Immigration
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January 30, 2025
Interpreter delay in drug case was ‘isolated and situational-specific,’ says Ontario Court of Appeal
Ontario’s top court has dismissed the appeal of a man convicted on drug charges who argued his arrest violated the Charter because police had failed to inform him of his rights in Vietnamese.
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January 29, 2025
EXCLUSION (INADMISSIBLE PERSONS) - Grounds for inadmissibility - Security
Application by Abdelwahid for judicial review of the Immigration Division's ("ID") decision finding him inadmissible for being a member of an organization reasonably believed to be engaged in or instigated the subversion by force of any government. The Applicant, a citizen of Egypt, entered Canada on a Temporary Resident Visa ("TRV") and subsequently claimed refugee protection.
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January 28, 2025
Inquiry calls for new prohibitions, penalties against foreign interference in Canada’s democracy
The federal Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference has recommended new prohibitions, fines and stiffer administrative monetary penalties (AMPs), as well as other legislative changes, to strengthen Canada’s defences against foreign interference in the country’s democratic processes.
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January 28, 2025
Canada should emphasize STEM-focused immigration
Canada is at a pivotal juncture in shaping its immigration policy, as it grapples with the challenges of an aging population, shifting global economic pressures and the pursuit of long-term prosperity.
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January 28, 2025
Manitoba sending conservation officers to help secure U.S. border
Manitoba conservation officers are now lending a hand in tightening the province’s border with the United States.
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January 27, 2025
Outgoing official languages watchdog cheers court wins, urges vigilance to protect language rights
In his swansong before ending his seven-year term this week, federal Commissioner of Official Languages Raymond Théberge celebrated his office’s litigation victories in support of language rights, while cautioning Canadians against complacency.
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January 27, 2025
Canada sanctions Belarusian regime supporters for ‘gross and systematic human rights violations’
Ottawa has announced new sanctions — immigration bans, estate freezes and related penalties — on 10 people and 12 entities who support the ongoing violations of human rights in Belarus by the authoritarian regime of Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, a key ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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January 27, 2025
The Trump immigration effect | Lorne Waldman
Donald Trump’s inauguration as president has represented a dramatic reversal in the policies of the U.S. government in many areas. While the primary concern of most Canadians today is whether or not President Trump will impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods — a move that could wreak havoc on our economy — the impact in other areas will also be profound.
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January 23, 2025
SCC judge’s 13-year track record shows concern for fairness, privacy rights & access to justice
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Andromache Karakatsanis rarely attracts headlines, but her low public profile belies her impact on the legal landscape over the past 13 years in judgments that enforced the Charter rights of Canadians and pushed to expand access to justice, court watchers say.
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January 24, 2025
Exclusive: SCC’s Karakatsanis J. says job is ‘so extraordinary, it’s hard to think about doing anything else’
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Andromache Karakatsanis has seen many changes at the court since she was appointed in 2011 but its recent historic transformation into a fully bilingual female-majority court is “fantastic,” she says.