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Immigration consultant arrested

akcanada — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:28:29 +0000

The RCMP has arrested a Quebec immigration consultant accused of providing Canadian citizenship and immigration documents to hundreds of residents of Middle East countries who then collected tax benefits from Ottawa. Ahmad El-Akhal, 62, was arrested in Montreal on Thursday following a 2½-year investigation by the RCMP’s Immigration and Passport and Commercial Crimes sections. His […]

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Montreal man charged in alleged $500K immigration scheme

akcanada — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 20:24:28 +0000

MONTREAL – A 62-year-old Île Bizard man is facing several dozen charges in connection with an immigration scheme that police say bilked Canadian taxpayers out of half a million dollars. According to a release issued Friday by the RCMP’s Immigration, Passport and Commercial Crime Sections, Ahmad El-Akhal used fraudulent means to obtain Canadian passports and […]

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It’s now official: Santa Claus is a Canadian

akcanada — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:22:16 +0000

Now we know why Santa Claus wears only red and white: Because he’s a Canadian. And that’s official (ho, ho, ho). Canada’s Immigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed it again at a citizenship ceremony in Calgary. The Vancouver Sun reports that the cabinet minister “reaffirmed” the jolly fat man (maybe he’s been eating too much poutine?) as a Canadian in […]

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New arrivals push up immigration levels in Canada to their highest since 1971

akcanada — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:12:01 +0000

Most of parts of Canada have recorded their highest immigration levels since figures began in their present form in 1971. Data from Statistics Canada for the third quarter of 2010 put Canada’s population at 34,238,000, an increase of 129,300, some 0.4%, since July. During the third quarter, 84,200 immigrants arrived in Canada, 8,800 more than in the same quarter of 2009. Despite the […]

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Growth accelerating in Canada based on immigration

akcanada — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:27:09 +0000

Ottawa/New York – Canada is growing at a risng pace due to strong immigration rates, the country’s national statistical agency said Thursday in Ottawa. Canada’s immigration wave is the largest in decades. In the third quarter of 2010 alone, Canada took in 84,200 immigrants, and some of its provinces had not taken in so many […]

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Canada’s new immigration test

akcanada — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:59:16 +0000

Canadian immigrants pass current testing with a rate of 97% because of widespread access to the tests on the Internet and an underground market selling the (only) 5 standard tests to would-be citizens. According to media reports across the country, failure rates of up to 30% since March can be attributed to new, tougher questions […]

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New Canadian act targets ‘Ghost’ immigration agents

akcanada — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:10:39 +0000

(IANS) ‘Ghost’ immigration consultants in India, who dupe people desperate to migrate to Canada, will be put out of business with the passing of new legislation by the Canadian parliament. Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said the legislation to crack down on crooked immigration consultants has received final approval Tuesday in the House of Commons. […]

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Immigration’s new flashpoint

akcanada — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:11:50 +0000

Up until an Iraqi-born suicide bomber in Stockholm sent more than just winter chills up Sweden’s spine over the weekend, Sweden believed it was safe, and immune to post 9/11 attacks. So did Canada. Until the Toronto 18. Precipitated by our combat role in Afghanistan, and then boy-terrorist Omar Khadr as Canada’s poster child for […]

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Gov’t agencies powerless over Canada ‘immigration consultants’

akcanada — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:32:15 +0000

MAKATI City – Citing lack of jurisdiction, government agencies responsible for deployment of Filipinos remain powerless over recruiters claiming to help easy entry to Canada. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said foreign and local “immigration consultants” have capitalized on many Filipinos’ desire to pack their bags for the North American market. “They are registered with the […]

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Durban refusal a good call

akcanada — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:35:35 +0000

Jason Kenney, Minister of Immigration in the Conservative party cabinet, has announced that Canada will not participate in Durban III, an international conference supposedly convened to publicize and criticize human rights violations around the globe. In fact, the past two conferences have been convened almost entirely to demonize the state of Israel. Canada was the […]

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