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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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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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Victims Duped by Immigration Fraudster

akcanada — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:28:00 +0000

The law firm of Abrams & Krochak, Canadian Immigration Lawyers, is licensed by the Law Society of Upper Canada (province of Ontario) to provide legal services for persons wishing to immigrate to Canada. Please be aware that there are some immigration consultants that claim to be a legitimate provider of such legal services, but who […]

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Dollar continues to hover near par

akcanada — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:49:56 +0000

The Canadian dollar continued to straddle parity with the U.S. currency Wednesday. Shortly after 10 am E.T., the loonie was trading at 99.97 cents U.S., up .09 of a cent from Tuesday’s close. It rose as high as 100.03 cents US earlier Wednesday, a day after it moved above parity with the greenback for the […]

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Visible minority population on the rise

akcanada — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:37:20 +0000

A new report from Statistics Canada indicates that Canada’s visible minority population will soon be the majority in some cities. The report shows that in 20 years, about 30% of Canadians will be visible minorities and in Toronto and Vancouver, about two thirds of the population will be non-white. StatsCan says Calgary’s visible minority population […]

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Downtown to become a fortress for G20 summit

akcanada — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:46:58 +0000

In four months, Steve Bovair’s downtown neighbourhood will be transformed from cosmopolitan high life to a barricaded no-man’s land. On a normal day, the network engineer can look outside his 17th-floor window to find a typical urban scene. Cars drift through his intersection at Lower Simcoe St. and Bremner Blvd. Customers dash into take-out restaurants […]

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Jason Kenney: The ‘Smiling Buddha’ and his multicultural charms

akcanada — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:54:44 +0000

A roast pig, resplendent from hoof to snout, is being paraded for auction by a phalanx of young men. Beer glasses overflow and dancers in traditional white dress twirl for several hundred guests. The church hall, alive with the clatter of plates and Slavic speech, evokes a corner of old Skopje. It’s Saturday night and […]

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Harper to reveal G8, G20 agendas at Davos forum

akcanada — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:46:52 +0000

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has travelled to Davos, Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum, where world leaders will brainstorm the best way to combat the current financial challenges facing the global economy. Harper will spend the next day and a half in Davos, where he will mingle with business executives, other world leaders and […]

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Canada considers fast-tracking Haitian immigration

akcanada — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:04:30 +0000

The Canadian government says it is looking into a plan to help fast-track immigration from Haiti in the wake of the earthquake that has crippled the Caribbean country. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday he and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney have been discussing ways to ease immigration and refugee rules to allow more Haitians into […]

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TV's Stephen Colbert coming to Vancouver Olympics

akcanada — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:34:34 +0000

VANCOUVER – Stephen Colbert, who has been critical of Canada and the access U.S. athletes are being given to the Olympic speedskating oval, is coming to the Vancouver Winter Games. Colbert is coming to the Vancouver Winter Games and has accepted the City of Richmond’s offer to be the Olympic Oval Ombudsman. He made the […]

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