Articles by Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press

Aug 10 2021 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government is establishing a college for immigration and citizenship consultants to become the official regulator of the profession across the country. The federal Immigration Department said the college will open in November and will have the needed legal tools to investigate professional misconduct and discipline its licensees to root out immigration […]

Aug 10 2021 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government is establishing a college for immigration and citizenship consultants to become the official regulator of the profession across the country. The federal Immigration Department said the college will open in November and will have the needed legal tools to investigate professional misconduct and discipline its licensees to root out immigration […]

Aug 10 2021 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government is committing $321 million in new funding for Indigenous communities and appointing a special interlocutor to propose law and policy changes to better respond to the findings of hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential school sites. The announcement comes as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is widely expected to soon […]

Aug 10 2021 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government is committing $321 million in new funding for programs to help Indigenous communities search burial sites at former residential schools and to support survivors and their communities. Justice Minister David Lametti says he will appoint a special interlocutor to work with Indigenous communities and the government to propose changes to […]

Aug 9 2021 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Liberal MPs Adam Vaughan, Will Amos and Karen McCrimmon won't be running in the next federal election. That brings to 12 the number of incumbent Liberals who won't be seeking re-election. But in another sign of an imminent election call, the Liberals are wasting no time filling some of those gaps.  Just hours […]

Aug 9 2021 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Liberal MPs Adam Vaughan, Will Amos and Karen McCrimmon won't be running in the next federal election. That brings to 12 the number of incumbent Liberals who won't be seeking re-election. But in another sign of an imminent election call, the Liberals are wasting no time filling some of those gaps.  Just hours […]

Aug 6 2021 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Taxpayers’ ombudsperson François Boileau will investigate the concerns of Muslim charities and other charities led by people of colour about being inappropriately targeted for audits. Boileau said Friday he is committing to examining the issues raised by the charities and he will work with these organizations to make sure they receive high quality […]

Aug 6 2021 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Taxpayers’ ombudsperson François Boileau will investigate the concerns of Muslim charities and other charities led by people of colour about being inappropriately targeted for audits. Boileau said Friday he is committing to examining the issues raised by the charities and he will work with these organizations to make sure they receive high quality […]

Aug 5 2021 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government should be more clear about who is included in its evacuation plans from Afghanistan, said the founder of a national advocacy campaign to bring interpreters and local staff to Canada. Andrew Rusk, who is the brother-in-law of Capt. Nichola Goddard who died in Afghanistan in 2006 and was the first […]

Aug 5 2021 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government should be more clear about who is included in its evacuation plans from Afghanistan, said the founder of a national advocacy campaign to bring interpreters and local staff to Canada. Andrew Rusk, who is the brother-in-law of Capt. Nichola Goddard who died in Afghanistan in 2006 and was the first […]

Aug 4 2021 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government is allocating up to $96 million in funding for Black community organizations, Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters in Toronto, Hussen said the new funding is the largest in history from the federal government to groups that serve Black Canadians. He said the new money will […]

Aug 4 2021 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government is allocating up to $96 million in funding for Black community organizations, Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters in Toronto, Hussen said the new funding is the largest in history from the federal government to groups that serve Black Canadians. He said the new money will […]

Aug 4 2021 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A new poll suggests more Canadians believe the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic has not passed as concerns rise about a fourth wave of infections driven by the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. Fifty-four per cent of respondents to an online survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies say […]

Aug 4 2021 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A new poll suggests more Canadians believe the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic has not passed as concerns rise about a fourth wave of infections driven by the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. Fifty-four per cent of respondents to an online survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies say […]

Aug 2 2021 — Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The federal government is expecting to receive more than 2.3 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week, as public health officials brace for a potential fourth wave of infections. Ottawa has already received more than 66 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, enough to fully immunize all eligible Canadians. As of Tuesday, the […]