Immigration

• ‘Politicized’ immigration debate could hurt jobs, Quebec employers group says

  The long-running debate over immigration between Quebec and Ottawa has flared in recent months, but the head of a major employers group says 'in some ways, it's deplorable.'

  Canada

  Apr 15
  
• Quebec premier threatens referendum on immigration powers, calls out Trudeau

  Quebec Premier François Legault urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to 'listen to Quebecers' when it comes to concerns over immigration levels.

  Politics

  Apr 9
  
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• Lags in Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program a ‘failure of the government’: advocate

  Demonstrators expressed frustration with being caught in limbo, as over 20,000 people wait for the next step in immigrating to Manitoba, and becoming a permanent Canadian resident.

  Canada

  Apr 4
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• Montreal family fighting deportation to Nigeria can stay for now, advocates say

  Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Adegboye and her husband have worked as orderlies providing health care to vulnerable patients.

  Canada

  Apr 2
• Trudeau says temporary immigration needs to be brought ‘under control’

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the rate of temporary immigrants coming to Canada is causing significant pressure on communities and needs to be brought back "under control."

  Canada

  Apr 2
• Canada’s Ukraine emergency visa program is ending. What now?

  The Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association wants the federal government to explore new tracks for Ukrainians apply for permanent residency as a special visa program expires.

  Canada

  Mar 30
• Haitian Montrealers call for special program for those immigrating from home country

  Given the situation in Haiti now, advocates believe the Canadian government should grant the asylum seekers in Canada permanent residency status on humanitarian grounds.

  Canada

  Mar 27
• Alberta seeking more control over immigration, more Ukrainian refugees to fill jobs

  The Alberta government is asking the federal government for more control over provincial immigration.

  Canada

  Mar 27
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• Housing asylum seekers at Niagara hotels cost Canada more than $100 million

  Newly released figures from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada show the federal government spent more than $100 million housing asylum seekers at hotels.

  Canada

  Mar 26
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• For the 1st time, Canada will set targets for temporary residents

  Temporary residents make up 6.2 per cent of Canada’s entire population. Over the next three years, the government plans to bring that percentage down to five per cent.

  Canada

  Mar 21