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Immigration News Headlines – October, 2015

Why immigration is a chequebook issue
By David Olive, The Star, October 16, 2015

Federal immigration delays stall Nova Scotia population goals
By Tom Murphy, CBC News, October 16, 2015

In search of answers on the refugee file
By Jennifer Bond, National Post, October 16, 2015

Windsor man who ‘got the last laugh’ and slipped past no-fly list into Turkey now back in Canadian court
By Stewart Bell, National Post, October 16, 2015

Canada can’t let labour mobility create an underclass of TFWs
By Armine Yalnizyan, The Globe and Mail, October 16, 2015

Another Terrorist Sues Canada for Trying to Take His Citizenship Away
By VICE News, October 15, 2015

Calgary woman’s Canadian birth certificate not recognized as proof of citizenship
By Tony Tighe, Global News, October 15, 2015

TPP deal contains some exemptions on temporary foreign workers
By Bill Curry, The Globe and Mail, October 15, 2015

Chris Alexander responds to case of potential liver donor from Spain turned back at airport
By Christina Stevens, Global News, October 14, 2015

Canada’s Immigrant Investor Program Bringing More Millionaires to the Country
NewsWatch, October 14, 2015

Iranian-Canadian imprisoned for terrorism challenges possible loss of citizenship as ‘cruel and unusual’
By Stewart Bell, National Post, October 14, 2015

Foreign maritime work permits in face of high unemployment called ‘criminal’
By Paul Forsyth, Niagara This Week, October 14, 2015

Significant Penalties In New Compliance Regime For Temporary Workers
By Jessica Young, Mondaq, October 14, 2015

B.C. man who withdrew immigration sponsorship of pregnant wife loses bid to keep son in Canada
By Bethany Lindsay, Vancouver Sun, October 14, 2015

World immigration in news
How does the world feel about immigration?
By Donald Armbrecht, World Economic Forum, October 19, 2015SWISS ANTI-IMMIGRATION PARTY WINS BIG IN ELECTIONS
Global News Connect, October 19, 2015

Europe migrant crisis: Turkey ‘not concentration camp’, won’t host asylum seekers permanently
ABC News, October 19, 2015

Thousands enter Slovenia after Hungary closes border
BBC News, October 18, 2015

Merkel offers ‘dirty deal’ on Turkey EU membership in exchange for help to stem flow of migrants
By Tony Paterson, Independent, October 18, 2015

Australia PM seeks to calm New Zealand concerns over detentions
Reuters, October 17, 2015

Texas can deny birth certificates for U.S.-born children of immigrants
By Molly Hennessy-Friske, The Seattle Times, October 16, 2015

New Zealand-born mother facing deportation over drug offences begs PM to let her stay in Australia
By Natasha Robinson, ABC News, October 16, 2015

Is Eastern Europe Any More Xenophobic Than Western Europe?
By Heather Horn, The Atlantic, October 16, 2015

By Hassan Khalifeh, The Arab American, October 16, 2015

 

By Niall McCarthy, Forbes, October 16, 2015

 

By Ric Oberlink, news-press.com, October 16, 2015

 

By Stephen Dinan, The Washington Times, October 15, 2015

 

By Andrew Higgins, New York Times, October 15, 2015

 

By Kate Connolly, The  Guardian, October 15, 2015

 

The Slovak Spectator, October 15, 2015

Program delivery updates
 

October 23, 2015

 

October 23, 2015
A correction has been made to the inadmissibility period; it was changed from two to five years.

Ministerial instructions – Express entry
 

Date Score Number
1 31-01-2015 886 779
2 07-02-2015 818 779
3 20-02-2015 808 849
4 27-02-2015 735 1187
5 20-03-2015 481 1620
6 27-03-2015 453 1637
7 10-04-2015 469 925
8 17-04-2015 453 715
9 22-05-2015 755 1361
10 17-06-2015 482 1501
11 26-06-2015 469 1575
12 10-07-2015 463 1516
13 17-07-2015 451 1581
14 07-08-2015 471 1402
15 21-08-2015 456 1523
16 08-09-2015 459 1517
17 18-09-2015 450 1545
18 02-10-2015 450 1530
19 23-10-2015 489 1502
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Canadian immigration in news
Province seeks flexibility with immigration strategy
By Roger Taylor, Herald Business, October 26, 2015

Four in 10 future engineers in B.C. will be new immigrants: report
By Jacob Parry, BC Business, October 26, 2015