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Canadian Immigration Blawg

Recent developments in Canadian immigration law and policy by a former immigration officer in private practice.

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Updated: Segregation/Balkanization vs. The Canadian Mosaic

Posted on March 17, 2008
Just read a great article in the Toronto Star discussing Trevor Phillips, the 'controversial' leader of Britain's Commission on Equality and Human Rights - who believes 'too much tolerance of diversity' could lead to the [diasaster] of segregation: Phillips thinks...

Sigh...Canada tackles immigration reform

Posted on March 13, 2008
Canada's Conservative government will introduce a measure to address the massive immigration backlog (currently at 850,000+ and resulting in an average processing time of 4 years): National Post article. The article also excerpts a Fraser Institute 2005 report indicating that...

Bill Gates on US immigration reform

Posted on March 12, 2008
Interesting article discussing Bill Gates' recent appearance before the Congressional House Science Committee: The toughest sell was the position of Gates, and others in high tech industries, that Congress raise the current cap of 65,000 H-1B visas, nonimmigrant visas that...

'Canada's luster lost' (for Europeans anyway)

Posted on March 11, 2008
Interesting article from the Warsaw Business Journal that discusses the drop in European immigration to Canada, and the loss of Canada's 'luster': ... During the past five years, European immigration to Canada has dwindled, even as overall immigration to Canada...

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Canadian Live in Caregivers - Also known as Nannies...

Posted on March 03, 2008
Great article in the National Post on the trials and tribulations for Filipina nannies who leave their own families 10,000 km behind to care for someone else children. Excerpt: It's a bleak January morning in a Don Mills cafe when...

Low Income Cut Off

Posted on February 28, 2008
Effective until December 31, 2008 1 person (the sponsor) $21,202 2 persons $26,396 3 persons $32,450 4 persons $39,399 5 persons $44,686 6 persons $50,397 7 persons $56,110 More than 7 persons, for each additional person, add $5,713

Canada - "A haven for villains"????

Posted on February 23, 2008
A critical article in the Economist regarding Canada and its 'lax' abd 'dysfunctional' immigration and refugee policy. The article points at Canadian refugee claimant Ahmed Ressam and the current backlog of 50,000 individuals against whom removal orders are pending: ...

Segregation/Balkanization vs. The Canadian Mosaic

Posted on February 14, 2008
An interesting article by Scott Young. He argues that the official policy of multicultarlism - that immigrants/minorities can retain their cultural heritage is coming at the expense of integration, resulting in the 'balkanization' of Canada: Unfortunately, attempting to reveal the...

Time for an Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants in Canada?

Posted on February 12, 2008
Is it time to allow those individuals who have been residing illegally in Canada to become legal residents - or to allow them some pathway to legal status? At present, other than a limited recourse under ?humanitarian and compassionate? considerations...

Deep seated problems in immigration...

Posted on February 12, 2008
Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis, using information obtained through the Access to Information Act, has revealed great disparities in how immigrants are processed from country to country. While he naturally criticizes the Conservative government, it should be noted that it was...

Violent Refugee Released

Posted on February 09, 2008
Paula Simons writes on a violent refugee, Samuel Martin Luin, who after completing his sentence for raping a woman in Edmonton, was released from detention by Immigration Division Member Paul Kyba. It would appear that the CBSA failed to apply...

Lawyer or Saint?

Posted on February 07, 2008
This poor lawyer gets punched in the face by his client - more surprising is his Gandhian ahimsa reaction captured on camera: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/22887499#23044874

Canadian Jailed in India on Visa Violation

Posted on January 29, 2008
Canadian Saul Itzhayek has been jailed and sentenced for 3 years for entering India without a visa from Nepal. Imprisoned in the Bihar city of Motihari, Itzhayek has already been incarcerated for 8 months - with, what he claims is...

Failure to Deport Singh resulting in Loss of Morale

Posted on January 22, 2008
It appears that the inability to deport Laibar has taken a toll on CBSA enforcement officers: As first reported in The Globe and Mail this week, Mr. Moran has expressed concerns about the suggestion that the case of Mr. Singh...

Basque Terrorist Fights Deportation

Posted on January 22, 2008
Ivan Apaolaza Sancho, a suspected Basque terrorist is fighting to stay in Canada. Accused of participation in 2 attempted car bombings, Sancho's counsel intends to put the Spanish government "on trial" to keep his client in Canada. National Post Article...

Former Live in Caregiver Murdered

Posted on January 22, 2008
The life of an immigrant is never easy. A newcomer to Canada leaves behind his or her family, friends, home and familiar environs in hopes of a brighter future in this country. There are many success stories - especially tragic...

Bias in the Canadian Consulate in India?

Posted on December 18, 2007
Apparent comments by Brian Hudson, chief visa officer in India have upset a delegation of Canadian college and university leaders who visited India this month (Globe and Mail article): "[Mr. Hudson] said he did not understand why the heck we...

Violent Refugee Released

Posted on December 16, 2007
Paula Simons writes on a violent refugee, Samuel Martin Luin, who after completing his sentence for raping a woman in Edmonton, was released from detention by Immigration Division Member Paul Kyba. It would appear that the CBSA failed to apply...

Aqsa Parvez

Posted on December 14, 2007
A number of comments and conclusions have been drawn as a result of Aqsa Parvez' murder. Suffice to say, the vast majority condemning Muslims in general, and extending to discussions regarding the Muslim immigrant population and restricting immigration of Muslims...

Updated: The Deportation of Laibar Singh

Posted on December 10, 2007
Laibar Singh's sojourn in Canada has taken another twist. The Vancouver Sun reports that Singh's supporters may be backing off on their public pledges to support and care for him as long as he remains in Canada. Singh had been...

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