community organizations: Yet none are dedicated to our first residents, according to NOW Magazine. City councillors and community organizations want to change that by creating an Indigenous business district, but perspectives differ on how and where. Toronto, the ancestral territory of the Ojibway, the Anishnawbe and the Mississaugas of the New Credit, is often touted as one of the world's most multicultural cities, with dozens of ethnically evocative neighbourhoods. Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam explains that the Indigenous business district would not only be a destination similar to other cultural neighbourhoods. Wong-Tam believes she's found the prime location, at 200 Dundas East, a space the city will take over in 2019. Rather, an Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship could be the seed that helps grow the area by offering programming, mentorship and co-op space to nascent businesses. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

people: Service began at 7 am and continued nonstop until almost 3 am, according to NOW Magazine. Several days after opening, the crowds haven't abated yet. On April 1, the Filipino fast food franchise's first GTA location in Scarborough brought in 7,000 visitors who each waited in line for an average of nine hours hoping to get their hands on some nostalgic classics. We still have the tents up, with people in them but everything's going smoothly, said company spokesperson Dianne Yorro. The company promised free fried chicken for a year to the first 40 people in line; the lucky first customer, a dude named Paul, started waiting at 2 30 pm the day before opening that's 17 hours . Wherever they go in North America, Jollibee seems to draw a crowd. People understand that there's just so many people, and they just have to wait. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

australia government: Martin, now a permanent resident of Australia, said Nauru was attempting to avoid outside scrutiny by depriving its own 10,000 citizens as well as the asylum seekers with the option of appealing Nauru Supreme Court decisions to the Australian High Court, according to Metro News. Martin also said the Australia government would welcome asylum seekers on Nauru no longer seeking help from Australia's justice system. Nick Martin worked as a doctor at an Australia-run immigration camp on Nauru in 2016 and 2017 before becoming a vocal critic of the conditions that the estimated 1,000 asylum seekers there endure. Nauru has shown itself to be an inadequate place to house refugees, and anything that allows Australia to distance itself from Nauru when it comes to refugees and asylum seekers, Australia will welcome it, Martin said. But Nauru gave its former colonial master 90 days' notice in December that it was ending that agreement. Australia has been hearing Nauru court appeals since 1976. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

border wall: A corrected version of the story is below Impatient for wall, Trump wants US military to secure border President Donald Trump says he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built, according to The Chronicle Herald. By JILL COLVIN and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Frustrated by slow action on a major campaign promise, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built. It is roughly 1,250 miles 2,000 kilometres long, not 800 miles 1,290 kilometres long. Trump told reporters he's been discussing the idea with Defence Secretary Jim Mattis. Until we can have a wall and proper security, we're going to be guarding our border with the military, Trump said, calling the move a big step. We're going to be doing things militarily. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

business communities: The federal government, through ACOA, is providing 77,562 to the Western Regional Enterprise Network so it can work with entrepreneurs and the local business communities in the western region to build awareness of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot and help those facing labour shortages access the pilot, according to The Chronicle Herald. Companies currently making use of the Atlantic Immigrant Pilot program include Riverside Lobster International of Meteghan River, Fox Hill Cheese House of Port Williams and the Citco Group of Cos. in Halifax. Connecting entrepreneurs who have the expertise to turn their ideas into successful and growth-oriented companies with skilled immigrants is said to be one way Canada's openness can help build a world-class innovation economy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cleansing project: Speaking about the deal on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that CANADA, Italy and Germany would host at least 16,250 migrants, according to Rabble. The agreement nullifies Israel's original plan to forcibly deport the migrants to Africa... Why is Israel, an extremely rich and affluent country, once again being facilitated in its racist, white-supremacist, 'Jews Only', Zionist ethnic cleansing project by Canada Netanyahu said Israel had offered illegal asylum seekers 3,500 and free plane tickets to a 'safe third country' if they voluntarily left the state before April 1. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

democrat laws: Getting more dangerous, according to Toronto Star. Caravans' coming. Border Patrol Agents are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal Democrat laws like Catch & Release, Trump said in his first tweet. Republicans must go to Nuclear Option to pass tough laws NOW. NO MORE DACA DEAL! DACA refers to the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which Trump ended in the fall. Trump followed his Sunday tweetstorm with a pair of angry tweets Monday, and then another Tuesday, this one threatening that Cash cow NAFTA is in play. The program had allowed these dreamers to live in the country without fear of deportation. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

malaysian waters: Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin, said the boat was intercepted after it entered Malaysian waters and was moored off the northern resort island of Langkawi, according to Metro News. The boat had stopped temporarily Sunday in southern Thailand, where it underwent repairs and was resupplied with fuel and food before being sent on its way to Malaysia, as its passengers reportedly desired. The navy chief, Adm. About 700,000 Rohingya have fled western Myanmar's Rakhine state to neighbouring Bangladesh in the past seven months to escape a brutal counterinsurgency campaign by Myanmar's army. The navy chief said that all of the boat's passengers were safe but tired and hungry, and were given food and water. Rohingya, treated as undesirables in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar, used to flee by sea by the thousands each year until security in Myanmar was tightened after an upsurge of refugees in 2015 caused regional concern. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

malaysian waters: Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin, said the boat was intercepted after it entered Malaysian waters and was moored off the northern resort island of Langkawi, according to The Chronicle Herald. The boat had stopped temporarily Sunday in southern Thailand, where it underwent repairs and was resupplied with fuel and food before being sent on its way to Malaysia, as its passengers reportedly desired. The navy chief, Adm. About 700,000 Rohingya have fled western Myanmar's Rakhine state to neighbouring Bangladesh in the past seven months to escape a brutal counterinsurgency campaign by Myanmar's army. The navy chief said that all of the boat's passengers were safe but tired and hungry, and were given food and water. Rohingya, treated as undesirables in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar, used to flee by sea by the thousands each year until security in Myanmar was tightened after an upsurge of refugees in 2015 caused regional concern. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

pr crisis: Maybe I will change some of these questions to make sure some PR crisis like this won't happen again, he said, according to CTV. I am not too happy to see my clients in trouble like that. CROP president Alain Giguere said Tuesday he is sad that his client, Aeroplan parent company Aimia, had been disparaged on social media for circulating a survey in mid-March that his company wrote. In an emailed statement, he added, we are very sorry if our recent survey questions have offended some people. On Monday, Aimia apologized for including questions in a survey on whether too much immigration threatens the purity of the country, if getting married and having children is the only real way of having a family, whether men have a certain natural superiority over women, and nothing can change this and if the father of the family must be master in his own house. That was certainly not our intention. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rohingya muslims: Since August 2017, roughly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar's Buddhist-majority Rakhine state for neighbouring Bangladesh amid widespread violence that the United Nations has labelled textbook ethnic cleansing, according to CTV. In October 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named former Toronto MP and Ontario premier Bob Rae as Canada's special envoy to Myanmar. Those sources also say that that the special envoy's report addresses strong signals that crimes against humanity have been committed in the country. It is hard to convey in words the extent of the humanitarian crisis currently being faced in Bangladesh, Rae wrote in an interim report released in December. Although initially barred from entering Rakhine state, the epicentre of the Rohingya humanitarian crisis, Rae was able to travel to the region in February. In addition to accounts of shooting and military violence, I also heard directly from women of sexual violence and abuse at the hands of the Myanmar military, and the death of children and the elderly on the way to the camps. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sanctions: Wider, more general sanctions against the country haven't worked in the past, he said, according to Toronto Star. Above all, he urged Canada to take a clear stand and press for justice and accountability for the tragedy unfolding in the region. In a report released Tuesday, Rae calls on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to more than triple the amount of money spent on aid to the region, to 150 million a year over the next four years; to accept thousands of largely Muslim minority refugees who have fled Myanmar without specifying a particular number; and to maintain targeted economic sanctions against individuals responsible for the abuses of human rights and the crimes against humanity in Myanmar. Although Myanmar hasn't signed onto the treaty granting jurisdiction to the International Criminal Court, there are ways for the international community, via the court or the UN, to investigate events over the last several years, and prosecute those responsible, Rae said. At a news conference to discuss his report, Rae said the situation has all the hallmarks of a possible genocide and the world doesn't need to dwell on legal definitions before acting to prevent it from happening. Article Continued Below What we do, or don't do, in response to the Rohingya crisis will be a litmus test for Canada's foreign policy, said Rae, a former Liberal leader, lawyer and foreign affairs expert. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

suu kyi: He spoke at a news conference in Singapore after he and colleagues held a meeting on Monday with Suu Kyi in the Myanmar capital, Naypyitaw, according to Metro News. The visit by Social Welfare Minister Win Myat Aye had been quietly announced Monday by Bangladeshi foreign ministry officials. The board's chairman, Surakiart Sathirathai of Thailand, said he was happy to learn of Bangladesh's agreement to the visit, which he hoped would take place soon. About 700,000 Rohingya who face severe discrimination in Myanmar have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh to escape a brutal army counterinsurgency campaign. The 10-member advisory board is meant to implement earlier recommendations on the Rohingya crisis made by a group led by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Efforts are underway to arrange their return. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

trump questions: But the prospect of cutting off foreign aid added a new dimension to the string of threats from the president that had centred largely on potentially walking away from the North American Free Trade Agreement, which his administration is currently renegotiating, according to Toronto Star. Honduras received about 127.5 million in aid from the United States in fiscal 2016, according to data from the United States Agency for International Development. For the third straight day, Trump used the migrants' journey north to call for tougher immigration policies and warn of what he called weak border security. Read more Amazon stock tumbles after Donald Trump attacks on Twitter Article Continued Below Trump questions why immigrants from s---hole countries' are allowed into U.S. Salvadorans, Hondurans could form next wave of asylum seekers, U.S. advocates warn The big Caravan of People from Honduras, now coming across Mexico and heading to our Weak Laws' Border, had better be stopped before it gets there, Trump tweeted shortly before 7 a.m. Cash cow NAFTA is in play, as is foreign aid to Honduras and the countries that allow this to happen. Tuesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

u.s .,: We're going to be doing things militarily, according to CTV. Until we can have a wall and proper security, we're going to be guarding our border with the military, Trump said, calling the move a big step. Trump told reporters he's been discussing the idea with Defence Secretary Jim Mattis. It wasn't immediately clear exactly how the proposal would work or what kind of troops Trump wanted to deploy. Federal law prohibits the use of active-duty service members for law enforcement inside the U.S., unless specifically authorized by Congress. But the White House later said Trump wanted to mobilize the National Guard. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

facebook post: The agreement between Israel and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees would have removed the threat of forced expulsion of about 39,000 people to an unidentified African destination, widely believed to be Rwanda, according to National Observer. The mass deportation was set to begin April 1, but Netanyahu said Monday the plan was called off when it became clear the intended country would not be able to handle absorbing the deported population. Netanyahu revealed the sudden change in a Facebook post only hours after Israel announced it would scrap its plan to deport thousands of migrants and refugees mainly from Eritrea and Sudan after reaching a deal with the UN to send more than 16,000 of them to other countries. ; Canada had been one of the countries expected to resettle some of the asylum seekers, but it remained to be seen whether the Liberal government would increase the number of refugees from the area who were already destined to arrive here. Now, Netanyahu said he will consult further on the plan. Earlier Monday, he said discussions were ongoing with countries that could resettle asylum seekers. Jean-Nicolas Beuze, the UN refugee agency's representative in Canada, said he had no comment on the news that Netanyahu had changed his mind. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

identity: At the same time, Canadians value that abundance and see our waterways as integral to our national identity, according to National Observer. The 2017 RBC Canadian Water Attitudes Study confirms that we take water for granted, typically viewing it as an unlimited and abundant resource. Why should Canadians care The 2017 RBC Canadian Water Attitudes Study confirms we take water for granted, typically viewing it as an unlimited and abundant resource. At the same time, Canadians very much value that abundance and see our waterways as integral to our national identity. Canada holds a reputation for leadership in diplomacy, tolerance, respect, and multicultural generosity. Part of that identity is defined by our place on the international stage. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

owner xun: Federal Court Judge Henry Brown sided with the appeal decision on Feb. 21, according to Vancouver Courier. According to Judge Brown s decision, Li, 49, originally came to Canada with her husband and two sons from China through Quebec's immigrant investor program in 2005. Xiao Qing Li, once an investor-class immigrant, has been deported after using Richmond-based New Can Consultings Ltd., an unlicensed immigration consulting firm, and Wellong International Investments, whose owner Xun Sunny Wang received a seven-year prison sentence in October 2015 for committing tax evasion and fraud by creating fake passports for wealthy Chinese nationals.article continues below Trending Stories Shauna Sylvester is running for mayor of Vancouver Cruise ship from hell' arrives in Victoria for refit Seniors' discount returns to B.C. FerriesA Times Square-style video screen is coming to Broadway and Kingswayrelated Four more Richmond immigration fraudsters sentenced Li, the owner of an 8-million West Vancouver mansion, exhausted her efforts to stay in Canada after applying for a judicial review of her unsuccessful appeal of a deportation order, in June, 2017. They were declared permanent residents in December 2006. In 2011, Li and her sons applied to renew their permanent resident cards, using New Can, which fraudulently facilitated false employment and other documents for expired permanent resident cards and did so for Li according to Judge Brown. But just 10 days later, the family returned to China and over the next seven years, they only intermittently visited Canada, according to the court decision. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

page report: Canada should also consider granting refugee and resettlement status to Myanmar's persecuted ethnic Rohingya, 700,000 of whom have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh to escape a brutal campaign by Myanmar's military, he said, according to National Observer. The 39-page report is noticeably silent on another major issue how to address Suu Kyi, Myanmar's de facto political leader who has been widely criticized for not speaking out against the atrocities being committed against the Rohingya. Rae, who was appointed Canada's special envoy to the seven-month-old Rohingya crisis, made that remark as he released his final report today on the troubles engulfing Myanmar and Bangladesh. ; He said Canada needs to step up its spending on the mass migration crisis and should play a leading role in the investigation by the International Criminal Court of possible war crimes. Rae told a news conference on Parliament Hill that he wishes she would act. I don't exclude anybody from that, Rae said. Whoever is found responsible, whether in the civilian government or the military government, for what has happened should be held responsible. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

capital: While the Conservatives initially refused to follow Trump's lead in recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, they changed their tune at the Manning Centre's Networking Conference in early February, according to Rabble. A few weeks later, Conservative leader Andrew Scheer's office articulated the party's new policy via a bold webpage. The issue has no direct bearing on Canadians, but is sure to be leveraged for maximum symbolic value in the run up to next year's federal elections. Scheer spokesperson Jake Enwright made the Conservatives' electoral intents clear, stating, If Canadians want a government who will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, we want their support to recognize that. When releasing historic Palestine from British colonial rule after World War II, the UN General Assembly had the wisdom to designate Jerusalem as an international city, to be administered by the United Nations. The problem is, such an approach will further undermine everything Canada and its diplomatic partners have striven to achieve in the Middle East over the past 70 years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

dem laws: Act now Congress, our country is being stolen! U.S. President Donald Trump wrote in a series of sometimes-misleading tweets, fired off after returning from a holiday weekend spent in Florida with several immigration hardliners, according to CTV. Trump also declared protections for so-called Dreamer immigrants dead, claimed the U.S. has no effective border laws and warned Mexico to halt the passage of caravans of illegal immigrants or risk retribution. Border Patrol Agents and ICE are GREAT, but the weak Dem laws don't allow them to do their job. They must stop the big drug and people flows, or I will stop their cash cow, NAFTA. NEED WALL! he wrote. The 1.3 trillion funding package included 1.6 billion in border wall spending, but much of that money can be used only to repair existing segments, not to build new sections. Trump has been seething over immigration since realizing the major spending bill he signed last month barely funds the big, beautiful border wall he has promised his supporters. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

eritrean migrants: In addition to the resettlement, other African migrants in the southern part of Tel-Aviv were to be relocated to other parts of Israel, given legal status and offered job training, according to CTV. However, Israel's President Benjamin Netanyahu took to Facebook hours later to say that he is suspending the agreement pending further consideration. The agreement between the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR and Israel, was to have around 16,000 Sudanese and Eritrean migrants relocated to receiving countries using resettlement, private sponsorships, and scholarships. UNHCR Representative in Canada, Jean-Nicolas Beuze, told CTV News that western countries like Canada, would be among those bringing in these asylum-seekers. So we hope that this will continue and that the number may eventually increase in the short-term, Beuze said on CTV Power Play. There is a long tradition here in Canada, to have private sponsors helping refugees to come to Canada and settle there. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration judge: Last week, a U.S. immigration judge withdrew the order to remove Carrillo from the country after Carrillo proved that he would be persecuted if he returned to Mexico, said his attorney, Hedi Framm-Anton, according to Metro News. Welcome home! the crowd cheered as Carrillo held his daughter in his arms. Fernando Carrillo walked out of a U.S. immigration office in San Francisco and hugged his wife and daughter as dozens of supporters cheered around him. I'm extremely happy and thankful to all the people, my family and God, Carrillo said after his release. Framm-Anton didn't provide specific information about what claims Carrillo made in court but told the Mercury News that the argument was based on his blood relationship with a family member in Mexico who is involved in fighting a certain type of crime. I just don't believe it yet. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration loopholes: Among the measures they want Congress to address ending special safeguards that prevent the immediate deportation of children travelling alone from countries that don't border the U.S. They also want Congress to terminate a 1997 court settlement that requires the government to release children from custody to caretakers while their cases are making their way through immigration court, according to Metro News. The proposals appear the same as those included on a White House wish list on immigration that was released in October. Trump administration officials are working on a new package of legislation aimed at closing what they describe as immigration loopholes. It's unclear, however, whether there is any appetite in Congress for such changes, especially now that the president has said he is no longer interested in protecting young Dreamer immigrants from deportation. 2 05 p.m. Freedom Partners is backed by the wealthy Charles and David Koch. Political groups backed by the conservative Koch brothers are criticizing President Donald Trump for declaring that an effort to protect young immigrants from deportation is dead. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugees: Canada along with Italy and Germany had been one of the countries expected to resettle some of the asylum seekers, but it remained to be seen whether the Liberal government would increase the number of refugees from the area who were already destined to arrive here, according to Toronto Star. The agreement between Israel and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees would have removed the threat of forced expulsion of about 39,000 people to an unidentified African destination, widely believed to be Rwanda. Netanyahu revealed the sudden change in a Facebook post only hours after Israel announced it would scrap its plan to deport thousands of migrants and refugees mainly from Eritrea and Sudan following a deal with the United Nations to send more than 16,000 of them to other countries. Read more Article Continued Below Israeli PM backtracks on deal to resettle African migrants in western countries, including Canada Israel gives thousands of African migrants a choice go to jail, or be deported to a country you've never seen before The mass deportation was set to begin Sunday, but Netanyahu said Monday the plan was called off when it became clear the intended country would not be able to absorb the deported population. react-empty 144 Now, Netanyahu said he will consult further on the plan. That's our focus at the moment, Hursh Jaswal said Monday. Jean-Nicolas Beuze, the UN refugee agency's representative in Canada, said he had no comment on the news that Netanyahu had changed his mind.A spokesman for Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said Canada is currently focusing its efforts on clearing the backlog of Eritrean and Sudanese refugees in Israel who are already expected to be resettled here through the private sponsorship program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

marketing professor: The last of the questions has been asked a ton of times by a ton of different people, including at least one other major polling and marketing firm in the country, said Laurence Ashworth, an associate marketing professor at Queen's University, according to Toronto Star. Just a quick search and I have seen the questions in published academic papers. The apology came after Lacey Willmott, a PhD candidate at the University of Waterloo, complained to Aimia about its shopping and life habits questionnaire because she found it problematic when it asked her if too much immigration threatens the purity of the country, whether getting married and having children is the only real way of having a family, whether men have a certain natural superiority over women, and nothing can change this and if the father of the family must be master in his own house. I can't say that about all of them, but it absolutely would not surprise me. Article Continued Below Aimia spokesperson Christa Poole said in an emailed statement that the questions came from CROP, a Montreal-based marketing research company, which did not respond to the Canadian Press's request for comment. He said he's also seen survey questions elsewhere covering views around sensitive topics like abortion and self-worth. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.