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Immigration News Headlines – November, 2017

Immigration News Headlines

IRCC News
Historic multi-year immigration plan sets out highest levels in recent history
November 1, 2017
Widespread support for most ambitious immigration plan in recent history
November 3, 2017
Supplementary Information 2018-2020 Immigration Levels Plan
Ottawa, November 1, 2017

Ministerial instructions – Express Entry draws
# 75 November 1, 2017 – number of ITA: 505; CRS rank: 241
# 76 November 1, 2017 – number of ITA: 290; CRS rank: 673

CBSA News
Ministerial Direction to the Canada Border Services Agency: Minors in Canada’s Immigration Detention System
November 6, 2017

Canada immigration in news
Timmins forum looking at Francophone immigration
By Maija Hoggett, Timmins Today, November 6, 2017
The US-Canada border runs through this tiny library
By Eric Weiner, BBC, November 6, 2017
Honduran man denied refugee status after failing to convince immigration officials he’s gay
By Rahul Kalvapalle, Global News, November 6, 2017
Ralph Goodale calls on border police to expand alternatives to detention
By Brendan Kennedy, The Star, November 6, 2017
Ottawa’s ‘Stateless Man’ arrested in police raid
By Catherine Lathem, CTV News, November 6, 2017
Detaining children in immigration centres to face tougher rules
By Kathleen Harris, CBC News, November 6, 2017
Losing a war criminal in Canada’s access to information system
By Michael Friscolanti, Mclean’s, November 6, 2017
Tenants of Chinese megamall at GTH don’t have to hire Canadians
By Geoff Leo, CBC News, November 6, 2017
Government should provide information on fate of failed asylum seekers
By Josh Dehaas, National Post, November 6, 2017
Parents of children hit by security problems urge independent no-fly-list system
By Robert Fife, The Globe and Mail, November 6, 2017
Change of scene in 2018? Canada has 10,700 work visas for Irish
By Ciara Kenny, The Irish Times, November 6, 2017
By Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Hindustan Times, November 5, 2017
Toronto could welcome almost 170,000 immigrants over the next 3 years – are we ready?
By Lauren Pelley, CBC News, November 5, 2017
Immigration minister dismisses Trump security concerns over newcomers
By Rachel Aiello, CTV News, November 5, 2017
By Chas Danner, New York Magazine, November 4, 2017
The numbers show we need increased immigration
By Jim Warren, Toronto Sun, November 4, 2017
The access bill heads to finish line. Here’s why people hate it
By Beatrice Britneff, iPolitics, November 4, 2017
OPINION: Civility, moral outrage and ‘unseeing’ race
By Larry Haiven, The Chronicle Herald, November 4, 2017
Amazon to add second Vancouver office and 1,000 more jobs by 2020
By Natasha Lomas, Tech Crunch, November 4, 2017
Funding uncertainty could stall LGBT refugee resettlement, advocates say
By Kathleen Harris, CBC News, November 4, 2017
By Don Pittis, CBC News, November 3, 2017
Canada slaps sanctions on 52 people in Russia, Venezuela and South Sudan
The  Star, November 3, 2017
Win-win situation’: Expedited refugee claim process clears cases without hearings
By Karen Pauls, CBC News, November 3, 2017
In the era of extreme immigration vetting, Canada remains a noble outlier
By John Ivison, National Post, November 2, 2017
Family fears for safety after provincial involvement in adoption of stateless Haitian girl
By Faiza Amin, City News, November 2, 2017
By Andrew Griffith, Migration Policy Institute, November 1, 2017
Trudeau’s approach to immigration has failed
By Candice Malcolm, Toronto Sun, November 1, 2017
Canada aims for immigration boost to buttress economy as population ages
By Dakshana Bascaramurthy, The Globe and Mail, November 1, 2017

World immigration in news
European Parliament beefs up border controls
By Beata Stur, New Europe, November 7, 2017

Trump administration to end protected immigration status for Nicaraguans
By Louis Alonso Lugo, USA Today, November 6, 2017
Manus refugee who reached Canada last week says deaths are ‘very likely’
By Ben Doherty, The Guardian, November 6, 2017
Government seeks to revoke US citizenship of 4 Somalis
The Chronicle Herald, November 6, 2017
Visa lottery program is too much of a gamble for our nation and needs to end
By Bob Goodlatte (Rep-VA), The Hill, November 6, 2017
The Most Powerful Passport in the World Now Belongs to Singapore
By Stacey Leasca, Travel and Leisure, November 6, 2017
Australia is full to bursting and must rethink immigration
By Dick Smith, The Australian, November 6, 2017
The Migrant Crisis Upended Europe
By Guilio Meotti, Gatestone Institute, November 6, 2017
Making Room for Muslims
By Nancy Foner & Richard Alba, Handelsblatt Global, November 6, 2017
Angela Merkel’s latest migration headache
By Emily Schultheis, Politico, November 6, 2017
Russian Church Leader Warns EU on Immigration, Preserving Cultural Identity
By Elizabeth Scallia, Russia Insider, November 6, 2017
By Chris Johns, The Irish Times, November 5, 2017
Austria’s prospective ruling parties agree on budget discipline, cutbacks for migrants
Reuters, November 3, 2017
IRCC Program Delivery Updates
Update to the instructions related to health care students who are work permit-exempt under paragraph 186(p) of the IRPR
November 10, 2017
Exception to the naming policy
November 10, 2017

Ministerial instructions – Express Entry draws
# 75 November 1, 2017 – number of ITA: 505; CRS rank: 241
# 76 November 1, 2017 – number of ITA: 290; CRS rank: 673
# 77  November 8, 2017 – number of ITA: 2,000; CRS rank: 458 (unverified)

Canada immigration in news
New immigration plan insufficient to meet Canada’s needs, experts say
By Ian Burns, The Lawyer’s Daily, November 13, 2017
Canada deporting fewer people for terrorism, war crimes, crime
By Stewart Bell, Global News, November 13, 2017
Immigration is good – but only if we deal with it correctly
By John E, Trenti, Ottawa Citizen, November 13, 2017
A Syrian man gave $120,000 to Canada to migrate here. Then he died. Now his family is out of luck
By Nicholas Keung, The Star, November 11, 2017
How Canada could prepare for potential new wave of asylum seekers
By Howard Anglin & Andrew House, Maclean’s, November 10, 2017
N.L. woman says paperwork gaffe nixed costly bid to reunite family
By Sue Balley, CTV News, November 10, 2017
Advocates want Ottawa-born man to have Canadian citizenship despite new charges
By Ryan Tumity, Metro, November 9, 2017
Liberals stripped citizenship at a record pace, new docs reveal
By Candice Malcolm, Toronto Sun, November 9, 2017
Foreign students in Canada misled by agents over post-grad work
Study International, November 9, 2017
Addressing concerns about marriage fraud
By Steven Meurrens, Policy Options, November 9, 2017
Ottawa analyzing implications for Canada if U.S. DACA program ends
By Stephanie Levitz, The Globe and Mail, November 9, 2017
Similarities in Nigerian asylum claims based on sexual orientation have Legal Aid Ontario asking questions
By Anita Elash, Diana Swain & Tara Carman, CBC News, November 8, 2017
Supreme Court case could have far-reaching implications for international child custody cases
By Nicholas Keung,  The Star, November 8, 2017
New immigration program helping Canada in the global war for high-tech talent
By Renee Filippone, CBC News, November 8, 2017
By Stephanie Levitz, National Post, November 7, 2017

World immigration in news
Papua New Guinea to begin forcible removal of asylum seekers from detention center
Today Online, November 13, 2017

How Poland became a breeding ground for Europe’s far right: Analysis
By Rick Noack, The Washington Post, November 13, 2017
Rise in Russian, Turkish immigration to Israel bucking Western slump
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, November 10, 2017
Germany’s Far-Right AfD Calls for Repatriation of Syrian Refugees
By Riham Alkousaa, US News, November 9, 2017
A New York courtroom gave every detained immigrant a lawyer. The results were staggering.
By Dara Lind, VOX, November 9, 2017
Immigration Will Dominate Hungary’s 2018 Elections, Orban Says
By Radoslav Tomek, Bloomberg, November 9, 2017
Anger rises in Lesbos over crowded refugee camps
By Helena Smith, The Guardian, November 9, 2017
Switzerland less attractive to European migrants
Swissinfo, November 9, 2017
FROM ILLEGAL ALIEN TO UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT. ORWELL WOULD HAVE BEEN PROUD
By Victor Davis Hanson, Newsweek, November 8, 2017
Saint Lucia Investment Migration Program first in the world for investment requirements
By Henley & Partners, St. Lucia Online, November 8, 2017
Shortage of factory workers starts to push up pay rates
By Phillip Inman, The Guardian, November 8, 2017
IRCC News
IRCC expands its presence in China through new VACs
November 17, 2017

IRCC Operational Bulletin
Operational Bulletin 648 – November 20, 2017
Processing applications for permanent residence for children aged 19 to 21 as dependants under the temporary public policy

Ministerial instructions – Express Entry draws
# 75 November 1, 2017 – number of ITA: 505; CRS rank: 241
# 76 November 1, 2017 – number of ITA: 290; CRS rank: 673
# 77  November 8, 2017 – number of ITA: 2,000; CRS rank: 458 (unverified)
#78   November 15, 2017 – number of ITA: 2,750; CRS rank: 439 (unverified)

Canada immigration in news
Disabled groups fight immigration law they say is ‘demeaning’
By Michelle McQuigge, Sudbury.com, November 20, 2017
Man gets five years in jail for plotting to kill business partner, could be deported
By Christian Aumell, Global News, November 20, 2017
Canada raises the age of dependency in immigration
By Steven Meurrens, Policy Options, November 20, 2017
Immigration policy is out of control and needs an overhaul
By James Bissett, Ottawa Citizen, November 20, 2017
15,000 on Canada’s deportation list, but some ‘unco-operative’ countries won’t take their citizens back
By Kathleen Harris, CBC News, November 20, 2017
‘Critical shortage’ of daycare workers forecast after immigration error
By Shaina Luck, CBC News, November 20, 2017
High migration can suppress wages … in some places, some jobs
By Douglas Todd, Vancouver Sun, November 20, 2017
Ottawa’s new immigration targets – good for special interests, but not for Canadians in general
By Martin Collacott, Vancouver Sun, November 20, 2017
‘Tears of joy’ for Filipina caregiver who can be reunited with her children after 8-year wait
Metro News, November 19, 2017
Why Canada should rethink its immigration policy
By Theo Kyres, Prince Arthur Herald, November 17, 2017
How should Canada handle criminals cloaked as refugees?
By Mark Kersten, The Globe and Mail Opinion, November 20, 2017
Promising riches and Canadian residency, he’s now accused of fraud
By Dan Levin, The Seattle Times, November 17, 2017
Germany Takes Top ‘Nation Brand’ Ranking, As U.S. Drops to Sixth
By Karlene Lukovitz, MediaPost, November 17, 2017
They were denied entry into Canada despite having immigration applications approved
Metro News, November 16, 2017
Canada making push to increase number of Chinese tourists, students
By Nathan Vanderklippe, The Globe and Mail, November 16, 2017
Permanent residents who receive conditional sentences are not inadmissible
By Nikolay Chsherbinin, The Lawyer’s Daily, November 16, 2017
Fraser Institute News Release: Health-care costs of migrating seniors have cost B.C. more than $7.0 billion, saved Quebec $6.0 billion since 1980
By Carrie Brunner, NB Herard, November 15, 2017
By Petra Molnar and Stephanie J Silverman, National Post, November 15, 2017
Canada’s impending refugee crisis and how midwives can save the day
By Manavi Handa, National Post, November 15, 2017
Four recent cases of missing foreign students in Canada linked to ransom scam: police
By Tu Thanh Ha, The Globe and Mail, November 13, 2017

World immigration in news
End the Root Cause of Illegal Immigration
By Ken Blackwell, HuffPost, November 20, 2017

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says world is facing conflict in part because illegal immigration spreads terrorism
The Washington Post, November 20, 2017
Nobel Peace Prize Winner: Illegal Immigration Spreads Terrorism
By Will Racke, Daily Caller, November 20, 2017
Japan’s Prime Minster Shinzo Abe refuses to relax immigration rules despite shrinking population
By Tom Batchelor, Independent, November 20, 2017
Blogspot: ‘Legal’ has to be more than a birthright
By Brian Bloom, Goshen News, November 18, 2017
UN ‘seriously concerned’ by Israeli plan to deport African migrants
Times of Israel, November 18, 2017
‘More girls, fewer skinheads’: Poland’s far right wrestles with changing image
By Christian Davies, The Guardian, November 18, 2017
Peter Dutton opens door to New Zealand refugee deal with Papua New Guinea, but warns of risks
By Michael Koziol, Brisbane Times, November 17, 2017
St Kitts-Nevis citizenship by investment scheme named ‘world’s most innovative’
WIC News, November 15, 2017
Moroccan migrants in Libya seek return, stage hunger strike
The Seattle Times, November 15, 2017
Why Free Movement Of People Is So Crucial For Innovation
By Adi Gaskell, Forbes, November 15, 2017
IRCC News
Canada, Ontario to cooperate on maximizing the benefits of immigration
November 24, 2017
Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement – General Provisions 2017
Electronic version, November 24, 2017
The Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Irregular Migration meets for the sixth time
November 24, 2017

IRCC Program delivery update

List of countries for which a medical examination is required for temporary residents
November 23, 2017

Canada immigration in news
Court reserves decision for Illegal immigration consulting business
By Katie May, Winnipeg Free Press, November 27, 2017
Middle East men caught at border cleared of terrorism ties
Yahoo News, November 27, 2017
Ottawa must ‘step in’ to review P.E.I. business immigration program: opposition
By Michael Tutton, Canadian Business, November 27, 2017
‘Why the Syrians, but not us?’: Yemenis urge Ottawa to act amid humanitarian crisis
By Eleanor Davidson, The Globe and Mail, November 26, 2017
Foreign students claim abuse of P.E.I. business immigration program
By Michael Tutton, The Star, November 26 2017
Government reviews ‘cruel’ case of widow who risks deportation after husband’s tragic death
By Kathleen Harris, CBC News, November 26, 2017
Refugee board workers overwhelmed by claims: union
Montreal Gazette, November 26, 2017
Immigration pilot program aims to draw newcomers to Atlantic Canada
By Nicholas Keung, The Star, November 25, 2017
Why Canadian meat plants want permanent residency for migrant workers
By Nicholas Keung,  The Star, November 25, 2017
North Korean defectors in GTA facing deportation
By Mary Ormsby, The Star, November 25, 2017
An idea whose time has come – reconsidering medical inadmissibility
Mamman, Sandaluk & Kingwell LLP, November 24, 2017
Trudeau takes harder line on economic refugees
By Stephanie Levitz, iPolitics, November 24, 2017
Skinhead: A frightening portrait of Canada’s far right
By John Doyle, The Globe and Mail, November 24, 2017
Options sparse for international students impacted by college strike
By Alex McKeen, The Star, November 24, 2017
Winnipeg man charged with illegally acting as immigration consultant
CBC News, November 24, 2017
Canada grants refugee status in about 60% of migrant cases
BBC News, November 24, 2017
U.S. getting better at informing Ottawa of immigration changes that impact Canada, Goodale says
By Kathleen Harris, CBC News, November 23, 2017
By Stephanie Levitz, Huffington Post, November 23, 2017
Lawyer urges more action on deportations
By Lynn Desjardins, Radio International Canada, November 21, 2017
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