Nicholas Keung, TorontoStar

Nicholas Keung

TorontoStar

Toronto, ON, Canada

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Past:
  • TorontoStar
  • Hamilton Spectator
  • WR Record
  • PeterboroughExaminer
  • The Mississauga News

Past articles by Nicholas:

Being HIV positive is no longer a death sentence. So why does Canada insist on sharing immigration applicants’ HIV status with their sponsors?

Advocates say advanced medical treatment has transformed the virus into a chronic manageable medical condition and the immigration department’s automatic HIV partner notification policy is ‘out-of-date and discriminatory.’ → Read More

Canada is getting bigger. Are we setting the country and its newest citizens up for success?

As growth ramps up, the national narrative appears to be under new strains that could threaten the social contract between Canada and its newcomers. → Read More

He’s accused of defrauding international students. His visa was cancelled. How did this Indian education agent get into Canada?

Brijesh Mishra managed to enter Canada in October via the U.S. land border even after his visitor visa had been cancelled. → Read More

Indian education agent arrested, charged in fake-admission-letter scandal in Canada

Brijesh Mishra, a citizen of India, is facing criminal charges in Canada in connection with a group of international students who were provided fake college admission letters to enter Canada. → Read More

Migrant farm workers win cash and more in wake of OPP’s DNA-sweep ‘discrimination’

The Ontario Provincial Police has struck an agreement with 53 migrant farm workers who were subjected to a DNA canvass almost 10 years ago during a sexual assault investigation. Their DNA samples will now be destroyed and they will each receive $7,500. → Read More

Why aren’t these kids in school? The Toronto school board says they need a document — to prove they’re undocumented

Some migrants have been asked to go to immigration officials for proof they’re out of status so their kids can study without paying hefty fees. → Read More

Immigration department complaints rise in 2022, leading government for fifth straight year

The Office of Information Commissioner received 4,658 complaints against the immigration department, which made up more than half of the investigators’ caseloads in 2022. → Read More

Ottawa pauses deportations for Indian students caught in fake admission-letter scandal

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser is establishing a new task force to investigate each case to determine if the students are innocent or complicit in defrauding the immigration system. → Read More

Wars and climate-related disasters displaced more people than ever: UNHCR

The bulk of the surge of 19 million displaced people in 2022 was driven by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, United Nations report says. → Read More

‘I respect myself too much to stay in Canada’: Why so many new immigrants are leaving

If newcomers can’t find the right jobs, lack “Canadian experience” and are struggling with the high cost of living, what’s to keep them from giving up? → Read More

‘The students are victims’: Stop deporting Indian students caught in fake admission letter scandal, parliamentary committee urges CBSA

The House immigration committee has also voted unanimously to condemn fraudulent ‘ghost consultants’ and to ask the federal government to provide a permanent residence pathway → Read More

Canada expands its list of ‘visa-free’ countries: ‘This is a sea change in the way that we do travel’

“Known travellers from 13 countries have been added to Canada “visa-free” soon be able to come to Canada without the requirement of a costly visitor visa. → Read More

‘The dream is shattered,’ says student facing deportation as supporters join rally over fake admission letter

About a dozen Indian international students have camped outside the Canada Border Services Agency office on Airport Road in Mississauga to ask the government not to deport them for misrepresentation to Canada. → Read More

How AI is helping Canada keep some people out of the country. And why there are those who say it’s a problem

Over the course of four years, Canada Border Services Agency’s Quantum Project flagged 13,863 travellers and issued “no-board” recommendation to 6,182 to deny them boarding a flight to Canada after further assessments. → Read More

Canada launches new immigration program to fill ‘in-demand’ jobs

On Wednesday, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser kicked off the highly anticipated “targeted draws” to pick immigrants with experience and skills in five particular sectors. → Read More

A staged plane crash tests Pearson Airport’s emergency response — aided by volunteers in gory makeup

About 400 volunteers, from members of the public to paramedics, police and fire department spent a day participating in a simulated accident. → Read More

Indian student can’t blame consultant for submitting bogus college admission letter, tribunal hears

Government lawyer said it didn’t matter if Amritraj Singh Batth knew the admission letter provided by his consultant was authentic or not, the international student was responsible for the accuracy of his study permit application. → Read More

‘Game changer’: Ontario engineers remove Canadian work experience requirement for immigrants

Ontario’s professional regulatory bodies have been given a Dec. 2 deadline to remove Canadian work experience as a licensing requirement for internationally trained professionals. → Read More

Numbers reveal how the new Canada-U.S. border deal is affecting irregular migration

In March, Washington and Ottawa expanded the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement. → Read More

Canada owes nothing to Afghans who worked with Ottawa, it argues in lawsuit

Ottawa argues it’s not responsible for the risks and hardships faced by a group of 25 Afghans, who have been threatened by the Taliban and are suing Canada. → Read More