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Immigration News Headlines – December, 2017

Immigration News Headlines

IRCC News
Federal government continues to make family reunification a priority
December 3, 2017
Canada lifts visa requirements on Romania and Bulgaria
December 1, 2017

IRCC Backgrounder

New entry rules for citizens of Romania and Bulgaria
December 1, 2017

IRCC Notice

Pilot project to confirm selected in-Canada permanent residents by telephone
December 1, 2017

IRCC Program delivery update

Visa lift on Bulgaria and Romania – December 1, 2017
December 1, 2017

Canada immigration in news
University of Calgary hosts Federal Court immigration matter
By Amy Matychuk, Canadian Lawyer Magazine, December 4, 2017
Religion, multiculturalism and the public square
By Angus Reid, Shachi Kurl, Policy Options, December 4, 2017
Sri Lankan family deported after spending 5 years in Canada
CBC News, December 3, 2017
Immigration firm sanctioned for offering fake jobs still drawing complaints after changing its name
By Geoff Leo, CBC News, December 4, 2017
Demographic shift a challenge for political and business leaders to meet
By Omar Khan, The Star, December 4, 2017
Liberals plan to reduce permanent resident backlog for caregivers
By Brendan Kennedy, The Star, December 3, 2017
Canada has capacity to process Quebec asylum seekers, Trudeau insists
By Terry Pedwell, The Province, December 3, 2017
Brexit and Trump ‘make Canada a more attractive prospect for Hong Kong international students’
By Peace Chiu, South China Morning Post, December 3, 2017
Montreal Christmas Fund 2017: New immigrant struggles without work permit
By Kelsey Litwin, Montreal Gazette, December 2, 2017
Nova Scotia immigration programs vex Turkish immigrant
By Andrea Gunn, Herald News, December 1, 2017
As Canada opens doors, Punjab nanny schools in demand
By Navjeevan Gopal, The Indian Express, December 2, 2017
‘Community leader’ facing charges of collecting illegal immigration fees
Inquirer.net, December 2, 2017
Crisis over irregular border crossings into Canada? What crisis?
By Maureen Silcoff, The Lawyer’s Daily, December 1, 2017
International students see more opportunity in Montreal, but most leave
By Jacob Serebrin, Montreal Gazette, December 1, 2017
There are silver linings in a greying work force
By David Parkinson, The Globe and Mail, November 30, 2017
North Korean defectors in Toronto worried they may be deported: ‘They treat us like garbage’
By Leslie Young, Global News, November 30, 2017
Canada’s global prosperity ranking slips to lowest level in 11 years: survey
By Ross Marowits, CTV News, November 30, 2017

World immigration in news
We are running out of time to have an immigration debate
By Willie Rennie, The Times (UK), December 5, 2017
UN Regrets US Pulling Out of Migrant and Refugee Pact
By Margaret Besheer, Voice of America, December 4, 2017
Hungary Dismisses Estonian Compromise Offer on Asylum-Seekers
U.S. News, December 4, 2017
McNinch pushes panel to regulate compact migration
By Kevin Kerigan, The Guam Daily Post, December 4, 2017
France’s migrant patrol on Italian border
By Michael Sheridan, The Times (UK), December 3, 2017
Immigration pleas bogged down in robotic system
By Kerre McIvor, New Zealand Herald,  December 3, 2017
Germany offers refugees free rent and home renovations if they leave
By Bruno WAterfield, The Australian, December 4, 2017
THE ISLAMIZATION OF EUROPE IS INEVITABLE
The Quebec Post, December 1, 2017
Never Enough? Insatiable Sweden Craves More Foreign-Born Politicians
Sputnik News, December 1, 2017
How will Meghan Markle become a British citizen?
BBC News, December 1, 2017
Globalisation, Migration, Rising Inequality, Populism…
By Branko Milanovic, Social Europe, December 1, 2017
The six tribes that could shape Europe’s future
By Matthew Goodwin, Thomas Raines & David Cutts, BBC News, December 1, 2017
Hungary says it keeps Jews safe by keeping out Muslim immigrants
By Cnaan Liphshiz, Cleveland Jewish News, November 29, 2017
Merkel: End smuggling and slavery, allow legal migration for Africans
Reuters, November 29, 2017
Can a curb on immigration stop the rise in Europe’s Muslim population? Not likely, says new report
By Lara Rebello, International Business Times,  November 30, 2017
Ministerial instructions – Express Entry draw

# 79 – December 6, 2017 – ITA issued: 2,750; CRS rank: 452

IRCC Notice

Changes to the Pre-Removal Risk Assessment for the Central African Republic
December 8, 2017

IRCC Program delivery updates

Labour Market Impact Assessment exemptions for certain Quebec Selection Certificate holders
December 6, 2017
Alert for changes to the revocation of citizenship instructions
December 8, 2017

IRCC Operational bulletin 646

Joint Assistance Sponsorship recommendations from within Canada
December 6, 2017

Canada immigration in news
Cases of foreign caregivers seeking permanent residency significantly reduced
By Slav Kornik, Global News, December 9, 2017
Helping the helpers: Operation Evac raises funds for refugee groups
By Isaac Olson, Montreal Gazette, December 9, 2017
P.E.I. company takes government to court over PNP agent contracts
By Sally Pitt, CBC News, December 8, 2017
From refugee to resident: Home for unaccompanied youth refugees opens
By Tamar Harris, The Star, December 8, 2017
Ashton College expands training for immigration practitioners in response to tougher rules
By Charlie Smith, The Straight, December 8, 2017
Missed immigration opportunity: Canada’s international students
By Sarah Wayland & Huyen Danm The Spectator, December 8, 2017
CBSA officers union erects billboards, threatens border ‘disturbances’ after failed negotiations
By Trevor Wilhelm, Windsor Star, December 7, 2017
Evening Brief: Border bill escapes amendments, Franken calls it quits
iPolitics, December 7, 2017
Fil-Canadian pleads guilty to cheating Filipino temporary workers
Inquirer, December 8, 2017
Deportation of refugee one more hostility inflicted by Canada
By Vicky Mochama, The Star, December 7, 2017
Canada has an obligation to help Haitians fleeing Trump
By Pascale Diverlus, The Star, December 6, 2017
Nova Scotia must come together for international students to stay
By Peter Halpin, Herald Business, December 6, 2017
François Legault on boosting the birth rate, curbing immigration and ‘bonjour/hi’
CBC News, December 6, 2017
Port Hope resident calls on immigration officials to allow him to work
By Dominik Wisniewski, Northumberland News, December 7, 2017
Cash for passports: Canadians play key role in lucrative business
By Elizabeth Thompson, CBC News, December 7, 2017
‘Give us a chance’: North Korea defectors ask to stay in Canada
CBC News, December 5, 2017
Ambassador to U.S. is ‘mystified’ by privacy concerns around Canadian border pre-clearance bill
By Brian Platt, National Post, December 5, 2017
IRCC Notices

Work permit pilot extended to 2019 for spouses and common-law partners applying for permanent residence from within Canada
December 15, 2017
Be aware of an ongoing scam targeting international students
December 15, 2017

IRCC Program delivery updates

Exemption for nationals of the Central African Republic to the bar on applying for a pre-removal risk assessment
December 13, 2017

Canada immigration in news
USCIS Issues Clarifying Guidance on NAFTA TN Status Eligibility for Economists
By Ludwik Donimirski, Military Technologies, December 19, 2017
Border services must be more transparent and accountable
The Editorial, The Star, December 18, 2017
Haitian asylum seekers are about to test Canada’s refugee system in a big way
By Meagan Campbell, Macleans, December 18, 2017
Quebec is struggling to find enough workers. Yet employers aren’t offering to pay more
By Stephen Gordon, National Post, December 18, 2017
Shazam: When unreasonable becomes reasonable through standard of review
By Ron Poulton, Canadian Lawyer Magazine, December 18, 2017
A new troubling trend for international students coming to Canada
By Surjit Singh Flora, Toronto Sun, December 17, 2017
‘I have no country’: After more than 60 years in Canada, B.C. woman discovers she doesn’t have citizenship
By Michelle Ghoussoub, MSN, December 16, 2017
Held in maximum security without charge, she begged her husband to get her out. A week later, Teresa Gratton was dead
By  Brendan Kennedy, The Star, December 16, 2017
Ottawa seeks to strip Mount Hope man of citizenship for alleged Bosnian war crimes
By Teviah Moro, Hamilton Spectator, December 15, 2017
As migrants flee for Canada, fears are rising over the perils of frigid illegal crossings
By Tim Craig, The Washington Post, December 15, 2017
How artificial intelligence will be used for social control
By Benoit Dupont, The Star, December 15, 2017
Foreign caregivers’ Christmas wishes to Santa, Trudeau and Hussen
By Nicholas Keung, The Star, December 15, 2017
Judge gives stateless man a second chance to stay in Canada
By Nicholas Keung, The Star, December 15, 2017
Richmond man bilked millions from prospective immigrants: BCSC
By Graeme Wood, Richmond News, December 14, 2017
Committee urges federal government to repeal law that bans disabled immigrants
By Nicholas Keung, The Star, December 13, 2017

Canada immigration in news
Immigration and fears of multi-ethnic society drive Italy’s populism
By James Politi, Financial Times, December 18, 2017
Migrant smuggler handed 1,489 years in prison
VICE News, December 18, 2017
France takes in first refugees screened in Africa under new asylum policy
Business Day, December 18, 2017
Austrian far-right hails benefits cut for immigrants
Channel News Asia, December 18, 2017
Fleeing – but not to Europe
Deutsche Welle, December 18, 2017
Far-right European leaders hold conference in Prague
Hamilton Spectator, December 18, 2017
How Oriana Fallaci’s Writings on Islamism Are Remembered-and Reviled
By Annabelle Timsit, The Atlantic, December 15, 2017
It’s not racist to be worried about immigration
By Peta Credlin, Herald Sun, December 16, 2017
Trump wins on immigration, and that’s why the media don’t want to talk about it
By Eddie Scarry, The Washington Examiner, December 16, 2017
White House embarking on major campaign for merit-based immigration structure
By Zeke Miller & Jill Colvin, The Star, December 15, 2017
Migrants in Germany: Should they be paid to go home?
By Rebecca Seales, BBC News, December 15, 2017
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