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Via de Linkedin feed van een Canadese advocaat Similarities in Nigerian asylum claims based on sexual orientation have Legal Aid Ontario asking questions 60-70% of Nigerian asylum claims made in Ontario since April cited persecution based on sexual orientation   By Anita Elash, Diana Swain, Tara Carman, CBC News Posted: Nov 08, 2017 10:12 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 10, 2017 9:51 AM ET Jawad Kassab, who leads the immigration and refugee program at Legal Aid Ontario, said the agency has identified an 'unusual' pattern in asylum claims based on sexual orientation claims filed by Nigerians this year. (Mark Bochsler) Nigerian asylum seekers in Canada are making so many similar claims based on sexual orientation that Legal Aid Ontario is worried some claims may be fabricated. Jawad Kassab, who leads the refugee and immigration progra...

Misschien ook (weer) wat voor Nederland? In Canada hebben ze een supervisum ingevoerd voor ouders. Daarmee mogen ouders twee jaar bij hun kinderen verblijven op eigen kosten. Dit blijkt populair en veel goedkoper voor het land fan wanneer diezelfde ouders permanent verblijf met een verblijfsvergunning aanvragen. Wij hadden tot de PVV-VVD het wegstemde iets vergelijkbaars voor 6 maanden en een alleenstaande senioir-vtv.  Douglas Todd: Global seniors flock to Canada’s 'super visa' Douglas Todd More from Douglas Todd Published on: August 20, 2017 | Last Updated: August 20, 2017 10:04 AM PDT So far 89,000 parents and grandparents have come to Canada on the super-visa program, half of them from South Asia. (Photo: A Canadian Border Services agent at a Canadian airport). Darren Calabrese / PNG A growing number of seniors arou...

After the Second World War forced Marta Waschuk and her family from Ukraine, it was Canada that finally offered them the promise of a brighter future in 1950. The country did not disappoint. In Toronto, Marta met her beloved husband, Eugene. Together, they shared a deep reverence for traditions from their homeland and the challenge of balancing those with life in their new home country. “There are two different identities,” she reflects. “You’re a Canadian, but part of you is Ukrainian.” When Eugene passed away, he opted not to have a traditional Ukrainian song played at his funeral. “He felt like Canada was his home,” says Marta. Today, the walls of her house are lined with Canadian folk art, collected by her husband over the years from his travels across the country. And Marta’s eldest son, Roman, now serves as Canada’s ambassador to Ukraine. “I feel Canadian – absolutely,” she says, 67 years after her arrival. “I’...

This is an article from the New Delhi Times http://www.newdelhitimes.com/canadas-new-minister-of-immigration-is-a-former-refugee123/ By Tarek Fatah, Author and Columnist, Canada On Jan. 10, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a decision that made ripples throughout the world. From Singapore to India, to the BBC and beyond, the only news from Canada that made headlines was about Ahmed Hussen, a Somali-born refugee who arrived on our shores in 1993 and rose to become our Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. For spotting talent and lifting a backbencher into the Privy Council, I tip my hat to Trudeau. For hundreds of thousands of African-Canadian boys and girls, Ahmed Hussen’s story is a beacon of hope. (Readers should know Hussen is a close friend, though we disagree on much.) He first came to my attention at the height of Ontario’s historic (and successful) fight rejecting the use of Sharia law in family law arbitration matters in 2004-2005. On one ...

 Refugee family, daughter to be reunited after 4-year separation An Eritrean family that's been torn apart since a daughter went missing four years ago will finally be reunited in St. John's, as the federal government has granted the daughter a temporary resident visa. Genet Abraham, a refugee from Eritrea, managed to get to Canada with her two younger daughters. But her oldest daughter, Selam, now 20, went missing four years ago when she was abducted from a Libyan refugee camp. On Friday, Liberal MP Gerry Byrne told the family over the phone that they'll finally be back together. "Minister Chris Alexander, the minister for citizenship and immigration in Canada, has agreed in principle to issue a temporary resident visa to you, Selam," he said. "And I think...as soon as the final documentation is complete, you should be planning to purchase a one-way plane ticket to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada." ...

The federal government is seeking to resettle more Syrian refugees but only from the country’s religious minorities, according to sources close to discussions around Canada’s position on refugees from the war-torn nation. Canada has been struggling to meet an earlier commitment from July 2013 to resettle 1,300 Syrians by the end of this year.  Statistics tabled in the House of Commons last week,  showed 457 refugees had arrived  as of mid-November. On Tuesday, the government updated that number to 703. Kevin Menard, a spokesman for the immigration minister wrote CBC News on Friday saying that the numbers are "going up fairly quickly." Refugee advocacy organizations in Canada have been asking the government to take in 10,000 more Syrians over the next two years and   the UN says it is in dire need of assistance as the civil war intensifies.   Canada, along with other Western nations, was urged to do more this week at a conference on Syrian ...

Rethinking the Attractiveness of EU Labour Immigration Policies: Comparative perspectives on the EU, the US, Canada and beyond (Free download) If you don't have Adobe Reader, you can download it here Author(s):  Sergio Carrera , Elspeth Guild , Katharina Eisele In:  Justice and Home Affairs , CEPS Paperbacks Date:  13 November 2014 Pages:  160 Download PDF Type: Printed book | Price: € 25.00 Quantity: * Is Europe's immigration policy attractive? One of the priorities driving current EU debates on labour immigration policies is the perceived need to boost Europe's attractiveness vis-á-vis 'talented' and 'highly skilled' immigrants. The EU sees itself playing a role in persuading immigrants to choose Europe over other competing destinations, such as the US or Canada. This book critically examines the determinants and challenges characterising discussions focused on the attractiveness of labour migration p...

Dying wish is to stay in Canada. Shawn Pompey knows his liver cancer is terminal, but he wants to stay in Canada, where an oncologist is providing palliative care for free. Toronto Star photo TORONTO — Despite having terminal cancer, Shawn Pompey refused handouts and continued to wo...