Nicholas Keung

Toronto

Immigration Reporter at The (Toronto) Star

@TorontoStar 🇨🇦 Immigration Reporter. Can find me at @nicholaskeung.bsky.social also. Please email story suggestions to [email protected]

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Liberal government introduces bill to tighten border security

4 days ago | wellandtribune.ca | Nicholas Keung

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Liberal government introduces bill to tighten border security

4 days ago | thespec.com | Nicholas Keung

The Carney government has introduced an omnibus bill to combat cross-border organized crime, the flow of illegal fentanyl, money laundering and the backlog in refugee claims. The Strong Borders Act would amend the Customs Act and Oceans Act, as well other regulations, to enhance the power of border agents, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and immigration officials in tackling cross-border criminal activity.
Admissions of temporary foreign workers to Canada buck a recent trend

1 week ago | thespec.com | Nicholas Keung

Canada has seen a surprise spike in foreign workers admitted to the country this year despite Ottawa’s reduced temporary resident targets, after three successive quarters of decline.
Processing times for some Canadian immigration applications have surged, but not others. Here’s why

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Nicholas Keung

There are fewer applications in Canada’s immigration system and the backlog has shrunk in the past year. But why are applicants for some programs seeing a spike in processing times? As of the end of March, the Immigration Department had 1,976,700 permanent and temporary residence applications in its queue, including 779,900 that surpassed service standards and are deemed backlogged.
Is Canadian citizenship mostly a convenience? A new study counters the myth

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Nicholas Keung

Contrary to public impression, Canadian citizenship turns out to be more a sign of an immigrant’s commitment to the country than a convenience to leave for greener pastures. In fact, according to a new Statistics Canada report, immigrants from developed countries and those who took longer to become citizens were the ones more likely to leave the country after getting their citizenship.
California rolls and chow mein: Canadian immigrants have introduced generations to new food — and now their stories are being told

4 weeks ago | thespec.com | Nicholas Keung

From Chinese chow mein in Newfoundland to California rolls in Vancouver to recipes that survived the Holocaust, food has often been overlooked as part of Canada’s immigration history. While Canadians’ taste buds have benefited from diverse cuisines introduced by generations of immigrants, stories about food and immigration can be lost. Yet food is a key ingredient that connects people to the past, to places, and to other people.
RCMP identifies new spot in Ontario where unauthorized migrants enter Canada, and are now staffing it 24/7

1 month ago | thespec.com | Nicholas Keung

The RCMP has identified a new spot along the U.S. border in Ontario, which unauthorized foreign nationals are using to enter Canada. The Niagara-on-the-Lake RCMP Border Integrity Unit has arrested several people attempting to enter via the Fort Erie train bridge since April 13, when three foreign nationals were spotted crossing to a waiting vehicle on the Canadian side.
Canada ended this temporary foreign worker program. It may affect how food gets to your table

1 month ago | thespec.com | Nicholas Keung |Ghada Alsharif

Ottawa is not renewing or replacing an immigration program that has been lauded by the agri-food industry for securing a stable and permanent workforce for employers while helping to protect vulnerable workers. The Agri-Food Pilot, launched in 2020, offered a permanent residence pathway for full-time, year-round temporary foreign workers in the meat processing, mushroom and greenhouse production, and livestock-raising industries to fill ongoing labour needs.
This mom and her three kids had their visas abruptly cancelled while flying to Canada. Now Air Canada has been ordered to pay them damages

1 month ago | thespec.com | Nicholas Keung

Air Canada has been ordered to pay $4,100 in damages to a Venezuelan woman, after she and her three children had their visas abruptly cancelled, leaving them stranded in Panama for 33 days. In 2017, Paula Mejias, her two sons and daughter were on their way to visit the kids’ father, an international student in Toronto, when they stopped over at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City. Their Canadian visas were cancelled after they presented themselves at the airline’s check-in counter.
How immigration to Canada from the U.S. is shifting

1 month ago | thestar.com | Nicholas Keung

According to Statistics Canada, almost all American immigrants to Canada n the early 1980s were U.S. citizens. The last decade has seen big changes.

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10 May 25

Trump administration is aiming to bring first group of white South Africans to the US via its refugee program as soon as next week, sources said, a divisive effort given that Trump has been blocking refugee admissions from the rest of the world. https://t.co/iWWwcMCh8U

Nicholas Keung 姜巧樂 @nkeung

9 May 25

As hundreds of thousands of Canadians turn away from vacations and day-trips to the U.S., those who work for companies with cross-border operations are finding themselves in a tough spot. https://t.co/eQJH1Hl3zJ

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9 May 25

A national standard for migrant worker housing has not yet been implemented — despite a study by the federal government that found “gaps in the housing inspection process” and an “extremely wide variation of what is deemed an acceptable housing standard.” https://t.co/EnbjGYrozN

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Articles

Liberal government introduces bill to tighten border security

Liberal government introduces bill to tighten border security

Admissions of temporary foreign workers to Canada buck a recent trend

Processing times for some Canadian immigration applications have surged, but not others. Here’s why

Is Canadian citizenship mostly a convenience? A new study counters the myth

California rolls and chow mein: Canadian immigrants have introduced generations to new food — and now their stories are being told

RCMP identifies new spot in Ontario where unauthorized migrants enter Canada, and are now staffing it 24/7

Canada ended this temporary foreign worker program. It may affect how food gets to your table

This mom and her three kids had their visas abruptly cancelled while flying to Canada. Now Air Canada has been ordered to pay them damages

How immigration to Canada from the U.S. is shifting

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