Author/ Guidy MamannJuly 26, 2018 In a landmark decision issued on July 20, 2018, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruled that an employer may not require a job applicant to disclose that she or he is a citizen or permanent resident of Canada as that constitutes prohibited conduct that directly violates section 5 (1) of
Read MoreJoel Sandaluk, joined CTV to discuss the divide between Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on which level of government is responsible for helping – and paying for – people seeking asylum in Canada.
Read MoreThe U.S. Supreme Court, the highest court in the United States, recently upheld U.S. President Trump’s indefinite travel ban by a 5-4 majority. In the decision, the court indicated that the finding was based, in part, on the face value of the order and, when viewed in isolation, its neutrality and justification by national security
Read MoreImmigration lawyer Joel Sandaluk explains how border agents have the right to search phones and other devices without a specific reason.
Read MoreBy VICKY MOCHAMA StarMetro Columnist A Canadian citizen spent eight months in immigration detention. The reason? Agents of the Canadian Border Services Agency “alleged his prints matched those of a fraudulent refugee claimant who was deported to Nigeria in the 1990s,” the Guardian first reported. In June 2016, Olajide Ogunye provided citizenship papers and an
Read MoreAuthor/ Felix SalmonPublication/ inc.com Forget New York City and San Francisco. The next great startup hub is in Canada. For a childless 20-something male programmer, fueled by caffeine and ambition and seeking millions in VC funding, the San Francisco Bay Area is North America’s startup hot spot. But if you’re looking for the most plausible
Read MorePublication/ ON Point with Alex Pierson by 640 Toronto Guidy Mamann joins Alex Pierson to speak about Trump’s immigration crackdown.https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/on-point-with-alex-pierson/id1318830191?mt=2&i=1000414086143
Read MoreAuthor/ Megan CerulloPublication/ NY Daily News A Canadian man who authorities mistook for a failed refugee claimant is suing the government for nearly $8 million after he was arrested by border agents and detained for eight months.Olajide Ogunye, 47, was taken into custody by border agents in June 2016, despite producing citizenship papers and a
Read MoreAuthor/ Leyland CeccoPublication/ The Guardian A Canadian man is suing the country’s government after he was arrested by border agents and detained for eight months – despite producing evidence of his citizenship.Olajide Ogunye, 47, is seeking $10m in compensation from the Canadian government after he spent months incarcerated in what his lawyer has described as
Read MoreAuthor/ Lisa XingPublication/ CBC News A naturalized Canadian citizen who spent eight months in Ontario detention centres awaiting immigration officials to verify his identity is suing the Canada Border Services Agency for $10 million. Olajide Ogunye, 47, was born in Nigeria and moved to Canada with his family in the 1990s. A few years after
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