Is Canada a way to enter the United States illegally? This week reports from American authorities surfaced that many Haitians have been entering the United States from Canada since January’s devastating earthquake. More specifically, over 120 Haitians have been caught illegally crossing at the Vermont-Quebec border, usually in the middle of the night and on [...]
More Haitians adopted by Canadians than granted Canadian Permanent Residence
Canadian Permanent Residence for Haitians slow-going Unfortunately, when tragedy strikes it seems that after only a few weeks of scrutinizing media coverage it drops off the radar very abruptly. But as the media seems to pick up and move on just two months after the earthquake, Canada is still doing their part to help the [...]
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Program Introduced to Help Haitians in the US
Temporary Protected Status Program The United States Department of Homeland Security has introduced a Temporary Protected Status, or TPS program to help Haitians living in the United States. No other significant weather event has impacted Haiti more than the tragic January earthquake, which was the reason for the introduction of the program. The government has also [...]
Refugee Claims in Canada backlog Impacting Haitians
Immigration backlogs create lengthy problems for Refugee Claims in Canada Many of those affected by the earthquake in Haiti have relatives who have immigrated to Canada in recent years. While the process has been expedited for Haitians immigrating to Canada who also have family members here to sponsor them, some of those family members are [...]
Quebec Immigration Minister goes extra mile to welcome more Haitian Immigrants
Immigration to Quebec made easier for Haitians Last week, the Province of Quebec stated that it was preparing to open its door to welcome more Haitian immigrants affected by the recent earthquake despite federal government protocols 90 per cent of the 135,000 members of the Canadian Haitian population currently reside in the province of Quebec. [...]
Rules for Immigration to Canada Relaxed for Haitian Applicants
New Rules for Haitian Immigrants As has been reported, the Canadian government has introduced new rules to ease the immigration of Haitians affected by the tragic earthquake. The earthquake, which was over 7.0 on the Richter scale, has left the country with devastation that was “instant, utter and widespread,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said last [...]
Humanitarian Aid for Haiti Needed. But will it get to those who really need it? Ways to help Haiti.
Ways to help Haiti The devastation is Haiti is unprecedented and humanitarian aid is desperately needed. The problem of course is making sure that the aid gets to those who really need it. Haiti has always been a politically corrupt nation and now, in the aftermath of the earth quake, a lawless one. Over the [...]
Vancouver 2010 Olympics a Celebration of Canadian Immigrants
A number of Canadian Immigrants representing Canada at the Olympics Canada’s large multicultural population will soon be on display around the world, in the form of the diversity and abundant talent that is often showcased at the Olympic Games. Many Canadian immigrants have represented Canada in this prestigious event over the past century, some of [...]
