Archive for October 21st, 2008
N.S. government sets criteria for immigration refunds under tainted program
Published: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 | 9:26 AM
Canadian Press: THE CANADIAN PRESS
CBC.ca
HALIFAX, N.S. – The Nova Scotia government is allowing immigrants who came to the province under a tainted business mentorship program to apply for refunds.
The program – which has been sent to the RCMP for review by the province’s auditor general – attracted more than 800 immigrants who paid fees of about $130,000 in return for middle-management job placements.
Apply here to get PNP refunds from lawyers and accountants
Did your lawyer and accountant gouge you?
Island lawyers and accountants were reportedly charging $5,000 to write your cheque under the PNP program. Yes, $5,000 after they charged $70,000 more than their underpaid counterparts in Nova Scotia.
The total legal and accountant fees for each unit on PEI were running to $120,000 which was four times the NS fees.
Michael Wright a crooked lawyer stole $1.7 million from his clients, usually old people and charities to finance his high lifestyle, Daily Mail
Did your lawyer or accountant charge $5,000 each time they wrote a cheque? Considering it probably took 10 minutes for the computer to print the cheque and sign it, that would be…let me see…$30,000 per hour.
CBC in depth – P.E.I.’s $400M question
Was there insider dealing in the Provincial Nominee Program, or is it just bad optics?
Last Updated: Friday, October 10, 2008 | 3:21 PM
CBC.ca
It started with one curious businessman: a packet of documents dropped anonymously into his mailbox has raised serious questions about the biggest business investment program in the history of Prince Edward Island.
The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), signed by the province and the federal government in 2001, operated without controversy up to the time it ended on Sept. 2, 2008. The agreement allowed people interested in immigrating to Canada to put up money for a new or existing P.E.I. business, and move to Canada if they passed health and security checks.
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CBC comments – $125M from immigrant program went to P.E.I. government
pilldude wrote:
This is typical of the PEI government. I grew up there but I’m glad I don’t live there now. The money is likely paying salaries to employees in that fancy new building on University avenue.
Instead of trying to improve the economy, the only thing PEI can do is create public sector jobs with federal transfer money.
knightrider2000 wrote:
I would have to agree with you Pilldude about what your saying because its true about the government. Instead of improving the economy they just want to do ntohing about it and only help there own As*es.
Well i hope something is gonna be done about it like putting the wages up to like $10-$11 an hour and they can afford it because they just got this substancial amount of money from this program.
