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 <title><![CDATA[ Minister Kenney issues statement on the passing of Brian Goodman, Chairperson of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada ]]></title>
<link>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/statements/2013/2013-06-19.asp?utm_source=rss-media&amp;utm_medium=rss-eng&amp;utm_campaign=generic</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ottawa, June 19, 2013 - The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement on the passing of Brian Goodman. ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Canada Launches Next Generation Open Data Portal ]]></title>
<link>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2013/2013-06-18.asp?utm_source=rss-media&amp;utm_medium=rss-eng&amp;utm_campaign=generic</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Surrey, B.C., June 18, 2013 - Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, participated in today's launch of the Government of Canada's much-anticipated next-generation Open Data Portal (data.gc.ca), which will provide unprecedented access to government data and information.  ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[ Montréal receives a new Citizenship Judge ]]></title>
<link>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2013/2013-06-17.asp?utm_source=rss-media&amp;utm_medium=rss-eng&amp;utm_campaign=generic</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Ottawa, June 17, 2013 - The appointment of a new Citizenship Judge for the Montréal area was announced today by Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. Andrea Paine will serve as a full-time Citizenship Judge for Montréal. ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[ Minister Kenney Marks Achievements of Canada's First Plenary Session as Chair of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance  ]]></title>
<link>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2013/2013-06-14.asp?utm_source=rss-media&amp;utm_medium=rss-eng&amp;utm_campaign=generic</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Berlin, June 14, 2013 - The multi-year work plan that Canada presented at this year's first plenary session of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance was successfully advanced by Alliance members, announced Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism. ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[ Minister Kenney issues statement to celebrate Jamaican Diaspora Day ]]></title>
<link>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/statements/2013/2013-06-14.asp?utm_source=rss-media&amp;utm_medium=rss-eng&amp;utm_campaign=generic</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ottawa, June 14, 2013 - The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement celebrating this coming Sunday's Jamaican Diaspora Day. ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[ Minister Kenney issues statement to celebrate Philippine Independence Day ]]></title>
<link>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/statements/2013/2013-06-12.asp?utm_source=rss-media&amp;utm_medium=rss-eng&amp;utm_campaign=generic</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Ottawa, June 12, 2013 - Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement marking Philippine Independence Day. ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[ Come to Canada Wizard Attracts More Than Four Million Visits ]]></title>
<link>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2013/2013-06-10.asp?utm_source=rss-media&amp;utm_medium=rss-eng&amp;utm_campaign=generic</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Ottawa, June 10, 2013 - More than seven thousand people a day, from all around the globe, are using the Come to Canada Wizard to conjure up answers to their immigration questions. The Wizard has now seen more than four million visits since it was launched in August 2011. ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[ Minister Kenney issues statement to celebrate Portugal Day ]]></title>
<link>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/statements/2013/2013-06-10.asp?utm_source=rss-media&amp;utm_medium=rss-eng&amp;utm_campaign=generic</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Ottawa, June 10, 2013 - The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement to mark Portugal Day ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[ More than four million visitors helped by new CIC online Help Centre ]]></title>
<link>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2013/2013-06-05.asp?utm_source=rss-media&amp;utm_medium=rss-eng&amp;utm_campaign=generic</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Ottawa, June 5, 2013 - More than four million people have been helped by Citizenship and Immigration Canada's (CIC) new online Help Centre since it was launched just six months ago, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[ Improving the Citizenship Application Process ]]></title>
<link>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2013/2013-06-03a.asp?utm_source=rss-media&amp;utm_medium=rss-eng&amp;utm_campaign=generic</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Ottawa, June 3, 2013 - Citizenship applicants who fail their first citizenship test will now have the opportunity to rewrite the test rather than wait for an appointment with a citizenship judge, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.  ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[ Call for Proposals for Settlement Services in British Columbia ]]></title>
<link>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2013/2013-06-03.asp?utm_source=rss-media&amp;utm_medium=rss-eng&amp;utm_campaign=generic</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Vancouver, June 3, 2013 - Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has issued a Call for Proposals for the delivery of settlement services in British Columbia (B.C.), which assist newcomers to succeed in their new lives in the province.  ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[ Making Canada's asylum system faster and fairer: additional Designated Countries of Origin announced ]]></title>
<link>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2013/2013-05-30.asp?utm_source=rss-media&amp;utm_medium=rss-eng&amp;utm_campaign=generic</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Ottawa, May 30, 2013 - The Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, announced today that the list of Designated Countries of Origin (DCOs) is expanding to include Chile and South Korea. ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[ Government of Canada Announces Three Appointments to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
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<link>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2013/2013-05-24.asp?utm_source=rss-media&amp;utm_medium=rss-eng&amp;utm_campaign=generic</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Ottawa, May 24, 2013 - Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney today announced three full-time appointments to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB). Timothy J. Crowhurst, George F. Pemberton and W.J. Sterling Sunley were each appointed to three-year terms in the Vancouver regional office. ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[ Minister Kenney Commends RCMP on Immigration Fraud Charges Laid ]]></title>
<link>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/statements/2013/2013-05-23.asp?utm_source=rss-media&amp;utm_medium=rss-eng&amp;utm_campaign=generic</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Ottawa, May 23, 2013 - The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, made the following statement today upon learning that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Immigration and Passport Special Investigation Section has laid charges against a suspected &ldquo;ghost&rdquo; immigration consultant and his accomplice for defrauding nearly 400 people from China. ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[ Minister Kenney promotes Canada's new Start-Up Visa in Silicon Valley - Recruiting the world's best and brightest entrepreneurs to Canada ]]></title>
<link>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2013/2013-05-21.asp?utm_source=rss-media&amp;utm_medium=rss-eng&amp;utm_campaign=generic</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Ottawa, May 21, 2013 - Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney concluded a productive visit to Silicon Valley to promote Canada's new Start-Up Visa, the first of its kind in the world.   ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[ Minister Kenney announces new Citizenship Judge for the Greater Toronto Area ]]></title>
<link>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2013/2013-05-14.asp?utm_source=rss-media&amp;utm_medium=rss-eng&amp;utm_campaign=generic</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Ottawa, May 14, 2013 - Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today that Marian Sami, LL.B., has been appointed as a Citizenship Judge for the Greater Toronto Area. ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[ Minister Kenney issues statement on Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad ]]></title>
<link>http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/statements/2013/2013-05-13.asp?utm_source=rss-media&amp;utm_medium=rss-eng&amp;utm_campaign=generic</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Ottawa, May 13, 2013 - The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, today issued the following statement regarding the removal over the weekend of Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad. ]]></description>
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