Joseph K., for without having done anything wrong he was arrested one fine morning. It was on December 10, 2002, when Sophie Harkat received a call at work that her husband, Mohamed Moe had been arrested on a secret hearing security certificate. That was certainly the case for Moe Harkat, an Algerian refugee who was indefinitely detained based on the word of a secret informant who failed a lie detector test, and who was never subjected to examination either in an open court or a closed session. The onus in a security certificate case is on the named individual to prove that they are not the state security threat CSIS makes them out to be. Another secret informant in the case had a particularly lustful motivation to keep coming up with allegations, because he had been carrying on an affair with an agent of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service CSIS the scandal-plagued agency that cooks up the unsubstantiated allegations in secret trial cases. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

wednesday show: When it comes to educational laurels, women appear to be closing the gap with men they accounted for half of all master's degrees in 2016, and nearly half of all earned doctorates among younger Canadians aged 25 to 34, according to CTV. The wage gap, however, persists. The data released Wednesday show more than half of Canada's core working population -- those aged 25 to 64 -- have earned degrees or diplomas from a college or university, the highest rate among comparable OECD countries, a group that includes the United States. In Saskatchewan, for instance, a male with an apprenticeship certificate enjoyed a median income of 86,059, roughly 13,000 more than a female with a university degree. Their workforce participation rate isn't greater. Even though women are more highly educated, they don't earn more. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

dahlia katz: See listing, according to NOW Magazine. Rating NNNNBroken Social Scene band leader Kevin Drew's debut as an actor and playwright is a hilarious, insightful and moving look inside the music industry and the anxious psyche of a mid-career rocker who begins to doubt his hit-making skills. Photo by Dahlia Katz A&R ANGELS by Kevin Drew Crow's Theatre . At Streetcar Crowsnest 345 Carlaw . Runs to December 9. 20- 50. crowstheatre.ca. Clearly drawing on his own experiences and creative anxieties, Drew conjures an intriguing fantastical conceit to explore these personal and professional worries where writing a hit song is quite literally a matter of life and death. No pressure, right The problem is that the duo seems to have lost their touch, and with suicides piling up, they fall under scrutiny from their heavenly overseer, a gregarious A&R artists and repertoire executive Maurice Dean Wint who, along with his underling Graham Cuthbertson attempt an intervention. In the story, Drew and Billy Talent lead singer Ben Kowalewicz play a duo of songwriter angels who magically appear in the final moments of suicide attempts with one chance to perform an original song that convinces the person to live. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

artists i: Recently, though, for the first time, my knees buckled on seeing a work of art, according to Vancouver Courier. We were in Florence, and visiting the Accademia is among the many Things To Do. I appreciate great art, but I've never really obsessed on it. We found an English-language tour with a tremendous tour guide and went on an adventure among original paintings by artists I'd only heard or read about.article continues below Trending Stories Welcome to Meat Loaf's Vancouver neighbourhood Vancouver developers fear 'alarming' land prices hinder profit Visiting the old Vancouver post office's ghost world Greater Vancouver home prices to drop 21 per cent by 2019 analysis The tour eventually took us into a hall filled with Michelangelo's unfinished sculptures the finished works, apparently, had been looted by Napoleon's soldiers. That's when my knees gave, just a little. At the far end of the corridor, in an atrium reserved solely for that work, lit by natural light, stood David. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cent: For instance, loneliness rates are lower than expected, in part because the new survey questions differentiated between being alone and feeling lonely, according to Vancouver Courier. While 14 per cent of respondents said they feel lonely often or almost always, 34 per cent say they never feel lonely. Those challenges still exist today but the 2017 survey also offers some positive insights that speak to how people are forging connections between each other and their city.article continues below Trending Stories Greater Vancouver home prices to drop 21 per cent by 2019 analysisSFU students design social media plan to help isolated Marpole seniors Court ruling mixed blessing for polyamorists Central Park Mansion memoriesrelated Survey says Vancouver a lonely place to be There is more hope, says Kevin McCort, the foundation's president and CEO, of the findings outlined in Connect & Engage A Survey of Metro Vancouver 2017. Nine in 10 said they have someone they can depend on in times of need. Before drawing too many black-and-white conclusions, it's important to note that the survey questions in 2017 were not the same as they were in 2012. And 18 per cent of respondents are quite okay with their alone times, thank you very much. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

abdullah demir: Hollstein was treated at the local hospital and released, according to Toronto Star. At a news conference Tuesday, he credited the kebab shop owner, Abdullah Demir, as well as Demir's wife and son, with intervening to save his life. Andreas Hollstein, a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union CDU was at a kebab shop in the west German town of Altena on Monday evening when a man asked if he was the mayor, shouted criticisms of his asylum policies and then lunged with a foot-long blade. Read more Opinion Angela Merkel suffers, and so does the world Article Continued Below EU court rejects Hungary, Slovakia appeal in refugee case Germany's immigrant population hits new high in 2016 I'm sure that if they hadn't reacted like that, I wouldn't be alive now, Hollstein said, his neck wrapped in bandages. react-empty 159 Demir, who is of Turkish family origin, told the German tabloid Bild that the mayor had just ordered a Turkish kebab sandwich when the perpetrator, who appeared to be drunk, confronted him. Hollstein said, he thinks he wouldn't have survived without the help of the restaurant owners. /react-text Martin Meissner/The Associated Press The state premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet, said security services believed the attacker, who was taken into custody, had a political motive. I myself am hungry and thirsty, the assailant said, according to Demir, while the mayor keeps bringing more refugees. react-text 166 Abdullah Demir and his son Ahmet Demir, right, stand in their kebab restaurant in Altena, Germany. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

circuit court: The little-noticed ruling by a three-judge appellate panel last week noted that it's the first decision of its kind in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, setting the legal standard for pretrial release of immigrants in criminal cases across a territory that includes Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah, according to Metro News. The 10th Circuit noted that the Bail Reform Act requires judges to decide the pretrial detention of deportable immigrants on a case-by-case basis, considering various factors to determine the risk a defendant might flee. A federal appeals court has ruled that judges cannot deny bail to immigrants in criminal cases solely because they are living in the country unlawfully and could be deported before trial. While doing so, judges cannot consider the possibility of involuntary deportation, the panel said. We don't do blanket analysis of people and that is where we have gotten. At issue in this case was whether a defendant can be considered a flight risk solely because the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged a detainer, which is essentially a formal notice requesting the U.S. Marshals Service to contact ICE before a person is released. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

closed-doors visit: Trump lunched with GOP senators at the Capitol and declared it a love fest, as he had his previous closed-doors visit, according to The Chronicle Herald. But the day underscored the party's yearlong problem of unifying behind key legislation even a bill slashing corporate taxes and cutting personal taxes that's a paramount party goal. But its fate remained uncertain, and a planned White House summit aimed at averting a government shutdown was derailed when President Donald Trump savaged top Democrats and declared on Twitter, I don't see a deal! It's time to stop tweeting and start leading, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer retorted after he and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi rebuffed the budget meeting with Trump and top Republicans. Tuesday's developments also emphasized the leverage Democrats have as Congress faces a deadline a week from Friday for passing legislation to keep federal agencies open while leaders seek a longer-term budget deal. In a party-line 12-11 vote, the Senate Budget Committee managed to advance the tax measure to the full Senate as a pair of wavering Republicans Wisconsin's Ron Johnson and Tennessee's Bob Corker fell into line, at least for the moment. Republicans lack the votes to pass the short-term legislation without Democratic support. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

democracy party: Catholics had to apply to attend through their local churches to enter the park venue, and many dressed in matching outfits or with hats bearing the pope's image, according to CTV. Before Mass, Francis looped around the park in his open-sided popemobile, waving to the crowds that continued to pour in as the service began. Local authorities estimated some 150,000 people turned out at Yangon's Kyaikkasan Ground park for the Mass, but the crowd seemed far larger. Local government officials and senior members of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party were on hand, as were members of Myanmar's mostly Christian Kachin minority, wearing traditional dress. His trip has been overshadowed, though, by Myanmar's military operations targeting the Rohingya Muslim minority in northern Rakhine state. Francis has said his aim in coming to Myanmar is to minister to its Catholic community, which numbers around 660,000 people, or just over 1 per cent of the population of about 52 million. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

fiction: Many should be, according to Rabble. The artificial divide between works of fiction and nonfiction is well illustrated by the false narratives about Indigenous people found in Canadian school books. Published by Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade COAT . View as PDFby Richard Sanders History textbooks are not found in the fiction section of the library. These texts have been key to promoting patriotism and faith in the nation-building project called Canada.' Achieving this goal has usually been far more important than conveying disturbing truths about the unjust treatment of First Nations by Europeans.A good example of what anthropologist Bruce Trigger called the nationalistic history-writing of the post-Confederation era can be found in the disturbingly infantile, but still-quoted textbooks of Henry H. Miles. Describing Jacques Cartier as a noble specimen of a mariner, Miles began his 1872 history text with this sycophantic drivel Canada was discovered in the year 1534, by Jacques Cartier a man in whom were combined the qualities of prudence, industry, skill, perseverance, courage, and a deep sense of religion.1Miles' naive, hero-worshipping view of Cartier reflected his efforts to reconcile English and French Canadian histories.2 In contrast to this conciliatory approach, Miles exhibited the virulent, officially sanctioned racism towards First Nations shared by most French- and English-speaking Canadians. He penned such widely read tomes as The Child's History of Canada 1870 A School History of Canada 1870 and The History of Canada under French R gime, 1535 1763 1872 . These texts for elementary and middle schools venerated the supposed European heroes who discovered Canada. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hamilton centre: The Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion HCCI and the Hamilton Immigration Partnership Council launched Hamilton ForAll today, according to CBC. The campaign involves handing out posters showing commonalities between longtime residents and new arrivals. Now they've launched a campaign aimed at making Hamilton more welcoming to newcomers. The goal is to make people realize we're all Hamiltonians, said Yohana Otite, HCCI program manager. In particular, Trump said he would ban immigration from some Muslim majority countries, and build a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. The message is 'You don't just belong in Hamilton, you are Hamiltonian.' The idea came after the U.S. presidential election, when now-president Donald Trump focused on immigration in his campaign. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

interpreter monday: The Elko Daily Free Press reports that 47-year-old Jose de Jesus Segundo-Huizar entered his plea through an interpreter Monday in Elko District Court in the slaying of Carmen prosecutors agreed to drop five additional counts as part of a plea-bargain arrangement, according to Metro News. Authorities have said a motive for the slaying was unclear, but that Segundo-Huizar said he knew lived in Jerome, Idaho. A former Idaho ranch hand who is not a United States citizen faces up to life in state prison without parole and possible deportation after pleading no contest to killing and decapitating a northeast Nevada woman in 2016. He remains jailed in Elko pending lived with her boyfriend in the small town of Ryndon, Nevada. Her severed head was later found buried about a mile from her body northeast of Elko. Judge Al Kacin says she was struck with a hammer or similar object before she died. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

james ivory: The wins, following the film's box-office success in limited release over the weekend, confirmed Call Me By Your Name co-starring Armie Hammer and scripted by James Ivory as one of the year's top independent film candidates for the Academy Awards, according to The Chronicle Herald. The last three best feature winners at the Gothams have gone on to win best picture at the Oscars Moonlight, ''Spotlight and Birdman. Luca Guadagnino's film about a 17-year-old's first love in northern Italy also scored best breakthrough actor for newcomer Timothee Chalamet. Above all, 'Call Me By Your Name' is about compassion and transmission of knowledge, said Guadagnino, accepting the award. It came in with a leading five nominations, including best feature, and it left with the largest haul. But Get Out was equally triumphant Monday night at the star-studded ceremony, held at Cipriani Wall Street in Lower Manhattan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

kensington palace: At a news briefing on Tuesday, officials at Kensington Palace announced the venue and month of the nuptials, according to CBC. They did not release an exact date. George's Chapel in May. Prince Harry & Meghan Truly, Madly, Deeply on The Passionate Eye The Queen will attend the ceremony and the Royal Family will pay for it, a palace news release said. They include when Harry's father, Prince Charles, married Camilla, now the Duchess of Cornwall, in April 2005. Other royal weddings have been celebrated at the church. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

luca film: The wins, following the film's box-office success in limited release over the weekend, confirmed Call Me By Your Name - co-starring Armie Hammer and scripted by James Ivory - as one of the year's top independent film candidates for the Academy Awards, according to CTV. The last three best feature winners at the Gothams have gone on to win best picture at the Oscars Moonlight, Spotlight and Birdman. Luca Guadagnino's film about a 17-year-old's first love in northern Italy also scored best breakthrough actor for newcomer Timothee Chalamet. Above all, 'Call Me By Your Name' is about compassion and transmission of knowledge, said Guadagnino, accepting the award. It came in with a leading five nominations, including best feature, and it left with the largest haul. But Get Out was equally triumphant Monday night at the star-studded ceremony, held at Cipriani Wall Street in Lower Manhattan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

oyez: Oyez, according to Toronto Star. The proclamation is done and dusted. Oyez. It's time to have a seat. Monday morning delivered a spot of brightness that spread cheer in defiance of the bleak times a blue-blooded prince is turning a biracial commoner into a princess. Fan ourselves back to cool and calm after going all aflutter with the news of a royal marriage. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

reporters committee: Their treatment led to years of litigation over Trump's labour practices, and in 1998, despite frequent claims that he never settles lawsuits, Trump quietly reached an agreement to end a class-action suit over the Bonwit Teller demolition in which he was a defendant, according to Toronto Star. For almost 20 years, the terms of that settlement have remained a secret. The workers were paid as little as 4 an hour for their dangerous labour, less than half the union wage, if they got paid at all. But last week, the settlement documents were unsealed by Loretta A. Preska, a U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of New York, in response to a 2016 motion filed by Time Inc. and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. In a 21-page finding, Preska wrote that the Trump Parties have failed to identify any interests that can overcome the common law and First Amendment presumptions of access to the four documents at issue. Preska found that the public's right to know of court proceedings in a class-action case was strengthened by the involvement of the now-president of the United States. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

noodles: It launched online Nov. 27 as part of the CBC's Keep Calm and Decolonize program curated by Jesse Wente, according to Rabble. Five Canadian filmmakers -- including the award-winning Indigenous documentarian Alanis Obamsawin and LGTBQ activist-director John Greyson -- are asked to respond to Buffy Sainte-Marie's call in the title as the country marks 150 years of Confederation. Marco's Oriental Noodles packs layers into its three minutes. All five films were posted on launch day. In Marco's Oriental Noodles, a person enjoying a bowl of ramen in the fictional town of Longbrook, Sask. Shia, who runs the PPF production company with his two brothers, is well-known for doing commercial work but has been crafting more artistic work in the last decade, evidenced by his acclaimed animation Flutter at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.