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Canada further tightens rules on temporary workers, students

September 18, 2024October 12, 2024amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Canada is further reducing the number of study permits it will grant to foreign students and tightening eligibility for work permits in a bid to cut down on the number of temporary residents in the country, the government said on Wednesday.

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Man accused of plot to attack New York Jewish center will contest extradition, lawyer says

September 16, 2024October 12, 2024amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

A Pakistani man accused of plotting to attack a New York City Jewish center in support of Islamic State will contest his extradition hearing to the United States, his lawyer told Reuters.

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Canada to donate ‘up to 200,000’ doses of mpox vaccine

September 11, 2024October 12, 2024amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Canada is donating “up to 200,000” doses of mpox vaccine, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday.

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Man accused of plot to attack New York Jewish center was in Canada on student visa

September 10, 2024October 12, 2024amp Leave a comment

Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

A Pakistani man accused of plotting to attack a New York City Jewish center in support of Islamic State was in Canada on a student visa, Canada’s immigration minister said on Tuesday.

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Backlash against immigrants challenges Canada’s welcoming image

September 6, 2024October 12, 2024amp Leave a comment

Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

A growing perception in Canada that immigration is to blame for some of the country’s economic woes is fuelling a xenophobic backlash evidenced by a surge in reported hate crimes against visible minorities, advocates and community members say.

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Border crackdown: Canada turning away more foreigners

September 3, 2024October 12, 2024amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Canada is closing its doors to more visitors and temporary residents by approving fewer visas and turning away more people who reach its borders with official documents, according to government data obtained by Reuters.

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Canada to reduce number of temporary foreign workers

August 26, 2024August 31, 2024amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Canada is reducing by tens of thousands the number of temporary foreign workers it brings in, reversing some expansions to the program it made in 2022 as the government struggles to bring down numbers of temporary residents.

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Canada’s exclusion of mental illness from assisted death challenged in court

August 19, 2024August 31, 2024amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Two individual plaintiffs and an advocacy group are taking Canada to court over its exclusion of mental illness from its assisted death framework, arguing the exclusion violates their rights.

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Canadian immigration minister says temporary worker program needs reform

August 13, 2024August 31, 2024amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Canada’s temporary foreign worker program is not fatally flawed but is “in need of reform,” the country’s immigration minister told Reuters on Tuesday, following a damning U.N. report that dubbed the program a breeding ground for modern slavery.

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More measures coming to reduce temporary residents, Canadian minister says

August 1, 2024August 31, 2024amp Leave a comment

By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters

Canada’s government is preparing to unveil a suite of measures to clamp down on temporary immigration and has no plans to follow through right now on a broad program offering status to undocumented residents, the country’s immigration minister told Reuters.

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