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Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney

Kafkaesque bureaucracy denies citizenship to legitimate Canadians

Canadians who spent decades in the country remain without citizenship.

Mexican journalist Karla Ramírez wins battle against deportation

Award-winning journalist and whistleblower Karla Berenice García Ramírez has been granted permanent residence, the Vancouver Observer has learned.

Canada to admit more young white-collar immigrants

Proposed amendments will invite Canadian-educated international students to stay.

Are parents third-class citizens in Canada?

If immigration minister Jason Kenney’s musings are to be enshrined in policy, it seems that parents (and grandparents) who wish to immigrate to Canada will soon become a third class of...

Immigration troubles headline at 2011 Vancouver Folk Music Festival

As the 34th Annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival came to a close on Sunday, tales of troubles at the Canadian border became a common theme. By the end of this year’s Festival, some members of the...

Afghan translators for Canadian troops offered "fast-tracked" immigrant status

More than 500 workers who put themselves at risk will be moving to Canada, Ottawa says.