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Immigration News Headlines – May, 2017

Immigration News Headlines

IRCC News
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Announces New Guideline on Proceedings Involving Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression
May 1, 2017
Eligible Brazilians, Bulgarians and Romanians will soon be able to fly to Canada with an eTA
April 28, 2017
Government of Canada Eliminates Conditional Permanent Residence for Spouses and Partners
April 28, 2017

IRCC Notices
Government of Canada Eliminates Conditional Permanent Residence
April 28, 2017
Parent and Grandparent Program: Balancing the demand
April 25, 2017

IRCC Operational bulletins
Operational Bulletin 640 – April 28, 2017
Repeal of conditional permanent residence

IRCC Program delivery updates
Updates to the Electronic Travel Authorization
May 1, 2017

 

Update to the list of documents that can be used to establish identity for citizenship applications
April 27, 2017
Update to the biometric fee (temporary residents) program delivery instructions
April 26, 2017
Update to the International Mobility Program instructions on work related to a research, educational or training program
April 25, 2017

Canadian immigration in news
How a clerical error is preventing this Halifax man from flying into Canada
By Elizabeth McMillan, CBC News, May 2, 2017
To pull away from the U.S. economy, Canada must look to its immigrants
By Frances Woolley, The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2017
Canadians have turned a blind eye to the Liberals’ refugee failures
By Anneke Smit, Maclean’s, May 1, 2017
‘Legacy claimants’ hoping for long-awaited refugee hearings
By Ashley Burke, CBC News, May 1, 2017
Why Trump’s Plan To Copy Canada’s Immigration System Would Backfire
By Paul May, Huffington Post, May 1, 2017
Immigration detainee freed after being held in Canada for 7 years due to ‘legal limbo’
By Kate McGillivray, CBC News, May 1, 2017
Burden of proof
By Zosia Bielski, The Globe and Mail, May 1, 2017
Canada skilled worker visas made easier to obtain as US visas hit delays
By Daniel Waldron & Sanwar Ali, workpermit.com, April 30, 2017
Not Welcome in Canada Because of Her Disabled Son?; “I’m Good Enough to Work, But Not Good Enough To Stay”
By Steven Thomas & Mercedes Benitez, Torontoist, April 29, 2017
By Steve Lambert, 660 News, April 29, 2017
5 from B.C. on China’s ‘most wanted’ list of 22 alleged criminals
By Yvette Brend, CBC News, April 28, 2017
Leaked draft order shows Trump blamed NAFTA for ‘massive’ wealth transfer, lost jobs, illegal immigration
The Star, April 28, 2017
Now’s not the time to cut corners in screening refugees
By Candice Malcolm, Toronto Sun, April 28, 2017
Henry Burris scores permanent residency in Canada
By Tim Baines, Ottawa Citizen, April 28, 2017

 

Douglas Todd: ‘Techno-immigrants’ fuel Vancouver’s high-tech sector
By Douglas Todd, Vancouver Sun, April 28, 2017
Advocates hail end to ‘conditional’ spousal visas
By Nicholas Keung, The Star, April 28, 2017

Liberals ‘doubly committed’ to tackling marriage fraud while ending 2-year spousal residency rule

By Kathleen Harris, CBC News, April 28, 2017
Immigration minister vows faster processing times for refugees
By Michael Swan, The B.C. Catholic, April 27, 2017

Mom and daughters reunited in Edmonton after 15 years apart

By Zoe Todd, CBC News, April 28, 2017

 

West Kelowna man seeks help re-uniting with Brazilian husband

By Alistair Waters, Kelowna Capital News, April 28, 2017

Rights groups and opposition urge Liberals to help those fleeing anti-LGBT violence in Chechnya

By Nicole Ireland, CBC News, April 28, 2017

 

South Korean family with autistic son in Hamilton finally gets nod to stay in Canada
By Carmela Fragomeni, Hamilton Spectator, April 28, 2017
Opinion: Here’s what Canada should do about ‘irregular’ asylum seekers
By Matthew p. Harrington, Montreal Gazette, April 27, 2017
French-language pop quiz jeopardizes Chinese student’s life in Quebec
By Elias Abboud, CBC News, April 27, 2017
Liberals rubber-stamping potentially dangerous asylum seekers?

By Candice Malcolm, Canoe.com, April 27, 2017

 

Asylum-seekers fleeing U.S. may find cold comfort in Canada’s courts

By Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters, April 27, 2017

‘Forgotten refugees’ want to be recognized in Canada without a hearing

By Catherine Solyom, Montreal Gazette, April 27, 2017

 

Could Canada’s border crossers prompt a political shift on immigration?

 

By Stephanie Levitz, The Star, April 26, 2017
U.K. man says someone else’s mistake may force him to leave the life he’s built in Newfoundland
CBC News, April 26, 2017

 

 

COMMENTARY: Now is not the time to crack down on border-hoppers

By Tasha Kheiriddin, Global News, April 25, 2017

 

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