Ottawa loses legal battle over immigration backlog

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Nicholas Keung Immigration Reporter http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1211698–ottawa-loses-legal-battle-over-immigration-backlog Ottawa has suffered a major setback in eliminating its immigration backlog after the federal court ruled the government is obliged to process all applications it accepted into the system. About 900 applicants under the federal skilled workers’ program sued Immigration Minister Jason Kenney for violating the pledge to assess and [...]