Kenyon Wallace, Toronto Star, Jun. 9 2011
Since arriving in Canada from South Korea eight years ago, the Maengs have been model residents — they have built a successful business, are putting their kids through school and are paying their taxes. But all their hard work may have been for naught.
Canadian Press, Jun. 9 2011
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney will rescind a deportation order for a South Korean family at the centre of a growing public protest in New Brunswick now that the province has confirmed it will cover health costs associated with the family’s autistic son, a federal source confirmed Thursday. The Maeng family’s story attracted national attention because federal officials had said the family had to leave Canada by June 30 because providing health care and social services for 14-year-old Sung-Joo would put too much strain on the system.
By Louise Elliott, CBC, Jun. 9 2011
Liberal Leader Bob Rae demanded answers about Canada’s family reunification visa policy in question period Thursday, after a government fax was sent to a Liberal MP’s office suggesting a freeze on parental sponsorships. The fax, a copy of which was obtained by CBC News, was sent to Markham MP John McCallum from the Mississauga case processing centre of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and appears to be in response to an application by an immigrant to sponsor a parent to come to Canada.
CBC News, Jun. 3 2011
Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s office has confirmed Canada will soon roll out biometric scanning for travellers seeking visas to Canada, but it won’t say which country will be first. On Friday, the Toronto Star reported the federal government is planning to roll out the first phase of the $200-million electronic fingerprinting program in India because of ongoing concerns about widespread immigration fraud on applications from that country.
By Daniel Leblanc, Globe and Mail, May 30 2011
A senior Conservative aide who quit in March over a fundraising controversy is already back on staff at the office of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. Kasra Nejatian left a position as a lawyer in New York to work for Mr. Kenney in January, but was forced to quit his government job two months later amid accusations that Mr. Kenney was using his political office for partisan purposes.
