Designed to help Canadian companies fill “immediate skills and labour shortages, when Canadian citizens and permanent residents are not available to do the job”, the Temporary Foreign Worker program is broken as recent cases of abuse show.
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A number of Canadian airlines keep hiring temporary foreign pilots, even when Canadian pilots are out of work. And the federal government is looking the other way. Read the backgrounder.
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Ms. Perez Bautista’s application for citizenship was dropped by the Ministry for no reason. With the help of Olivia Chow’s team, her case was re-opened and within a few months she received her citizenship. Congratulations to a new and proud Canadian!
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Olivia Chow recently spoke with residents of Scarborough at a town hall meeting about the impact of the new immigration policies.
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Changes to Employment Insurance are leaving many people in Toronto with less protection and reduced benefits. Olivia met with Good Jobs for all to discuss the situation.
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New Democrat MP Olivia Chow is among the recipients of the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant award 2012. After 28,000 votes were cast by Canadians across the country, the final selection, which also includes musician K’naan, was released today.
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Olivia’s Op-Ed for the Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL): Canada’s Growing Temporary Workforce – A Worrying Tren June 20, 2011 TORONTO – Denying workers a route to permanent residency makes them more vulnerable to abuse. Does Canada treat Mexicans arriving to Canada as nation builders or as economic units? Judging by the number of [...]
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Liberals Abandon Conscientious Objectors Fleeing US Military March 21, 2011 OTTAWA – Canada has a proud history of protecting U.S. soldiers who protest unjust wars. From the Vietnam to Iraq, soldiers who stood up for their values have always able to find a home here. Thanks to the Liberals, that may soon change. High-ranking Liberals, [...]
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Ms. Olivia Chow (Trinity—Spadina, NDP): Mr. Speaker, the senior staffer was fired just because he was caught. This was a scheme organized by the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism to exploit immigrant communities. The minister has been doing much of this fundraising himself, abusing his power as the minister. How many organizations hoping to [...]
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NDP Immigration Critic Outlines Next Steps in Letter to Advocates and Allies February 24, 2011 OTTAWA – In the weeks since Stephen Harper announced his mean spirited and short-sighted cuts to immigration settlement and adaptation services, I have been leading the fight in Parliament to restore funding to these important agencies. As the New Democrat [...]
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New Democrat Immigration Critic Olivia Chow Criticizes Horrendously Long Wait Times February 16, 2011 OTTAWA - Ms. Olivia Chow (Trinity—Spadina, NDP): Mr. Speaker, Canadians should not have to wait for seven years to be united with their parents. In Beijing and New Delhi alone, 20,000 parents are stuck waiting in the queue. Some parents have died [...]
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Today, as Canadians mark Valentine’s Day, the Conservatives need to improve their immigration policies to reunite families and loved ones faster, says New Democrat Immigration Critic, Olivia Chow (Trinity–Spadina). “Immigrants in the application queue are waiting longer than ever before to be reunited with their spouses, parents or children in Canada,” said Chow. “I’m asking [...]
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The Citizenship and Immigration Committee passed NDP Immigration critic Olivia Chow’s motion urging the government to reverse the $53 million in funding cuts to immigration settlement agencies.
“This is just the first step in reversing that devastating decision,” said Chow. “Now each and every Member of Parliament will have to stand up and show which side they’re on.”
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New Democrat Immigration Critic Olivia Chow has submitted a motion to the Citizenship and Immigration Committee urging the Harper Conservatives to reverse the $53 million in funding cuts to immigrant settlement and adaptation services (ISAP), cuts scheduled to take effect at the end of March.
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New Democrat MPs are telling Minister Jason Kenney to stop the cuts to settlement agencies.
“We’re talking about the lifeblood of these agencies,” said New Democrat Immigration critic Olivia Chow (Trinity-Spadina). “The Minister slashed their funding and offered no explanation of any kind.”
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