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Ex-chair blasts salaries at immigration consultants' society
Mon, 28 Nov 2005 15:12:01 GMT
The former chairman of a body the federal government set up to regulate immigration consultants says he quit because board members wanted to pay themselves $60,000 a year to attend 12 one-day meetings. Toronto lawyer Ben Trister told CBC News that he resigned from the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants last month over his concerns that a majority of board members were mismanaging the organization.
Canada and Ontario Sign Historic Immigration Agreement
Thu, 24 Nov 2005 19:27:10 GMT
The Honourable Joe Volpe, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and the Honourable Mike Colle, Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today signed the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, the Government of Canada will invest an additional $920 million over the next five years in Ontario. This is the first comprehensive immigration agreement between Ontario and Canada, and it is intended to help more newcomers reach their full potential in Ontario by increasing the funding for services to help them settle, integrate and access language training.
New Funding for Citizenship and Immigration Programs (Government of Canada News)
Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:56:11 GMT
Citizenship and Immigration Canada's Supplementary Estimates were approved today, providing an additional $168.5 million in support of Canada's immigration, citizenship and refugee programs. The additional funding will be directed toward continued improvements to the Department’s programs and services, including reducing inventories and processing times for new citizens, refugees and immigrants. It will also support new initiatives to prevent racism, and make it easier for students to come and stay in Canada.
Immigration minister hopes to persuade out-of-country Canadians to come home
Tue, 15 Nov 2005 20:14:00 GMT
The federal government is about to fight back against countries trying to poach highly skilled expatriate workers from Canada and mount a campaign to persuade Canadians who have left to return home. Those moves are among proposals Immigration Minister Joe Volpe will soon take to cabinet to deal with burgeoning labour shortages. "It's part of the notion of changing what we do from being a much more passive receiver of applications into more of a recruiting arm for Canada," said a government source.
He looks too 'aloof' in photographs, so Immigration rejected his wife
Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:35:00 GMT
Delta resident Parminder Singh Pannu thought his luck had changed when he married his second wife Ranjit in India in November 2002. Almost three years earlier, his first wife Anupinder died of breast cancer at 43, leaving him a widower. And three years before that, he nearly died when he was sliced from head to hip by a dagger at Surrey's Guru Nanak temple during a protest by fundamentalist Sikhs. But Pannu is more frustrated than ever now because the federal Immigration Department is refusing to allow his 36-year-old bride into the country, calling the marriage bogus.
Feds, provinces agree on immigration blueprint
Fri, 04 Nov 2005 22:18:00 GMT
After years of growing provincial autonomy in immigration matters, federal and provincial immigration ministers have agreed on a common national vision is needed to improve the immigration system. Joe Volpe, the federal minister, released a three-page strategic plan Friday after a day-long meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts.
Canada expanding immigration plans
Tue, 1 Nov 2005 08:30:37 GMT
Canada's government unveiled changes to its immigration policy Monday, including plans to take in up to 300,000 new immigrants annually within the next five years. Immigration Minister Joe Volpe, in a report on immigration introduced in the lower House of Commons, said Canada accepted nearly 236,000 immigrants last year, facilitated 2,000 international adoptions and reunited 6,000 refugee spouses and children with their families.
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