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JULY - 24 - 2021 | VOLUME 29 | NUMBER 29
Ontario Inspector Bob Nagra awarded Brampton’s Citizen of the Year
Inspector Bob Nagra Photo: Peel Regional Police PEEL Regional Police Inspector Bob Nagra has shown the City of Brampton what it takes to be a role model in the community. The City of Brampton is thanking him for it by awarding him Citizen of the Year for 2019. Nagra is highly motivated to raise donations and food for various food banks in the region, including 10 years of organizing and fostering community partnerships for Cram-a-Cruiser events. Of important note, however, is how cherished he is at the Seva Food Bank. Bob has fostered and built relationships with stakeholders on their behalf and has acted as a mentor, coach, and confidante to many young people at Seva. He received the Seva Founders Award in 2019 stemming from his relentless efforts. Nagra is actively involved
in his own children’s lives. He has acted as Chair on the school parent council. He has taken on numerous roles in the Brampton athletic community, including Brampton Hockey Inc., Brams United Girls Soccer Club, Brampton Youth Soccer Club, and Brampton Minor Lacrosse. He has been involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel, Special Olympics Ontario, and the Dreams Take Flight program. An agent of change, Inspector Nagra was the first turbaned officer with Peel Regional Police and in 2020 was the first turbaned senior officer promoted to Inspector. Nagra is a skilled ambassador, significantly bridging the gap between the South Asian community and Peel Regional Police throughout his career. He continues to be a mentor, and
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Up to 30,000 additional applications will be accepted for 2021 Parents and Grandparents Program
Marco E. L. Mendicino with Surrey MPs Randeep Sarai and Sukh Dhaliwal. Photo: Twitter
MARCO E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, on Tuesday announced in Surrey that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will invite a record number of people to apply under the 2021 intake of the Parents and Grandparents (PGP) Program. IRCC will accept up to 30,000 additional applications, giving more Canadians and permanent residents than ever before the opportunity to bring their loved ones to Canada. Using the same random selection process as used in previous years, IRCC will send invitations to potential sponsors who have already submitted an interest to sponsor form in 2020. This will give additional interested sponsors the opportunity to bring their parents and grandparents to Canada.
Invitations to apply will be sent over the course of two weeks, starting the week of September 20. Those invited to apply as part of this process will be able to use the IRCC’s new Permanent Resident Digital Intake tool, which allows applications to be submitted electronically. This is part of IRCC’s commitment to modernize Canada’s immigration system, and will speed up and simplify the application process. Mendicino said that the government knows that many Canadian families have experienced financial difficulties in the last year because of the pandemic. For this reason, it will continue to implement a more facilitative income requirement to ensure that
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