February

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  MPconBulgaria has names, whereabouts of bus bombing suspects - CBC.ca
  Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said one of the suspects was born in Lebanon, came to Canada as a child, became a Canadian citizen, and then left at age 12. He said he assumed the man was a dual Lebanese-Canadian citizen. read more
  Feb 06, 2013 1:56 pm | cbc.ca
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  MPconMPs expected to approve bill that fast-tracks deportation of foreign criminals - Canada.com
  Jason Kenney, the minister, said the bill makes good on his government's election promise to crack down on procedural delays that have allowed deportees to extend their stay in Canada for years. He argued the bill has “massive support” among new ... read more
  Feb 06, 2013 1:05 pm | o.canada.com
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  MPconJason Kenney suggests new legislation needed to strip citizenship of dual ... - National Post
  With Canadians being blamed for recent terrorist attacks in Bulgaria and Algeria, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has suggested new legislation may be needed to revoke the citizenship of dual nationals who commit terrorism. Mr. Kenney ... read more
  Also in this article:Devinder Shory
  Feb 06, 2013 10:43 am | news.nationalpost.com
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  MPconSuspect in Bulgarian bombing lived in Canada as a child, left at age 12: Kenney - 680 News
  OTTAWA – Immigration Minister Jason Kenney sparked fresh debate about Canada's responsibilities to its dual citizens Wednesday as he shed a little more light on the shadowy suspect in a terrorist attack in Bulgaria last summer. Kenney said the Lebanese ... read more
  Feb 06, 2013 9:39 am | 680news.com
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  MPconSuspect in Bulgarian bombing lived in Canada as a child, left at age 12 ... - Winnipeg Free Press
  OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Jason Kenney sparked fresh debate about Canada's responsibilities to its dual citizens Wednesday as he shed a little more light on the shadowy suspect in a terrorist attack in Bulgaria last summer. Kenney said the Lebanese ... read more
  Feb 06, 2013 9:38 am | winnipegfreepress.com
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  MPconKenney suggests stripping citizenship from dual-nationals involved in terrorism - Ottawa Citizen
  OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says the federal government should look at stripping dual-nationals of their Canadian citizenship if they're involved in terrorism or acts of war. “I think that we should give consideration to this idea of ... read more
  Feb 06, 2013 9:09 am | ottawacitizen.com
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  MPconMinister Kenney Pays Tribute to Black Canadians in Law Enforcement - Marketwire (press release)
  5, 2013) - As part of Black History Month, all Canadians are invited to take part in recognizing the achievements of black Canadians who work in law enforcement, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.and more » read more
  Feb 05, 2013 4:37 pm | marketwire.com
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  MPconCanada's Israel Lobby Criticised on Refugees - Inter Press Service
  The new Canadian refugee law provides wide powers to Minister of Immigration Jason Kenney to designate countries as “safe” and “democratic” and thus more liable to generating “bogus” refugees versus those who are genuine. The inclusion of Hungary on ...and more » read more
  Feb 04, 2013 8:06 am | ipsnews.net
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  MPconAlleged Asian organized crime boss facing immigration hearing 17 years after ... - GlobalNews.ca
  Last fall Immigration Minister Jason Kenney introduced the Faster Removal of Foreign Criminals Act. Among the changes;it limits the review options for people who are inadmissible because of concerns over security or organized crime. Photo Credit: Sean ...and more » read more
  Feb 03, 2013 2:46 pm | globalnews.ca
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  MPconForeign criminal still in Canada despite convictions, deportation order - CTV News
  So, we went to Canada's Immigration Minister, Jason Kenney. He told W5, “We're trying to figure out how to more liberally apply the Privacy Act as it relates to people whose continued presence in Canada seriously undermines public support for the ... read more
  Feb 03, 2013 11:05 am | ctvnews.ca

January

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  MPconJason Kenney Owes This Immigrant Family One Big Apology - Huffington Post Canada
  Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, doesn't have a long record of handing out apologies. Proud of his ministry and bureaucrats, more often than not he is praising Canada for having "the fairest asylum system in the world." Yet, when ... read more
  Jan 31, 2013 5:23 am | huffingtonpost.ca
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  MPconCanada warns Hungarian Roma not to seek asylum - Canadian Jewish News (blog)
  Jason Kenney, Canada's minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism, has long proclaimed that Hungarian Roma have been abusing Canada's immigration system for years. In 2008, after visa restrictions were lifted, a new wave of Hungarian ... read more
  Jan 30, 2013 1:00 pm | cjnews.com
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  MPconKenney announces Holocaust education award - Canadian Jewish News
  Jason Kenney lights a memorial candle in honour of International Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Toronto offices of the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem on Jan. 27. TORONTO — Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney has ... read more
  Jan 29, 2013 8:07 am | cjnews.com
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  MPconMother, disabled daughter in Saskatoon avoid deportation - Regina Leader-Post
  Saskatchewan Economy Minister Bill Boyd and Health Minister Dustin Duncan wrote to federal Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. Their letter re-affirmed the province's “full support” for Kincses and her daughter. read more
  Jan 29, 2013 7:57 am | leaderpost.com
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  MPconHot button bills likely to heat up this winter on Parliament Hill - GlobalNews.ca
  Bills C-38 and C-45 (Budget Implementation Bills): These two bills are already passed, but Canadians will continue to hear about these laws which have become the targets of the Idle No More campaign. Those demonstrating as part of the aboriginal-driven ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Russ Hiebert
  Jan 28, 2013 9:16 am | globalnews.ca
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  MPconA new and complex year - Canadian Lawyer Magazine
  Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney seems intent on overhauling all aspects of the program. In my practice, I use the new year as a time to reflect on what my clients' business needs have been, and ... These changes have occurred at all ...and more » read more
  Jan 28, 2013 6:54 am | canadianlawyermag.com
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  MPconHindus term Canada billboards in Hungary targeting Roma as racist - The Jet Newspaper
  Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, suggested that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Immigration Minister Jason Kenney should live the life of a Roma in Miskolc for few weeks to realize, recognize and understand the ...and more » read more
  Jan 27, 2013 6:22 pm | thejetnewspaper.com
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  MPconKenney's Roma tactics racist - Toronto Star
  Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has raised that type of billboard in Hungary in his campaign against Roma asylum seekers. “Bogus refugees” he called Roma last summer. He seems to have been badly infected by one of Europe's worst forms of racism ... read more
  Jan 27, 2013 3:24 pm | thestar.com
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  MPconLaunch of Award for Excellence in Holocaust Education - Marketwire (press release)
  27, 2013) - Teachers who demonstrate excellence in Holocaust education are now eligible to win a $5,000 award for their school, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. The award was launched at the Canadian ...and more » read more
  Jan 27, 2013 12:11 pm | marketwire.com
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  MPconRoma refugees: Canadian billboards in Hungary warn of deportation - Toronto Star
  Miskolc, where 40 per cent of Canada's Hungarian asylum claims originate, is one of two Hungarian cities Immigration Minister Jason Kenney visited in October, in advance of the new asylum system in December. As part of the reforms, Hungary has been ... read more
  Jan 25, 2013 6:35 pm | thestar.com
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  MPconEx-diplomat loses last-minute bid to avoid deportation to Yemen - Ottawa Citizen
  Rev. Fred Demaray, the Baptist pastor who baptized Zabeba in February 2010, has written Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. He wants Canada to make sure that Yemeni authorities monitor Zabeba's safety. Zabeba also ...and more » read more
  Jan 25, 2013 5:04 pm | ottawacitizen.com
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  MPconNew Start-up Visa Aims to Attract Job Creators to Canada - The Epoch Times
  “Our new Start-Up Visa will help make Canada the destination of choice for the world's best and brightest to launch their companies,” Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said in a press release. “Recruiting dynamic entrepreneurs from ... read more
  Jan 25, 2013 10:18 am | theepochtimes.com
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  MPconStart me up: new visa program aims to lure techno 'brainiacs' to Canada - CTV News
  Foreign entrepreneurs start a company in Canada, create innovation, jobs, wealth and new exports for this country, according to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. "It's an idea that's been floating around in the high-tech industry for quite awhile ... read more
  Jan 24, 2013 5:41 pm | ctvnews.ca
  • MLA Jason KenneyCoverage of #StartUpVisa launch: FP http://t.co/aWNFI1RQ; CP http://t.co/RWg66Mrk; Reuters http://t.co/Q7bBuklm; CTV http://t.co/xVCNipWe
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  MPconImmigration Canada to lure foreign entrepreneurs with prize of permanent ... - Toronto Star
  Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Thursday the move will put Canada ahead of its competitors, such as Australia, the United Kingdom and United States, where entrepreneurs are offered only temporary residency, and their ultimate status hinges on ... read more
  Jan 24, 2013 3:20 pm | thestar.com
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  MPconPilot project for immigrants with start-up capital - Sun News Network
  Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says Canada's '70s-era entrepreneur program rarely attracts applicants who've got a brilliant idea for a new business venture. So, Kenney says he hopes that when the new Start-Up Visa program begins accepting ... read more
  Jan 24, 2013 2:39 pm | sunnewsnetwork.ca
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  MPconCanadian Visa Program Linked With Venture Capital - Private Equity Hub (press release)
  Toronto, January 24, 2013 — Canada will launch a brand new program on April 1 to recruit innovative immigrant entrepreneurs who will create new jobs and spur economic growth, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney ... read more
  Jan 24, 2013 12:05 pm | pehub.com
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  MPconStartup visa program to launch April 1 with participation of CVCA and NACO - Canada.com
  Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announces a new immigration program that will link immigrant entrepreneurs with private sector organizations, at a news conference in Toronto, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Photograph by: ... The federal government is ... read more
  Jan 24, 2013 11:15 am | canada.com
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  MPconStill no proof Algerian attackers were Canadian, say feds - Sun News Network
  Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says that while Canadian citizens have gone abroad in the past to participate in "jihadi extremism," he still hasn't seen anything from the Algerians to back their claims. "We haven't received any hard evidence that ... read more
  Jan 24, 2013 10:31 am | sunnewsnetwork.ca
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  MPconNew visa program launched to woo start-up businesses, entrepreneurs to Canada - 680 News
  TORONTO – A new program designed to lure start-up companies and entrepreneurs to Canada will launch in April. The start-up visa will be limited to those who already have the backing of a venture capital firm in Canada. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney ... read more
  Jan 24, 2013 9:14 am | 680news.com
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  MPconCanada sets start-up visa to attract entrepreneur immigrants - Reuters Canada
  OTTAWA (Reuters) - Foreign innovators who want to set up new companies in Canada will be able to immigrate under a new start-up visa program that Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said on Thursday was the first of its kind in the world. read more
  Jan 24, 2013 7:59 am | ca.reuters.com
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  MPconRevamped immigrant entrepreneur visa set to go April 1 - Canada.com
  A revamped immigrant entrepreneur program that will require newcomers to partner with Canadian venture capitalists before a visa is granted will launch April 1, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Thursday. The aim is to attract the sort of ... read more
  Jan 24, 2013 7:55 am | o.canada.com
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  MPconCanadian immigration sued for 'immoral' termination of visa applications - Workpermit.com
  Lawyers for 1,000 people who had applied to emigrate to Canada under the Canadian Federal Skilled Worker Program are suing Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and the Minister for Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney ... read more
  Jan 24, 2013 5:39 am | workpermit.com
  • Not Steve HarperCanadian immigration sued for 'immoral' termination of visa applications http://t.co/UlL3VGkk #cdnpoli
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  MPconImmigration backlog: Anti-fraud measures add years to citizenship process - Toronto Star
  Last May, the federal government introduced a more rigorous “residence questionnaire” for some applicants, to establish proof that they've actually been present in Canada. Applicants were told the detailed four-page ... Alexis Pavlich, Immigration ... read more
  Also in this article:Kevin Lamoureux
  Jan 24, 2013 3:04 am | thestar.com
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  MPconBusiness group says provincial NDP overreacting with worker proposals - Vancouver Sun
  The ESB is looking into the allegations, and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney launched a probe by the Criminal Investigations Branch of the Canada Border Services Agency. B.C. Jobs Minister Pat Bell was unavailable for comment Wednesday.and more » read more
  Jan 23, 2013 8:05 pm | vancouversun.com
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  MPconRefugee reform: Give Kenney's plan a chance to work Add to ... - Globe and Mail
  29, 2010. Hughes along with her parents came from England to Canada in 2005. ... Now, along comes the Harper government's new refugee policy, crafted by the energetic Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism. It went ... read more
  Jan 23, 2013 9:53 am | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPconRefugee reform: Give Kenney's plan a chance to work - Globe and Mail
  29, 2010. Hughes along with her parents came from England to Canada in 2005. ... Now, along comes the Harper government's new refugee policy, crafted by the energetic Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism. It went ...and more » read more
  Jan 23, 2013 9:18 am | theglobeandmail.com
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  MPconImportant to tell refugee tales - Burnaby Now
  From clawing back of services for immigrants and refugees to the criminalization of asylum seekers so desperate to come to Canada they will travel by any means possible, our immigration system is in dire straits. But not for the reasons that Jason ...and more » read more
  Jan 23, 2013 5:22 am | burnabynow.com
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  MPconAlgeria accusing Canadians of terrorism - Sun News Network
  Reports of Canadian involvement in terrorism abroad got under the skin of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. He took to Twitter on Monday to say he "can't begin to understand those who turn their backs on Canada to embrace the death cult of jihadi ... read more
  Jan 22, 2013 5:31 am | sunnewsnetwork.ca
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  MPconCanada Announces New FSWP Immigration Laws - IBTimes Canada
  These changes are part of the CIC's mission to transform Canada's immigration system to one that is faster and more flexible. Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has stated that "the government's number one priority remains jobs, economic growth, and ... read more
  Jan 22, 2013 1:02 am | ca.ibtimes.com
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  MPconMV Sun Sea passenger loses refugee status after court denies his claim that ... - National Post
  The Federal Court of Canada has overturned the refugee status granted a passenger aboard a smuggling ship linked to Tamil rebels, just as the refugee board extended protection on the same grounds to a Tamil passenger of a second smuggling ship ...and more » read more
  Jan 21, 2013 6:12 pm | news.nationalpost.com
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  MPconForeign Affairs blocked Costa Rica from naming convicted Canadian honorary ... - Canada.com
  Jacobson, who pleaded guilty to money laundering in San Diego in 2008, was a friend of Foreign Affairs Minister Baird and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney until Postmedia News reported on his legal difficulties this past summer, when he failed to ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Mark Adler
  Jan 21, 2013 4:49 pm | o.canada.com
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  MPconAlgeria hostage-taking: Ottawa probing reports that Canadians among dead ... - Toronto Star
  Canada's foreign ministry is still trying to confirm the reports of Canadian involvement in the attack. But that didn't prevent a harsh reaction from Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, who has been responsible for the government's cultural outreach to ... read more
  Jan 21, 2013 1:33 pm | thestar.com
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  MPconCanadian co-ordinated gas plant attack: Algerian PM - Toronto Sun
  "He was co-ordinating the attack." Separately, an Algerian security source said documents found on two of the Islamists killed over the weekend identified them as Canadians. Those reports got under the skin of Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. He took ... read more
  Jan 21, 2013 9:51 am | torontosun.com
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  MPconLibyan Family Deported from Canada in 2008 Allowed to Return - Tripoli Post
  Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney insisted then that Canada does not deport people to torture and promised to give the family's request to return to Canada “every humanitarian consideration.” But in November 2011, their request was tersely ... read more
  Jan 21, 2013 5:02 am | tripolipost.com
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  MPconAdvocates wonder if Canada should be more welcoming - Montreal Gazette
  (A spokesperson for the immigration department said Minister Jason Kenney did not have the authority to stop a deportation — only the Canada Border Services Agency or the Federal Court has that ability.) MUR — Mexicanos Unidos por la Regularización ...and more » read more
  Jan 20, 2013 1:51 pm | montrealgazette.com
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  MPconPM to attend Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebration - Canada's New Government (press release)
  In 2013, T?t officially begins on February 10, and marks the start of the Year of the Snake. The Prime Minister will be joined by Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, and Thanh Hai Ngo, Canada's first Senator of ... read more
  Jan 19, 2013 7:15 am | pm.gc.ca
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  MPconStrong Fence, Wide Gate: Canada's Changing Immigration Policy - The Epoch Times
  Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says new Canadians should be able to communicate effectively in French or English to participate fully in the Canadian economy and society. Language ability scores high under the new point system for immigration. read more
  Jan 18, 2013 4:04 pm | theepochtimes.com
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  MPconBenhmuda family wins fight to return to Canada - Mississauga
  Immigration Minister Jason Kenney rejected accusations that Canada had deported Benhmuda to torture, and promised to give the family's request to return to Canada “every humanitarian consideration.” But in November 2011, their request was tersely ... read more
  Jan 18, 2013 12:26 pm | mississauga.com
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  MPconDeported Libyan family allowed to return to Canada - CBC.ca
  ... the younger children's kindergarten teacher at Springfield Public School in Mississauga, Ont. Kerrigan raised money to fight the matter in court and initiated the online petition which was addressed to Canada's Minister of Immigration Jason Kenney. read more
  Jan 18, 2013 9:52 am | cbc.ca
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  MPconJason Kenney defends human smuggling law in wake of BC Supreme Court ... - Vancouver Sun
  OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Jason Kenney was on the defensive Wednesday in the wake of a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that struck down Canada's human-smuggling law as “unnecessarily broad” earlier this week. He said the legislation now in question ... read more
  Jan 16, 2013 7:35 pm | vancouversun.com

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