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VOL 23 - ISSUE 38
www.theasianstar.com SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2024
Low poll numbers forces Trudeau to cut immigration targets and pause population growth Canada will reduce the number of new permanent residents to the country by 21 per cent by next year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced on Thursday. It’s part of a major series of changes to immigration targets that Trudeau says aims to freeze population growth. “We’re announcing that we will reduce the number of immigrants we bring in over the next three years, which will result in a pause in the population growth over the next two years,” Trudeau told reporters Thursday. “We didn’t get the balance quite right.” As reported on Wednesday, the federal government is reversing course on a plan to hold its immigration targets steady for 2026. According to the 2025–2027 Immigration Levels Plan, Canada will reduce the number of new permanent residents from 500,000 to 395,000 in
2025. Next year, 40 per cent of all new permanent residents will come from those temporary residents who are already here, Miller said while making the announcement.
The federal government said this number is expected to fall further to 380,000 by 2026 and 365,000 by 2027. Trudeau said that while the realities of the pandemic meant Canada needed more workers, the situation in the labour market had changed. Continued on Page 9...
Surrey to build designated ash scattering pier City councillors in Surrey, B.C., have directed staff to move forward on building a place from where grieving families can scatter the ashes of deceased loved ones into the Fraser River. "For many groups, ash scattering in water fosters a more profound sense of connection, bringing peace and closure and symbolizes the return of the individual to nature," reads a corporate report presented to councillors Monday night. Continued on Page 9...
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Final BC election results won't be known until at least Sunday, could be as late as Monday
Voting officials say recounts in two ridings that could determine the outcome of British Columbia's election won't start until Sunday afternoon. The initial count after the Oct. 19 election ended with neither Premier David Eby's NDP nor the B.C. Conservatives led by John Rustad securing the 47 ridings needed for a majority. Continued on Page 7...
To press Canada, India may share list of Khalistanis with Five Eyes nations After Canada’s non-cooperative attitude towards Indian probe agencies’ repeated requests to seek inputs on Khalistani elements settled there, efforts are in the offing to share the same list of wanted extremists settled in the North American nation with the other Five Eyes countries. Highly placed sources indicated that the aim behind the move is to highlight Canada’s non-cooperative attitude and build counter pressure on it. Apart from Canada, the US, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand are part of the Five Eye nations. Continued on Page 8...
Embracing a Life of Learning and Giving By Harvinder Sandhu: A recent recipient of the Kings Medal, Tarlok Sablok and his wife Shabnam are icons in the South Asian community here in Vancouver since the late 1970s. Hailing from a family in the commercial construction business, Mr. Sablok was already well-versed in the amount of work and effort needed to be successful. Already fluent in English, Tarlok started his first job here at an industrial company as a shipper/receiver. He also opened a small retail business, Global Spice, which his wife ran while helping him with his notary work as a legal secretary. In his fiftyplus years here in Canada, Tarlok has immersed himself in a number of community groups and professional associations while being a Notary Public and running his practice. Continued on Page 8...
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