The mother of Muslim convert “Jihadi Jack” has denied he posed a “danger” despite his threat to behead a group of young British soldiers on Facebook, and his online message that he "would love to perform a martyrdom operation" (messages she did not report to authorities). [node:read-more:link]
Canada will permit Venezuelans stranded in Canada without valid passports or other travel documents to remain in Canada for up to five years. Citizenship and Immigration Canada says Venezuela’s administrative meltdown in recent months has made it difficult for its consulates to renew expired documents while other Venezuelan expatriates with permanent resident status are finding their citizenship applications interrupted. [node:read-more:link]
Some public opinion polls suggest that many Canadians want immigration capped but Ahmed Hussen, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship counters that most Canadians also support bringing in skilled workers to fill labour gaps. He made the comments in welcoming an OECD report which calls Canada’s economic immigration system a global benchmark. [node:read-more:link]
Alejandro Giammattei, a conservative and former director of Guatemala’s prison system, has been elected to a four-year term as president. He captured 59 per cent of the vote compared with 41 per cent which went to centre-left candidate Sandra Torres. Giammattei has said he wants to amend his country’s immigration arrangement with the U.S. [node:read-more:link]
Nine people have now been sentenced for their role in the single largest immigration scam in British Columbia, helping more than 1,600 immigrants become Canadian citizens or permanent residents through passport fraud and other misrepresentation offences. [node:read-more:link]
RCMP program targets securing the Canada-U.S. Border. [node:read-more:link]
The Canadian Border Services Agency's (CBSA) Marine Enforcement Unit, responsible for all of Nova Scotia and our busiest Atlantic seaport, doesn't have a boat. It also has to get special permission to search a ship, because getting a team out there takes extra time... and money. [node:read-more:link]
Her Majesty's Canadian Ships (HMC Ships) Brandon and Whitehorse recently concluded their participation in Operation Caribbe 2015 with a substantial contribution to the multinational campaign against illicit trafficking in the eastern Pacific Ocean. [node:read-more:link]
People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier says he would prefer to fence-off some sections of the border with the United States to block illegal refugees and that if he became Prime Minister he would declare the entire border an official port of entry “and send back to the U.S. anyone trying to enter illegally.” [node:read-more:link]
Bad things happen when political correctness and bureaucratic risk aversion are prioritized over public safety. [node:read-more:link]
The realities of power are sinking in on both the Prime Minister and the new Cabinet Ministers who, upon appointment, were provided with quite precise…and public…mandate letters. [node:read-more:link]
A former KGB agent who spent six years hiding in a Vancouver church to avoid deportation to Russia has left Canada after surrendering to immigration enforcement authorities, his lawyer said Sunday. [node:read-more:link]
Canadians have no right to travel to regions of the world controlled by terrorist groups, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Sunday in promising a broader legal crackdown on what he called “terror tourism.” [node:read-more:link]
If Canada is successful in working with the new Trump administration to achieve mutual security objectives, that could well have positive influence on how economic issues unfold, including cross-border trade. [node:read-more:link]
President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigrants in the United States is having unforeseen and unprecedented consequences for Canada, and its processing system is failing. [node:read-more:link]
