Can Canada avoid European-style immigration backlash? By Peter O'Neil, Postmedia News Europe Correspondent, Postmedia News September 24, 2010 PARIS—A wave of hostility toward immigrants across Europe has shaken the foundations of the continent's political system, raising questions among some analysts … Continue reading
Report: More people illegally entering Canada than U.S. ISABELLE DILLS – THE BELLINGHAM HERALD POSTED: Friday, Sep. 24, 2010 More people are sneaking into Canada from the U.S. than the other way around, according to a border threat assessment report. … Continue reading
Canada to use biometrics to secure its borders IDSuperstore September 24, 2010 Canada Immigration has announced a new five-year plan to institute a secure, biometrics-based border entry system to protect the nation from illegal immigrants. According to Karen Shadd, spokeswoman … Continue reading
Irate students may not go home, lawyer David Bitel warns Bernard Lane From: The Australian September 24, 2010 12:00AM 27 comments TENS of thousands of foreign students may try to stay in Australia illegally now that stricter rules have dashed … Continue reading
Government of Canada Announces Funding for New 'In my Language' Website TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Sept. 23, 2010) – A new website will provide information on essential community services in 11 different languages, Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced … Continue reading
PM hands Timor deal to minister Katharine Murphy and Yuko Narushima The Age September 23, 2010 IMMIGRATION Minister Chris Bowen will head to East Timor to revive plans for an offshore immigration processing facility following talks between Julia Gillard and … Continue reading
No deal was done with detainees: Bowen AAP September 22, 2010 Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says the federal government did not do a deal with 11 asylum seekers to convince them to end their protest at a Sydney detention centre. … Continue reading
Nine Chinese launch new Sydney immigration protest By Greg Wood (AFP) September 22, 2010 SYDNEY—-Nine Chinese nationals protested from the roof of an Australian immigration centre on Wednesday, following a tense stand-off with a group of Tamils a day earlier … Continue reading
New Service Checks Employment Eligibility Voxy News Engine Voxy News Engine Wednesday, 22 September, 2010 – 16:44 Wellington, Sept 22 NZPA – Employers can now check online to find out whether people who apply for jobs are entitled to work … Continue reading
Almost half of Ford supporters dont think Toronto would benefit from newcomers: poll The Globe and Mail, September 21, 2010 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/city-votes/almost-half-of-ford-supporters-dont-think-toronto-would-benefit-from-newcomers-poll/article1716607/ Almost half of people who say theyd vote for Rob Ford also have qualms about welcoming new Canadians to … Continue reading
Muslims mass-producing children to take over Africa, says Archbishop Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent Times Online September 21, 2009 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article6841734.ece One of the most powerful figures in the Anglican Church believes that Africa is under attack from Islam and that Muslims … Continue reading
Sydney detention centre protest ends Sydney Morning Herald September 21, 2010 Eight asylum seekers ended a torturous 30-hour stand-off with Australian authorities after they climbed down from the roof of a Sydney immigration detention centre. Some of the asylum seekers … Continue reading
Kenney aims to deter mass arrival of migrants CTV.ca News Staff Date: Mon. Sep. 20 2010 10:50 PM ET Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is set to introduce legislation aimed at deterring the mass arrival of asylum seekers to Canada, like … Continue reading
Swedish voters say no to immigration Araminta Wordsworth National Post September 20, 2010 2:33 pm Even Sweden, it appears, is tired of being a nation of open borders. Jimmie Akesson, chairman of the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, will enter Parliament at … Continue reading
Anti-immigrant win in Sweden causes dismay, angst By Mia Shanley STOCKHOLM (REUTERS) Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:40am EDT Immigrants to Sweden expressed dismay and disappointment on Monday that a party which wants radically to cut immigration and strongly criticizes Muslims … Continue reading
Protest over death at Australian detention centre (AFP) September 20, 2010 SYDNEY—-A Fijian man died suddenly at a Sydney immigration centre on Monday, officials said, with a protest breaking out in the compound after claims he had jumped from a … Continue reading
Bowen flags more onshore processing AAP September 20, 2010 The federal government is considering a further expansion of immigration facilities on the mainland in an effort to cope with a growing number of asylum seekers in detention. Immigration Minister Chris … Continue reading
Kenney To Badal: Check Immigration Fraud! Badal To Kenney: Did You Approve The List Of Canadian Visa Seekers I Gave You! The Link September 19, 2010 After raising the problem of immigration fraud with Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal … Continue reading
Canada's turning immigration tide The treatment of Tamil refugees reveals that Canada's historic sense of generosity and compassion is wearing thin. George Abraham Aljazeera.net Last Modified: 19 Sep 2010 14:44 GMT The Harper government is adopting a take-no-prisoners approach to … Continue reading
Canada looks to Aussie experience in crackdown on asylum-seekers The Canadian Press, September 17, 2010 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-looks-to-aussie-experience-in-crackdown-on-asylum-seekers/article1711058/ Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says Canada can learn from Australias experience in dealing with migrant ships, but shouldnt aim to duplicate its controversial practices. … Continue reading
QUICK IMMIGRATION FACTS----THE FOLLOWING "CLOCKS" BEGAN ON JANUARY 1, 2012 :
1. Cost of Immigration to Canada (An Estimated Maximum Total of $23.6 Billion per year). That amounts to $64,657,000 per day.
2. Number of immigrants to Canada --- average of close to 250,000 per year for the past 20 years. That's 684 per day and 28 per hour.
3. Number of New Temporary Foreign Workers Allowed to Work in Canada : About 180,000 per year. That means an average of 493 enter Canada every day. In 2011, around 300,000 Temporary Foreign Workers (new ones + ones already here) worked in Canada.
4. Number of People Making Refugee Claims In Canada Every Year : An average of 30,000. That's an average of 82 per day.
