Immigration
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February 13, 2025
Growing refugee claims push the system to near collapse | Sergio R. Karas
As promised during the election campaign, the new Trump Administration issued an Executive Order suspending the controversial United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), effectively halting the resettlement of tens of thousands of migrants seeking entry to the United States. Unpublished State Department statistics obtained by CBS News show that the move stranded more than 22,000 people who had been approved for departure to the United States by the Biden Administration.
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February 13, 2025
Europe’s revenge: They may hit back harder | Hodine Williams
The imposition of tariffs by the United States on European Union goods has long been a crossroads in transatlantic trade relations. Historically, the U.S. has used tariffs to protect domestic industries, often citing national security or unfair trade practices as justification — yawn. The most notable recent example was the Trump administration’s 2018, decision to impose a 25 per cent tariff on steel and a 10 per cent tariff on aluminium imports from the EU under s. 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which allows tariffs for national security reasons. The EU responded swiftly with retaliatory tariffs on iconic American products like alcohol, motorcycles and jeans. But as tensions grow, the question remains: how will the EU respond to U.S. tariffs, and what tools does it have at its disposal?
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February 12, 2025
The history of U.S.-Canada trade: A tangled tale | Hodine Williams
Let’s make something clear. From my last article you will by now appreciate that tariffs placed on Canadian goods doesn’t affect the cost of producing Canadian goods or local prices. Canada doesn’t pay the tariffs. Instead, it is paid by persons importing the goods and generally the end users in the United States. The effect is that it makes Canadian good more expensive to Americans and in theory should lower the demand for Canadian goods.
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February 12, 2025
IN CONTRACT - Breach of contract - Punitive or exemplary damages
Appeal by Bao from trial judge's rejection of his plea for disgorgement of all fees paid to Welltrend Beijing (Welltrend) and from refusal to award him punitive damages. Bao provided legal services to Chinese citizens seeking to immigrate to Canada. Welltrend, an immigration consulting firm, entered into a contract with Bao to represent its clients applying for Canadian visas.
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February 11, 2025
Report: Missing non-permanent residents in labour force survey distorting economic indicators
The underrepresentation of non-permanent residents (NPRs) in Canada’s Labour Force Survey (LFS) is distorting critical economic indicators such as unemployment rates and nominal wage growth, according to a report by the C.D. Howe Institute.
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February 11, 2025
Canada sanctions two Sudanese leaders linked to human rights violations
Ottawa is sanctioning two Sudanese leaders of opposing warring groups who are linked to the ongoing violence against civilians in Sudan, where more than 12 million people have been displaced as a result of the country’s internal conflicts.
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February 11, 2025
Increased information sharing on permanent residents between Canada, U.S.
In 2012, Canada and the United States signed the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America for the Sharing of Visa and Immigration Information, which allowed for the automated exchange of information on all foreign nationals. This agreement was codified in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, which allowed the exchange of information in support of an application submitted by an individual who was neither a citizen nor permanent resident of Canada or the United States for the purpose of verifying travellers’ identities, strengthening admissibility screenings, and facilitating the issuance of visas for travellers with a proven history of immigration compliance in the United States.
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February 11, 2025
Deportable offenders | Michael Crowley
Following a lengthy hearing at a minimum security prison, I turned to my colleague and asked “Do you believe this is an individual who has to die in a Canadian prison?”
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February 10, 2025
C.J. Wagner says top court ‘exploring’ provision of mediation in cases where leave to appeal denied
Lawyers say they want to know specifics about the out-of-the-blue disclosure from Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Richard Wagner that he has asked his staff to “explore the possibility” of the top court providing “mediation” for litigants in cases where the apex court denies leave to appeal, and his suggestion that family law cases might lend themselves to a potential mediation initiative.
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February 10, 2025
The Sword of Damocles: Economic and political fallout of tariffs | Hodine Williams
Tariffs are often touted as a means to protect American jobs and industries, but their impact is far more nuanced. Let’s break down the winners and losers: