According to researchers who reviewed the latest Canadian cancer statistics, doctors should consider the possibility of cancer in young people and be particularly vigilant about thyroid and liver cancers.

Do you want to move to Canada and start a new life here? But hold on a minute, don’t you think you are hurrying into the decision.

You don’t just need to load up a U-Haul and roll over the border waving at the smiling customs agents present there. They are a little fussier than what exactly you think.

Whenever a new immigration minister is appointed in Canada, pundits pull out the tea leaves in order to search a glimpse into the Canadian immigration policy’s future.

At the same time, I am not bothered much. The fact is that Canadian immigration ministers rarely exercise any significant personal influence on the existing immigration policy. Most of the ministers hardly have any immigration experience or any public known positions on immigration policy prior to assuming responsibility to this portfolio.

Zeituni Onyango came to the United States to seek asylum from her native Kenya but her request was turned down and she was ordered to leave the country in 2004.

Four years later, she is still at the same place and her nephew is about to become the president of the United States.

Baljit Ram, a failed refugee, said that he lied about him being a member of the Babbar Khalsa group in order to persuade Canadian authorities to let him stay in the country.

Ram told The Vancouver Sun Monday that he wasn’t even a Sikh, but claimed to be one in order to have a compelling tale for the Immigration and Refugee Board after he arrived illegally in Canada in the year 1998.

During a series of workshops being held during the Atlantic Dialogue in Moncton for two days, the challenges faced by immigrants to Canada will be on the table for discussion.

The Atlantic Dialogue is a two-day conference aimed at establishing partnerships between employers and organizations in order to help immigrants find work in jobs and professions that match their educational qualifications, skills and experience.

Shahrokh Mohammadi, a senior employee in the United Nations Development Program finally won the battle of 48 years with federal immigration officers of Canada for his stay in Canada. He was trying to move into Canada as a skilled worker, but unfortunately he was given three points below 67 in 2004 application, which were the minimum points required to be eligible for visa of Canada.

As per the rules of the Access to Information Act (ATI), one has the right to seek for the information about the immigration records that is there with the Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The records and information of ATI has a major role to play in the procession of temporary and permanent visa applications for Canada residency. Unlike CIC website where e-client provides very limited information about the status of application, ATI comes up with all the relevant reasons and explanations. ATI provides all the information that substantiates the ground on which a particular visa application (temporary/permanent) was rejected or accepted. Applicants can also seek information regarding the delay of the procession of if in case the applicant needs to come up with more documents to support his/her application. The information of ATI is indeed very useful for delayed, withdrawn or rejected applications as it gives the reason and awareness to the applicants to rectify their stand.

The Bush administration has launched a major overhaul of the immigration services agency of the nation by selecting an industry consortium led by IBM in order to reinvent as to how the government handles about 7 million applications each year for visas, citizenship and approval to work in the US.

Our good friend from Bohunk, Mississippi, Brad Brown is really concerned regarding the future of his country and what will become of bleeding-heart Liberals like him if Sarah Palin becomes the Queen.