Immigration News Headlines – January, 2020

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Program delivery update

Update to the cost threshold for excessive demand on health and social services

January 2, 2020

emporary public policy for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)

January 2, 2020

Auto-creation of acknowledgement of claim and Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) coverage

January 3, 2020

Refusal to process Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)-required work permit applications for caregivers

December 30, 2019

Launch of the new Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) Program

December 18, 2019

CBSA News

A fraudulent immigration consultant charged under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

January 6, 2020

Arrest of Person on “Wanted by the CBSA” List

December 23, 2019

Ministerial instructions – Parents and grandparents

Ministerial Instructions with respect to the processing of applications for a permanent resident visa made by parents or grandparents of a sponsor as members of the family class and the processing of sponsorship applications made in relation to those applications

January 1, 2020

BC PNP

December 30: 31 ITA issued in 4 categories

NS PNP

Immigration Numbers Setting Records

December 30, 2019

Manitoba PNP

EOI Draw #80

January 2, 2019

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Immigration news

Immigration could help Canada top U.S. in economic growth this year

By Shelly Hagan, Bloomberg News, January 6, 2020

Washington-Canada border detentions may spur lawsuit

By Essex Porter, KIRO7, January 6, 2020

Newcomers to Canada struggle amid Toronto’s housing crisis

By Dakshana Bascaramurty, The Globe and Mail, January 7, 2019

Trial begins for two men accused of smuggling 11 Nigerians into Canada

By Trevor Wilhelm, Windsor Star, January 6, 2020

Man charged after allegedly acting as unauthorized immigration consultant

Montreal Gazette, January 6, 2020

Vancouver refugee claimant linked to guerrilla group loses bid to stay

By Kim Bolan, Vancouver Sun, January 6, 2020

DNA collection at the border? U.S. to take samples from detainees, submit them to FBI

By Nomaan Merchant, CTV News, January 6, 2020

Second Colombian national sentenced in Dartmouth for immigration fraud

By Steve Bruce, SaltWire, January 6, 2010

Allowing immigrants to bring parents, grandparents will break the system

Cowichan Valley Citizen, Letter, January 6, 2020

Forecasting Canada’s economic future is now about risk management, not one-way bets

By Kevin Carmichael, Financial Post, January 6, 2020

New pilot program to help attract skilled workers in southern Ontario

Daily Commercial Services, January 6, 2020

‘All about the money’: How women travelling to Canada to give birth could strain the health-care system

By Annie Burns-Pieper, CBC News, January 4, 2010

Trudeau’s refugee bill labelled ineffective: Report

By Nico Johnson, The Post Millenial, January 7, 2020

B.C. permanent resident’s bid to sponsor parents thwarted after program postponed

By Eva Uguen-Csenge, CBC News, January 3, 2020

IRCC Noice

Special Measures to help assist with urgent travel related to flight PS752

January 10, 2020

Program deliver updates

January 10, 2020

Assessing child marriages

January 10, 2020

Express Entry Draw #134

January 8, 2020

3,400 ITA issued

Lowest rank: 473

BC PNP

January 7, 2020

173 ITA issued in 5 categories

RCICs! Don’t forget to report your CPD compliance with ICCRC by January 31!

Immigration news

Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) Interactive Application: Economic Outcomes

Statistics Canada

Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) Interactive Application: Mobility

Statistics Canada

BOUND FOR CANADA: Queen Elizabeth agrees Prince Harry and Meghan can go it alone

From Reuters, Winnipeg Sun, January 13, 2010

Prince Harry and Meghan would have to apply for Canadian citizenship like everyone else

By Aileen Donnelly, National Post, January 13, 2020

Meghan Markle might have jeopardized her British citizenship application by returning to Canada

By Moly Mulshine, Samantha Grindell, Business Insider (AU), January 14, 2020

Canada: Impact Of The Supreme Court Of Canada’s Decision In Vavilov On Tests To Be Applied In Judicial Reviews Of Administrative Decisions

By Doug S. Ewens, QC, January 9, 2020

Why hostility to immigration runs so deep

By Noah Smith, News India Times, January 13

Economic gap between privately-sponsored and gov’t-assisted refugees shrink over time: StatsCan

By Jolson Lim, iPolitics, January 13, 2020

ETIAS and security: How will the new program make Europe safer?

Travel Daily News, January 13, 2020

Family facing deportation gets six-month reprieve

By Ricardo Veneza, CTV News, January 12, 2020

Indian National Pleads Guilty to Owning, Funding, and Operating India-Based Call Centers That Scammed U.S. Victims

Imperial Valley News, January 12, 2020

Family goes underground in response to deportation order

By Gloria Katch, The Voice of Pelham, January 11, 2020

New ‘Value of Alberta’ conference to explore autonomy for province

By Roberto Wakerell-Cruz, The Post Millenial, January 13, 2020

12 migrants found dead, 21 rescued at sea off western Greece

By Demetris Nellas, Yahoo News, January 11, 2020

‘Disturbing:’ DNA collection at border expected to be the new normal

Yahoo Canada, January 10, 2020

Program deliver updates

Procedure on refund of revenue

January 27, 2020

Entry/Exit Program instructions

January 27, 2020

Post-graduation work permit eligibility requirements

January 27, 2020

Public policy

Public policy concerning foreign national family members of victims of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight PS752

January 16, 2020

Express Entry Draw #135

January 22, 2020

3,400 ITA issued

Lowest rank: 471

Operational bulletin 668

Special measures to expedite urgent travel related to Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752

January 10, 2020

RCICs! Don’t forget to report your CPD compliance with ICCRC by January 31!

Immigration news

Quebec City mosque shooter is no racist, lawyers argue in pleading for shorter sentence

By Jonathan Montpetit, CBC News, January 27

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Implement ‘Public Charge’ Immigration Rules

By Emma Tucker, Daily Beast, January 27, 2020

Philippine immigration suspends on-arrival visas for Chinese nationals

By Coconuts Manila, January 28, 2020

Scarborough man facing deportation granted eight month reprieve

Toronto.com, January 27, 2020

Federal Training, Immigration Support Needed to Slow Truck Driver Shortage: CTA

Canadian Trucking Alliance, January 27, 2020

Trump crackdown on birth tourism could mean new waves of passport babies in Canada

By Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun, January 27, 2020

One of the biggest impacts of Brexit? An end to freedom of movement.

By Karla Adam & William Booth, The Washington Post, January 26, 2020

Man, 55, charged after $95,000 taken in immigration fraud

Bayview News, January 26, 2020

Older, longer: The super-aging of Canadians has taken everyone by surprise

By John Ibbitson, The Globe and Mail, January 26, 2020

Canadians count the cost of hosting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

By Jason Kirby, Financial Times, January 25, 2020

How many people were given Norwegian citizenship and permanent residency last year?

The Local, January 24, 2020

When A Door In The US Closes, Another In Canada Opens

By Miranda Sinclair, Mondaq, January 24, 2020

Everything you need to know about the UN climate refugee ruling and Canada

By Carl Meyer, National Observer, January 23, 2020

Parents call for change to citizenship law that treats adopted children like ‘second-class citizens’

By Jackie Dunham, CTV News, January 23, 2020

Joe Biden’s remarks show left’s insane love for illegals

By Cheryl K. Chumley, The Washington Times, January 23, 2020

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