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The International News Weekly REGIONAL/CANADA November 03, 2017 | Toronto 06 RECO freezes bank accounts of RE/MAX Right Choice Agencies TORONTO: The real estate professional regulatory body in Ontario says it has frozen the bank accounts of a Toronto brokerage to protect consumer deposits after discovering a discrepancy. Real Estate Council of Ontario spokesman Daniel Roukema says a substantial amount of money is missing from the accounts of RE/ MAX Right Choice Inc., but could not elaborate further on the sum. RECO froze the brokerage's accounts on Nov. 1 and is urging homebuyers and sellers who are involved with the agency or their lawyers to contact the council. RE/MAX Right Choice, located in North York's Centerpoint Mall, did not immediately respond to requests for comment and its website appeared to be down. The mall's answering service informed The Canadian Press the office appeared to be closed. Roukema said it is very rare for the council to issue a freeze order and this is the first time it has done so in about six years. Canada Career Month to focus on millennials and baby boomers The Canadian Press OTTAWA: The Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) kick off Canada Career Month on Nov 1. This month, which aims to increase awareness on issues pertaining to employment in Canada, is recognized across the country, and provides a valuable platform to address some of the concerns that exist when it comes to planning one’s career. “Making career-related decisions and transitions such as pursuing education/ training, looking for suitable employment, balancing life/work roles and responsibilities, and preparing for retirement are faced by almost everyone at some point,” said CCPA National President, John Driscoll. “Now more than ever, Canadians are more frequently working in multiple jobs throughout their lifetimes, and navigating that process can be complicated and overwhelming. Career counsellors and the services that they provide can be extremely helpful for those seeking support.” Career counsellors, an essential component of CCPA’s membership, act as resources to those considering their educational paths, employment opportunities and life transitions. From facilitating self-awareness to reviewing labour market demands to helping determine educational requirements for a given sector, career counsellors play a crucial role in assisting those individuals entering the labour force for the first time, or those considering career changes at a later age. “Often, career counsellors meet with individuals who might not be satisfied in their current job, and want to explore new opportunities,” continued Driscoll. “Given the amount of time spent at one’s job and its impact on one’s mental health and well-being, it is critical that employment be as fulfilling as possible. Career counsellors help individuals discover and prioritize what is most important to them so they can explore work options that are personally meaningful and satisfying.” To find out more about activities taking place across Canada during Career Month, visit www.careermonth.ca. Amarinder wants 10 Canadian NRIs extradited in drug cases Continued from page 01 The extradition has been pending for three-four years, scuttling the efforts to bring these NRIs to justice, the Chief Minister said in separate letters to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. "Punjab's Congress government has scaled up efforts for their extradition from Canada as part of its war on drugs but was hampered as these cases are pending at various levels," Amarinder Singh said. The state government has decided to aggressively pursue the extradition issue since the custodial interrogation of these NRIs was vital to expose the drugs network in Punjab and those patronising the trade, an official spokesperson said here. The Chief Minister said Sarabjit Singh Sandhar alias Nik of Balioun village and now living in Vancouver was declared a Proclaimed Offender on October 19, 2013. Request for his extradition was sent to Canadian authorities through proper channels and thereafter prepared afresh as per guidelines shared by them and again sent to the Home Ministry, which forwarded it to the External Affairs Ministry on July 20, 2017. The extradition request in case of Ranjit Singh Aujla of Muthada Kalan village was pending since July 25, 2017. He was declared a Proclaimed Offender on August 31, 2013. Amarinder Singh said that in case of Nirankar Singh Dhillon of Apra Mandi village who was declared a Proclaimed Offender on October 19, 2013, the extradition request was pending since September 19. The extradition request for Gursewak Singh Dhillon of Leela Megh Singh village who was declared a Proclaimed Offender on April 1, 2014 was sent to the central government on July 20 but there had been no progress since. The other cases concerned Amarjit Singh Kooner of Mehmadpur village, Lamer Singh Daleh of Mehsampur village, Pardeep Singh Dhaliwal, Amarinder Singh Chheena and Parminder Singh Deo, the Chief Minister said. Another extradition request relates to Ranjit Kaur Kahlon, wife of Anoop Singh Kahlon, of Jhandu Singha village in Jalandhar district in whose name her husband had purchased properties in Jalandhar and Zirakpur from proceeds of drug money, the spokesperson said.Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has urged the Centre to take up with Canadian authorities the extradition of 10 Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) declared Proclaimed Offenders in drugs cases. The extradition has been pending for three-four years, scuttling the efforts to bring these NRIs to justice, the Chief Minister said in separate letters to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. "Punjab's Congress government has scaled up efforts for their extradition from Canada as part of its war on drugs but was hampered as these cases are pending at various levels," Amarinder Singh said. The state government has decided to aggressively pursue the extradition issue since the custodial interrogation of these NRIs was vital to expose the drugs network in Punjab and those patronising the trade, an official spokesperson said here. The Chief Minister said Sarabjit Singh Sandhar alias Nik of Balioun village and now living in Vancouver was declared a Proclaimed Offender on October 19, 2013. Request for his extradition was sent to Canadian authorities through proper channels and thereafter prepared afresh as per guidelines shared by them and again sent to the Home Ministry, which forwarded it to the External Affairs Ministry on July 20, 2017. Canada to admit 340,000 new immigrants each year Continued from page 01 Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said the plan he unveiled Wednesday is the right mix for Canada, for now. The gradual increase over time was designed so the system could adjust, he said. "Bringing a newcomer to Canada is half of the job; we have to make sure people are being given the tools they need to succeed once they get here," Hussen told a news conference in Toronto. "We have to make sure we have the absorptive capacity, we have to make sure that our partners on the ground with the settlement and integration processes that they engage in every day have the tools necessary so they can plan ahead, so they can adjust to the numbers." The switch to a longer-term planning approach marks a major pivot for the federal government, which has for decades relied on setting only annual targets. The last time there was a multi-year approach was in the 1980s and it was shelved after a recession. Hussen's predecessor, John McCallum, had suggested last year the government was contemplating a switch and consultations on the idea have been ongoing ever since. The Conference Board of Canada — among the groups advocating for a multi-year plan IMMIGRATION TO CANADA WITHIN 6-12 MONTHS WE HAVE CONFIRMED JOB OFFERS FROM CANADIAN EMPLOYERS FOR CONFIRMED EMPLOYMENT WORK PERMITS PROVINCIAL NOMINATIONS PROGRAMS WE IMMEDIATELY REQUIRES: Truck Drivers Cooks Diesel Mechanics Auto Mechanics Dairy Farm Worker Construction Workers Air Condition Technician, Restaurant Supervisor & Lots of other positions SUBHASH PUNIA Immigration Counsel Member of Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulated Council (ICCRC) The Authority Regualted by Citizenship & Immigration Canada ATLANTIC IMMIGRATION LIMITED Tel: 905-362-0202, 905-362-2202 Fax: 905-362-2201 www.atlanticimmigration.com Email: sales@atlanticimmigration.com 2980 Drew Rd, Suite 230, Mississauga, ON, L4T 0A7 — welcomed the move. "Canada's decision to increase immigration will help sustain longterm economic growth in light of its rapidly aging population and low birth rate," senior vice president Craig Alexander said in a statement. "Introducing a multi-year levels plan will improve the ability of governments, employers, immigrant-serving organizations and other important stakeholders to successfully integrate newcomers into Canada’s economy and society." The massive movement of refugees and migrants around the world had seen calls for the Liberals to not just increase economic immigration to Canada but also add more space for resettlement of refugees and displaced persons. Canada welcomed nearly 60,000 people in the refugee and protected persons program in 2016, thanks to the landmark Syrian refugee effort. But while slight increases are planned to that stream over the next three years, the final target is nowhere near as high, with a planned 48,700 people by 2020. 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The International News Weekly CANADA November 03, 2017 | Toronto 07 Mayor Crombie says small businesses are backbone of Mississauga The Canadian Parvasi MISSISSAUGA: In Mississauga, we mean business when it comes to supporting thought leaders, start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises to develop concepts, secure capital investments and launch their next big ideas into the marketplace, said Mayor Bonnie Crombie on Wednesday while addressing the Mayor’s Small Business Forum attended by 300 people at City Hall. The event, jointly hosted by Mayor Crombie and the Mississauga Business Enterprise Centre, coincided with Small Business Month and Small Business Week . The mayor said, “I also invite businesses to take part in the 2nd Annual Mayor’s Youth Employment Expo which will take place on Sunday, November 19, 2017, from 12-4PM at Mississauga Civic Centre (City Hall).” Since booth space for businesses is free and available on a first come, first served basis, Mayor Crombie said, “Don’t miss out on this recruitment opportunity young, ambitious and smart local talent. She said as many as “97 per cent of all Mississauga businesses are small businesses, Mayor Crombie said. “When small businesses succeed, Mississauga succeeds. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy.” Mayor Crombie also highlighted other citybuilding initiatives that will help small businesses better compete, namely breaking gridlock and building regionallyintegrated public transit. “Council and staff are committed to creating the right environment to help small business owners succeed, like building transit and infrastructure so you can better reach and serve customers,” the Mayor said. “We gather here this evening City Hall which will one day be plugged into the new Hurontario Light Rail Transit (LRT) – the largest infrastructure investment in Mississauga history. We will be walking distance from four different stops that will loop around downtown Mississauga and move workers faster and more efficiently to work. "As part of our small business efforts, I encourage small business owners to ensure they make workplace mental health a priority by completing the MindsMatter assessment tool," Mayor Crombie said. "My office has partnered with the Healthy City Stewardship Centre and CivicAction to raise awareness about this online tool and the need to address such an important health issue that continues to impact the lives of so many people." She added “We have more planned to help small businesses reach higher. As part of our ongoing efforts to help small businesses and startup companies we launched First Look – an annual event that brings together entrepreneurs and angel investors looking for their next big opportunity. "It was at First Look – where experts from GreenSky Capital – got their first look – at AOMS Technologies. First Look put AOMS on course to secure an investment of $925,000 in financing from GreenSky Capital. This funding is enabling the company to expand its sales and marketing efforts and improve product development. "And we will be back at it again, with our next angel investor networking event in the spring of 2018. Stay tuned for more information once it is available. I also encourage you to join us."Susan Amring, Director of Economic Development and David Wojcik, President and CEO of The Mississauga Board of Trade, also spoke about local resources, programs and networking opportunities available to small business owners. Attendees also heard presentations, and asked questions from representatives from the Mississauga Business Enterprise Centre; the Ontario Investment Office; the Ministry of International Trade; and Peel Career Assessment Services Inc. Presentations were made on: - Local Small Business Support Service Programs - Government Programs and Services - Building Your Business Beyond Canadian Borders - Hiring and Training Resources and Incentives Major changes coming to policing in Ontario The Canadian Parvasi TORONTO: Sweeping changes to Ontario's policing laws were introduced Thursday, including strengthening oversight, making it possible to suspend officers without pay and redefining police duties. The new rules, contained in a massive piece of legislation years in the making, would include the first update to the province's Police Services Act in more than 25 years. "The issues faced by police services and their members today are far more complex than when the act was developed," said Community Safety and Correctional Services Minister Marie-France Lalonde. Attorney General Yasir Naqvi said he has "deep respect and appreciation" for the more than 26,000 police officers in Ontario who risk their lives to keep people safe, but it's also important to establish checks and balances. "We have all heard the growing concerns that some communities, in particular black and Indigenous communities, feel unjustly harmed at the hands of police," he said. "We have witnessed such tensions across North America and we have learned that Ontario is not immune." An Inspector General would be established to oversee police services, with the power to investigate and audit them, and Ontario's ombudsman would be able to investigate complaints against the police oversight bodies. The three police oversight agencies that already exist in Ontario — the SIU, the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) and the Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC) — would get expanded mandates. The OIPRD will be renamed the Ontario Policing Complaints Agency and would investigate all public complaints against police officers. The OCPC would be renamed the Ontario Policing Discipline Tribunal, dedicated solely to adjudicating police disciplinary matters, so that isn't done by the police services themselves. As well, the SIU would be able to investigate not just current, but also former police officers, volunteer members of police services, special constables, off-duty officers and members of First Nations police services. Police officers who don't comply with such investigations could be fined up to $50,000 and/or be sent to jail for up to one year. The SIU said it "wholeheartedly welcomes" the new Policing Oversight Act, tabled as part of the larger bill. Selwyn Pieters, a lawyer who frequently takes on issues of anti-black racism, said the expanded mandates and more layers of oversight will serve the public well. Suspending police officers without pay was one of the most discussed issues during the five-year process to update policing legislation, Lalonde said. Ontario is currently the only province in which chiefs can't revoke the pay of suspended officers, who collect millions of dollars each year. Right now, suspended officers have to be paid even when convicted of an offence, unless they are sentenced to prison. The new legislation proposes to allow suspensions without pay when an officer is in custody or when they are charged with a serious federal offence that wasn't allegedly committed in the course of their duties. But if an officer wants to fight that, the matter would go to the disciplinary tribunal, which would make the final decision. If the officer is ultimately found not guilty of the charge they faced, they would be reimbursed for the lost pay, Lalonde said. Local police boards would also be created for the Ontario Provincial Police, similar to the structure of municipal police services boards — which will be required to undergo more training, such as on diversity. The new act would also allow First Nations police forces to establish their own police services boards. An amended Coroners Act would require coroner's inquests when police kill through use of force, another one of Tulloch's key recommendations. The government's stated approach is to share the burden of community safety with municipalities. They will be required to implement community safety plans, such as identifying a need for more addiction and mental health programs, aiming to prevent problems before police get involved. The new act will also for the first time clearly define police responsibilities as those that can only be performed by an officer. That will be worked out in regulations, but Lalonde said for example, sworn constables may not be the best people to monitor construction sites. The Police Association of Ontario warned Thursday that those changes would open the door to privatization and could risk public safety, but Lalonde disputed the suggestion. "When you call 911 and you need a police officer, a police officer will respond," she said. Two new pieces of legislation would also allow police to track a cellphone and search a home in missing persons cases — something they can only do now when a crime is suspected — as well as making accreditation and oversight of forensic labs mandatory.
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