New immigrants to Calgary gain increased access to language training and settlement services

A new government program will see Immigration Canada and the Canadian Border Services Agency gaining access to the fingerprint records of asylum seekers and potential deportees

This month saw the release of a new Canadian Permanent Resident Card with enhanced security features. Also known as the Maple Leaf card, this identity document has now been re-engineered to help prevent the fraudulent use of Canada’s immigration documents and contains security features that comply with international standards for travel documents. Specifically, the new [...]

The Government of Canada recently announced that due to improved conditions in Burundi, Liberia and Rwanda, the temporary suspensions of removals to these countries have been lifted, effective immediately. This means that previously unremovable citizens of these countries may now be removed to their country of citizenship. These changes can give rise to considerable immigration [...]

The Council of the European Union (EU) has recently issued a Directive prohibiting employers from hiring third-country nationals who lack proper work authorization. The Employer Sanction Directive, which was formalized on May 25, 2009 and is in force with its publication in the Official Journal of the EU, targets employers of third-country nationals (non-EU nationals) [...]

Recent changes to the Canada–U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement means that nationals of Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Iraq and Zimbabwe who arrive at a Canada-U.S. land border can no longer claim refugee protection from Canada, and will be turned back to the United States. The Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement has been [...]