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Canada's immigration department has responded to the Middle East crisis by publicizing a special program designed to speed up processing of applications for family-class immigration involving people directly affected by the situation in Lebanon.
An EU rapid reaction team of border guards set up to deal with illegal immigration has begun work in Italy.
Three officials from the EU's Frontex border agency arrived on the remote Mediterranean island of Lampedusa after appeals for assistance from Rome.
The team will be organising joint European Union naval patrols in the area to stem the influx of migrants, mostly from Africa.
During the previous week, statistics for the Canadian economy and job market were published for last month and last quarter. Persons considering immigration and job prospects in Canada have mixed news to consider, with some regions being more favourable currently than others. Overall, the economy is slowing a bit more than predicted recently, yet it remains stable and healthy.
A number of countries around the world are introducing technology-enhanced passports designed to prevent or greatly inhibit forgery and counterfeiting.
A Russian woman who spied on Canada for six years after assuming the identity of a dead child lost an appeal to return to the country to live with her new Canadian husband.
Canada's federal court chief, Justice Allan Lutfy, ruled that former Public Safety Minister Anne McLellan's decision denying Elena Miller's immigration request was not unreasonable.