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Immigration News Headlines – March, 2016

NDP call on Liberal government to repeal cessation provisions law
By Tiffany Crawford, Vancouver Sun, March 20, 2016

Liberals cheapen citizenship
By Gordon Chong, Toronto Sun, March 19, 2016

Marie-Claude Landry, Human Rights Chief, Urges Probe Of Border Agency After Deaths
By Jim Bronskill, Huffington Post, March 18, 2016

Cessation law ensnaring too many legitimate refugees says NDP
CBC News, March 18, 2016

Temporary foreign worker program deserves another look: immigration minister
Business Vancouver, March 18, 2016

Don’t copy America: Canada needs fewer guest workers, more citizens
Globe and Mail Editorial, March 18, 2016

Ottawa needs to build on recent immigration reforms
By Michel Beine, Robnin boadway & Serge Coulombe, Globe and Mail, March 18, 2016

Federal Liberals aim to help foreign students by changing express entry immigration
By Peter O’Neil, The Province, March 17, 2016

B.C. could benefit as Ottawa mulls easing residency rules for foreign students
By Peter O’Neil, Vancouver Sun, March 17, 2016

Stateless Qia Gunster takes a giant stride towards gaining Canadian citizenship
By Wendy McLellan, The Province, March 17, 2016

Romania wants visa-free access to Canada
By Marie-Danielle Smith, Embassy, March 17, 2016

Worker shortfall a three per cent hit for farms: Study
Manitoba Co-operator, March 16, 2016

International Students: A Gold Mine for Canada’s Economy
By Kareem El-Assai, The Conference Board of Canada, March 16, 2016

‘I worked for peace,’ says onetime Arafat ally, deported from Canada over Fatah ties
By Adrian Humphreys, National Post, March 16, 2016

Why Canada needs open borders
By Fergus Hodgson, Herald Opinions, March 16, 2016

B.C. RCMP referrals to immigration police spark concerns for racial profiling
By Travis Lupick, Straight, March 16, 2016

John McCallum pledges to make immigration easier for international students
By Moira Donovan, CBC News, March 16, 2016

Ottawa mulls greater scrutiny of border agency after detainee deaths
By Michelle Zilio, The Globe and Mail, March 15, 2016

Nova Scotia’s immigrant nominee program gets 300-person bump
By David Irish, CBC News, March 15, 2016

Canadian immigration rules ‘cold-hearted’ but fair, expert says
CBC News, March 15, 2016

Ralph Goodale ‘concerned’ about 2 immigration detainee deaths in Ontario
CBC News, March 15, 2016

World immigration in news
Migration, border security and the EU referendum
By Damian Green, Open Democracy, March 22, 2016Moody’s sees ‘clear downside risks’ if UK leaves EU
By David Milliken, Reuters, March 22, 2016Irish economy ‘most vulnerable’ to British exit
By Peter O’Dwyer, Irish Examiner, March 22, 2016Germany’s immigration tally: 2m in 2015
By Financial Times, March 21, 2016EU-Turkey deal could trigger Kurdish exodus to Germany
By Markus Soder, Euractiv, March 21, 2016Yemeni Jews brought to Israel in secret mission
BBC News, March 21, 2016There’s no love for the EU or immigration, but voters must ask ‘what are the alternatives?’
By Stephen Booth, Open Democracy, March 20, 2016Trump’s immigration stance resonates at tense rallies
The Chronicle Journal, March 20, 2016

Immigration, holidays and the economy… what Britons really think about the EU
By Julian Coman, The Guardian, March 20, 2016

Migration deal: Quick start, tough implementation
By Derek Gatopoulos & Costas Kantouris, Cumberlink.com, March 19, 2016

Ethiopian Jews protest cancellation of mass Aliyah
Israel National News, March 20,  2016

Coast Guard: 9 Cuban migrants die, 18 rescued off Florida
CBS News, March 19, 2016

More than 1000 people in Canberra gather for Palm Sunday rally in support of refugees
By Alexandra Back, The Canberra Times, March 20, 2016

President Obama is coming to Cuba today. So why are so many Cubans leaving?
By Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, March 19, 2016

Migrants Lament as Deal With Turkey Closes Door to Europe
By Tim Arango, The New York Times, March 19, 2016

Building walls won’t work in a modern world
By Eric Frydenlund, Madison.com, March 18, 2016

Germany’s Angela Merkel ignores voters on refugee influx
By Douglas Murray, The Australian, March 19, 2016

German migration expert lambasts Europe for ‘war against refugees’
Deutsche Welle, March 17, 2016

Why Republicans should love undocumented immigrants
By Nicole Rae Baerg & Eric Voeten, The Washington Post, March 17, 2016

Take note EU – Aussie’s immigration policy sees NO asylum boats arrive for 600 days
By Rob Virtue, Express, March 18, 2016

The dystopian, anti-immigration book The Camp of the Saints is really racist. So why are a bunch of smart conservatives praising it?
By Shikha Dalmia, The Week, March 17, 2016

Mass immigration disrupts Europe and beyond
By Georgie Anne Geyer, Dispatch, March 17, 2016

Program delivery update
 

 

Summary

Instructions for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) officers outlining when and how to change the sex designation on IRCC documents for citizenship and immigration lines of business have been updated.

 

IRCC removed the requirement for applicants to provide proof of sex reassignment surgery in order to request a change of sex designation on IRCC documents and in IRCC systems. Therefore, these instructions have been developed across lines of business in order to outline the documentary evidence required to process changes of sex designation.

Ministerial instructions – Express entry draw
 

Date Score Number
24 06-01-2016 461 1463
25 13-01-2016 453 1518
26 27-01-2016 457 1468
27 10-02-2016 459 1505
28 24-02-2016 453 1484
29 09-03-2016 473 1013
30 23-03-2016 470 1014
 

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