senators days: In a contentious exchange with Sen, according to CTV. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Nielsen said her department was not taking children from parents as a way to deter illegal immigration. Kirstjen Nielsen, who has headed the agency since December, came under attack by Democratic senators days after Attorney General Jeff Sessions said a zero tolerance policy toward people entering the country illegally could lead to more families being split up while parents are prosecuted. Rather, Nielsen said, if a person crosses the border illegally We will refer you for prosecution. When Harris pressed her about what that would mean for a 4-year-old child whose family faces charges of entering the country illegally, Nielsen said, What we'll be doing is prosecuting parents who've broken the law, just as we do every day in the United States of America. You've broken U.S. law. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

insightrix research: The survey is conducted every three years, and was done by telephone with residents over the age of 18, according to CTV. Visible minorities and people with Indigenous ancestry were oversampled to ensure the findings reflected their perspective. The feedback came through an independent survey from Insightrix Research in 2017, which was contracted by the Saskatoon Police Service. The survey shows 93 per cent of respondents are very or somewhat satisfied with the SPS. That's a slight jump from 92 per cent in 2014, and 91 per cent in 2011. But, some residents felt the service could improve in some areas. The level of satisfaction among Indigenous respondents was 86 per cent, a slight decrease of three per cent from 2011, but a notable jump from 59 per cent in 2005. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

nakba day: Zane Woodford / Star Metro Worldwide, today is being marked as Nakba Day, said the organizer of Tuesday's Halifax protest, Jim Guild, according to Toronto Star. It marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Holding a Palestine flag, Helmi Alfarra leads protesters in chants on Tuesday in front of the Public Gardens in Halifax. Guild, with the group Canadians, Arabs and Jews for a Just Peace, helped bring people together outside the Halifx Public Gardens at the corner of Spring Garden Rd. and South Park St. to call on the Canadian government to speak out against the killing of protesters in Gaza. It seems like the whole world knows the score in Israel and Palestine, except for North America. If this was another country, I think we'd be hearing about it, or the government would say, This is appalling,' Guild said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ford: But if the public opinion polls are right, none of this has stuck, according to Toronto Star. CBC's Poll Tracker calculates that if current trends hold until election day, June 7, Ford's Progressive Conservatives will handily win a majority of seats in the Ontario Legislature. His critics have accused him of being anti-immigrant, anti-medicare and singularly unqualified to become Ontario's premier. Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, shown in Toronto on Tuesday, has shrugged off the sort of problems that would normally haunt politicians on the campaign trail, Thomas Walkom writes. But outside the city of Toronto, few seem to care. Aaron Vincent Elkaim / THE CANADIAN PRESS Was Ford, at best, an indifferent Toronto councillor Perhaps. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

stylishly-attired wolfe: Wolfe's literary agent, Lynn Nesbit, told The Associated Press that he died of an infection Monday in a New York City hospital, according to CTV. Further details were not immediately available. He was 88. An acolyte of French novelist Emile Zola and other authors of realistic fiction, the stylishly-attired Wolfe was an American maverick who insisted that the only way to tell a great story was to go out and report it. His hyperbolic, stylized writing work was a gleeful fusillade of exclamation points, italics and improbable words. Along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote and Nora Ephron, he helped demonstrate that journalism could offer the kinds of literary pleasure found in books. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

british columbia: Manitoba and British Columbia received the remainder, with about 150 asylum seekers each entering those provinces so far in 2018, according to National Observer. The Quebec government said projections suggested there could be as many as 400 crossings per day this summer, compared to 250 in 2017. The rapid increase in the number is spurring calls from politicians in the province and community groups for Ottawa to change an agreement with the United States they say is encouraging people to get into Canada outside official ports of entry. ; Out of 7,612 people who crossed illegally into the country during the first four months of the year, 7,307 came into Quebec 2,479 in April alone, a 32 per cent increase from March. In recent months, the number of new arrivals has increased dramatically, with many would-be refugees coming from Nigeria after spending only short periods of time in the United States before boarding buses destined for the border. There have been very little decisions taken regarding the recent arrivals by the immigration and refugee board, he said. Stephan Reichhold, director of a Montreal-based group that represents 140 Quebec organizations working with refugees, immigrants and people without status, said it's unclear exactly why Nigerians are coming to Canada in greater numbers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

employment rates: Employment rates for family class immigrants are at about 52 per cent, according to Vancouver Courier. Even after a decade of living in Canada, family class immigrants earn only 61 per cent of the average Canadian wage. Family-class immigrants have accounted for about 27 per cent of the annual immigration admissions, while refugees comprise about 12 per cent. After 23 years, they earn about 81 per cent of the average wage. They reach only 50 per cent of the average Canadian wage 10 years after arriving in Canada. Refugees have the lowest earnings among immigrants. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigrants: Doing so, it continues, would help Canada benefit from their human capital in the labour market as it becomes more dependent on immigrant support for its economic growth, according to Vancouver Courier. The study measures how the three classes of immigrants contribute to the economy and shows that while Canada has prioritized economic-class immigrants since the mid-1990s, family-class immigrants do more to boost retention rates and improve outcomes for immigrant families. As the country becomes more dependent on newcomers to fill labour needs, Canada should be looking to improve the labour market barriers and quality of life for newcomers, says the report released Tuesday.article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver's Aboriginal relations manager resigns to run Ian Campbell's mayoral campaign Wily coyotes on the prowl across Vancouver during birthing season'He wasn't fearless but he wasn't afraid' Squamish remembers climber Marc-Andr Leclerc'Superman' actress Margot Kidder dies at age 69 Low earnings and the prevalence of chronic low income among the family class are issues of concern that need to be addressed to help boost the living standards of immigrant families, it says. Newcomers to Canada through family reunification and private sponsorship programs earn significantly less on average than the average Canadian wage, but having family on hand to help with child care allows them to boost their household income by working longer hours. This underscores the utility of family reunification to economic development policy, as it helps to stimulate demand within the economy and add workers to the labour supply, says the report especially key for Atlantic Canada, where family-class immigrants have been staying in larger numbers than their economic counterparts. Family reunification also promotes settlement and integration of immigrants into communities, which encourages better retention rates. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

plan: Under the plan, immigrants to Quebec would receive a temporary three-year permit and be tested on certain criteria such as knowledge of the French language in order to receive authorization to apply for Canadian residency, according to Vancouver Courier. Newcomers who repeatedly fail the tests would not receive the authorization and would be flagged at the federal level as living in Quebec without status. Premier Philippe Couillard said Tuesday the plan is impracticable and that it considers immigrants as problems that need solving. article continues below Trending Stories Vancouver's Aboriginal relations manager resigns to run Ian Campbell's mayoral campaign Police targeting speeders over the long weekend Prominent Musqueam member mulls continued council run with NPALia Frankland plays alongside Charlize Theron in TullyL'Actualite, a Montreal-based magazine, published details on Monday of what it says is the recently adopted immigration policy of the Coalition. The Coalition did not deny the authenticity of the document Tuesday when questioned about it by reporters. She said Couillard and his party wants to hide the problem under the carpet. Coalition member Nathalie Roy said her party's proposal is aimed at ensuring that those who want to permanently reside in Quebec are properly integrated into society, which she suggested is not the case for many newcomers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

vancouver need: In an interview with National Observer, Stewart explained why he violated the injunction. ; Mainly for me it was standing up for my constituents, he said, according to National Observer. The citizens of Vancouver need to be consulted more widely on this issue, and that's something I may include in my platform in the election for Vancouver Mayor in the coming days. Many of the rules and laws that we benefit from now have been achieved through civil disobedience Stewart, who announced last week that he planned to resign his seat in Parliament to run for mayor, received a 500 fine, as recommended by the Crown prosecutor, Trevor Shaw. Stewart knows that other arrestees are handling their cases differently, with some opting to go to trial. Special Prosecutor, Michael Klein, took note of Stewart's early plea and recommended the court apply the standard 500 penalty, explaining that it has been a very early resolution to the matter, and Mr. I wanted to show respect for the court, and I thought this was the best way to do that. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

border: A month earlier, in March, 1,970 asylum seekers entered Canada in between official border crossings, according to Toronto Star. An RCMP officer stands guard at the border leading into Canada from the United States near Champlain, NY, in April. The federal government said the number of people intercepted by the RCMP while crossing the border in April jumped 30 per cent to 2,560. Paul Chiasson / THE CANADIAN PRESS In previous months, the number of people crossing illegally into Canada from the United States has been steady at around 1,500 each month. Last month, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said he intended to travel to Nigeria in an attempt to spread the message that people who arrive in Canada and to not meet the threshold required for obtaining political asylum will be returned to their countries. The vast majority of those entering the country in April 2,479 people arrived in the province of Quebec. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian-looking park: Plans call for an off-leash dog park at 825 Agnes St. in New Westminster, B.C., to become a Chinese memorial park to honour the city's long-displaced, once-booming Chinatown, according to Toronto Star. Screencap Google Maps Street View We want to share the history of this site, and the lack of historical and heritage sensitivity, Bill Chu, founder of Canadians for Reconciliation, said in a phone interview. Tensions around how to recognize that history which was displaced by authorities in the early 20th century are boiling over as some community members say there hasn't been adequate input from the actual Chinese community. If we don't have that, the whole thing will deteriorate further into any Canadian-looking park out there. The city displaced its once-booming Chinatown, which was larger in its prime than Vancouver's. The park, at 825 Agnes St., was once home to a building known as the Chinese Old Man's Home, which was the site of New Westminster's Chinese Benevolent Association a place Chu said served as the Chinese community's central gathering and services site, including a seniors' home, health facilities, meeting place and more. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

cent increase: Out of 7,612 people who crossed illegally into the country during the first four months of the year, 7,307 came into Quebec 2,479 in April alone, a 32 per cent increase from March, according to The Chronicle Herald. Manitoba and British Columbia received the remainder, with about 150 asylum seekers each entering those provinces so far in 2018. The rapid increase in the number is spurring calls from politicians in the province and community groups for Ottawa to change an agreement with the United States they say is encouraging people to get into Canada outside official ports of entry. The Quebec government said projections suggested there could be as many as 400 crossings per day this summer, compared to 250 in 2017. Stephan Reichhold, director of a Montreal-based group that represents 140 Quebec organizations working with refugees, immigrants and people without status, said it's unclear exactly why Nigerians are coming to Canada in greater numbers. In recent months, the number of new arrivals has increased dramatically, with many would-be refugees coming from Nigeria after spending only short periods of time in the United States before boarding buses destined for the border. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

dna technology: AP Explains A look at DNA-sharing services and privacy He claims you're not Scottish after all, according to The Chronicle Herald. A DNA test says you're Italian! You immediately trash your whisky and haggis and throw together a big lasagna while pouring Chianti for all. According to our DNA, we're not who we think we are. This is the comical portrayal of ethnic identity you see every day in ads for companies providing DNA-based genealogical services, promising to tell stunned North Americans who, supposedly, they really are. Maybe if we went back far enough using DNA technology, we might find we're actually Italian or Greek or Kenyan. I find the commercials ludicrous, maybe because I have a sense of personal identity with family roots going back to Port Royal in 1692. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

quebec leaders: More than 7,300 of them have entered Quebec, while Ontario and British Columbia received the remainder, about 150 asylum seekers each, so far in 2018, according to CTV. Quebec leaders have urged the federal government to help pay costs associated with the overrepresentation of asylum seekers in the province. The RCMP's latest figures on the number of illegal border crossers indicate 7,612 people entered the country outside official ports of entry during the first four months of 2018. The province's official opposition has called on Ottawa to suspend an agreement with the United States that it says encourages would-be refugees to enter outside official border crossings. The agreement allows both countries to turn back asylum seekers at border crossings except when they enter through an illegal point of entry. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said earlier this month his government was in exploratory talks with the U.S. to reopen the so-called Safe Third Country Agreement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

ontario campaign: The news organizations' management had a less enlightened motive, according to Rabble. They knew the Trump story would help boost ratings and readership. Reporters, hosts, editors and producers for news organizations such as CNN may have believed their obsessive and never-ending coverage of Trump served the purpose of exposing a lying charlatan and bully for what he is. As it turns out, all that media attention did not serve to expose and thus fatally wound Trump. Up to this point, we have been seeing a repeat of that same syndrome in coverage of the Ontario campaign. Quite the contrary, it provided oxygen to his campaign. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

simeon monastery: It dawned on me that the flag was a large fig leaf, trying to cover up the fact that the house belongs to Palestinians, none of whom have been allowed to live in their homes since the 1948 war, according to The Chronicle Herald. In 2007, I rented an apartment in Katamon while on sabbatical from Queen's University. In the weeks between Israel's Independence Day and Jerusalem Day, it is common to see Israeli flags on houses and cars, but the size of this flag on a side street was startling. As an Israeli Jerusalemite, I knew about the famous battle at Katamon's St. But I knew nothing about pre-1948. Simeon Monastery, and that the neighbourhood housed Jewish refugees from the Old City after the war. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

statement saturday: Doug Ford is completely supportive of new Canadians and immigration policies that welcome immigrants, she said, according to CTV. Ford Nation is a diverse group of supporters, including strong support in immigrant communities. In a statement Saturday, Ford's campaign spokeswoman Melissa Lantsman said the leader's comments at the debate are being mischaracterized by his political opponents. During Friday's northern debate, Ford said the government would have to exhaust every option for employing locals before relying on immigrants to fill jobs in sparsely populated areas. We need immediate policies to help those currently living in these communities, she said. Lantsman said Ford is open to the northern Ontario immigration program but believes that people in the north have felt left behind. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

voter: In the last election, the average voter turnout share of voters on the voters' list who cast a ballot was barely over 50 per cent, according to CTV. That's down considerably over the past 40 years when about two-thirds of voters cast a ballot. Who votes It's a question that comes up every election and it's an important one. But aside from highlighting a significant drop in voter turnout, that stat alone doesn't tell us much. But do the numbers bear this out Is this true of all voters or does it vary depending on where they live and what they believe Are there other important differences that can be used to help predict voter behaviour at the ballot box The work we do here at Environics Analytics can help answer those questions. Conventional wisdom suggests older voters are most likely to turn up at the ballot box than younger people. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

chinese cuisine: The manager told me, this is Chinese-oriented; nobody comes here for food outside of Chinese cuisine,' smiled Akhavan as she recalled that first meeting, according to Vancouver Courier. And I don't know Chinese people, their culture and eating habits, she said. President Plaza, at Cambie and No.3 roads, is a den of small shops and family kitchens, and is one of Richmond's best kept foodie secrets.article continues below Trending Stories Seventy sinful years of the Penthouse Nightclub Lifetime bans introduced for weapons infractions at Granville Street bars Vancouver's Aboriginal relations manager resigns to run Ian Campbell's mayoral campaign Christie Charles named Vancouver's first Indigenous poet laureate The mall has long sold exclusively Chinese products and food, and the plaza's authentic breakfasts are revered within Richmond's Chinese community. I told myself, I know it's going to be very challenging, but I will make it and convince everyone that my idea and menu is gonna work. Now, she tosses kebabs and serves up rice with her brother David, who used to be a chef in Germany. Akhavan wowed the management with an exquisite tray of her Iranian food samples, soon becoming the proud owner of AnAr, the only restaurant selling non-Chinese food in President Plaza's bustling food court. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

quebec government: Manitoba and British Columbia received the remainder, with about 150 asylum seekers each entering those provinces so far in 2018, according to Vancouver Courier. The Quebec government said projections suggested there could be as many as 400 crossings per day this summer, compared to 250 in 2017. The rapid increase in the number is spurring calls from politicians in the province and community groups for Ottawa to change an agreement with the United States they say is encouraging people to get into Canada outside official ports of entry.article continues below Trending Stories Seventy sinful years of the Penthouse Nightclub Lifetime bans introduced for weapons infractions at Granville Street bars Vancouver's Aboriginal relations manager resigns to run Ian Campbell's mayoral campaign Christie Charles named Vancouver's first Indigenous poet laureate Out of 7,612 people who crossed illegally into the country during the first four months of the year, 7,307 came into Quebec 2,479 in April alone, a 32 per cent increase from March. In recent months, the number of new arrivals has increased dramatically, with many would-be refugees coming from Nigeria after spending only short periods of time in the United States before boarding buses destined for the border. There have been very little decisions taken regarding the recent arrivals by the immigration and refugee board, he said. Stephan Reichhold, director of a Montreal-based group that represents 140 Quebec organizations working with refugees, immigrants and people without status, said it's unclear exactly why Nigerians are coming to Canada in greater numbers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rideau hall: Gen, according to Vancouver Courier. Julie Payette will host the Michener Awards ceremony at Rideau Hall on June 12 where the winner of the 2017 Michener Award will be announced.article continues below Trending Stories Seventy sinful years of the Penthouse Nightclub Couple on work visa stranded after their car stolen along with passports, all their possessions Massive fire destroys East Vancouver printing business Amanda Tapping on coping with miscarriage Cogeco Media is nominated for work by reporters Monic Neron and Emilie Perreault at Montreal radio station 98.5FM. They earned the trust of 10 women, who risked their careers to go on record and speak openly about alleged harassment and sexual assault suffered at the hands of Just For Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon.CBC Edmonton's Jennie Russell and Charles Rusnell uncovered serious irregularities involving grants to Pure North, a private health foundation of a wealthy Calgary oilman. Gov. Following CBC's series, the government cancelled the clinic's funding, and Health Canada and the Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta launched investigations.A Global News team exposed serious flaws in the way Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada handled permanent residency applications for people with disabilities and medical conditions. Globe and Mail reporter Grant Robertson discovered some marijuana companies were cutting corners by using illegal toxic pesticides and scores of consumers were becoming seriously ill. The multi-platform investigation revealed that immigration officials used faulty and outdated academic research to determine a cost threshold and each year rejected as many as 450 viable applicants as medically inadmissible. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadians i: I'm a huge supporter of new Canadians, according to Toronto Star. I'm a huge supporter of new immigrants coming into this country, trying to make their own way, he added, claiming Ford Nation is the most diverse group anywhere in Canada. My opponents are playing politics, you know that, Ford told reporters Saturday at a central Etobicoke retirement home, where he promised a 98-million dental care program for 100,000 low-income seniors if he is elected premier on June 7. Read more Anybody-but-Ford movement is percolating as June 7 election nears poll Article Continued Below Here are the four candidates wanting to be Ontario's next premier, and what they're promising Opinion Shree Paradkar Among Doug Ford's PCs, yet another candidate with bigoted views emerges The controversy made headlines Friday after a leaders debate on northern Ontario issues, where Ford said he had concerns about duplicating a federal pilot project in Atlantic Canada to lure newcomers to sparsely populated parts of Ontario. react-empty 166 I'd be more than happy to sit down and talk to the folks and look at a pilot project. Once we take care of our own and we exhaust every single avenue and we don't have anyone that can fulfil the job, then I'd be open to that. But, No. 1 I'm a pretty generous guy I'm taking care of our own first, Ford told delegates to a conference held by the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

family members: Another 41 people were injured, according to CTV. Indonesia's president condemned the attacks as barbaric. At least seven people died at the churches in Surabaya along with the six family members, the youngest of whom were girls aged 9 and 12, according to police. National police chief Tito Karnavian said that the father detonated a car bomb, two sons aged 18 and 16 used a motorcycle for their attack, and the mother and her two daughters wore explosives. IS claimed responsibility for the attacks in a statement carried by its Aamaq news agency. Karnavian said the family had returned to Indonesia from Syria, where until recently the Islamic State group controlled significant territory. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mosque: My wife and I work daily with numerous newcomers and dear friends from Syria, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Egypt, Kenya and other troubled places, according to Toronto Star. They enrich our lives, and bring so much vibrant colour to the tapestry that is our community. There is nothing more antiseptic than the power of the sun, and bringing to light such horrible events as you do is so important and helpful to fighting racism. We are welcomed at the mosque and in homes like brothers and sisters. After the dreadful 2017 attack on worshippers at a mosque in Quebec, their reaction was fear, disbelief and deep sadness, but never an expression of anger, which caused me to question my own anger about the event. The love and tolerance of these new Canadians is astounding considering what so many have suffered. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

michael ferguson: That's more than seven times the number of on-site inspections conducted during the same period in 2016-17, according to The Chronicle Herald. It's all part of the government's effort to address oversight concerns with the temporary foreign worker program flagged last year by auditor general Michael Ferguson. Since the start of the year, roughly 1,600 employers have been flagged as high-risk employers and selected for inspections by the Employment and Social Development Department, with more than 1,340 on-site inspections launched and in various stages of completion. Employers often hired temporary foreign workers without first demonstrating they had exhausted all other options for finding local workers, and applications were frequently approved without being challenged, Ferguson found. Those inspections that did go ahead were flawed, since employers always had prior warning, Ferguson concluded. He also found enforcement officers lacked access to sufficient data to ensure employers were being honest about local labour availability, and rarely conducted on-site inspections. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.