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Pedro Barata,  Steven Tobin Policy Options December 13, 2022

The federal government recently announced a significant increase in immigration targets for the next three years – welcoming almost 1.5 million people between 2023-25. The plan aims to address continuing labour…

Darrell Roberts · CBC News · Posted: Dec 12, 2022

Advocates want the provincial government to make its holiday traditions more inclusive — but they say the answer isn't to do away with Christmas celebrations.

Over the past few weeks, the provincial government has adorned…

Iain Reeve The Globe And Mail 12 December 2022

Iain Reeve is the associate director of immigration at the Conference Board of Canada.

Earlier this year, Liberal MP Randeep Sarai put forward a private members’ motion in the House of Commons, calling for expanded immigration…

Priscilla Ki Sun Hwang · CBC News · Posted: Dec 12, 2022

CBC News has learned 59,456 open and pending applications were assigned to 779 former employees or idle computer IDs that aren't working within the IRCC's administrative system as of this February.

Canada's immigration…

Melissa Gilligan Wednesday, December 7th 2022

Immigrants arriving in Calgary through the Calgary International Airport can now head to a new booth as soon as they land for help getting settled.

The booth – called the Immigrant Arrival Centre – is a place where new immigrants and…

Mouhamad Rachini · CBC Radio · Posted: Dec 07, 2022

Assimilating into Canada may be difficult for a lot of newcomers, especially those who speak little to no English. But a pilot project at the University of Toronto is trying to change that using virtual reality technology.

"Our…

Sara Jabakhanji · CBC News · Posted: Dec 05, 2022

Faisal Rasel remembers the moment his father was killed by the Taliban in 2018 for working with the U.S. government. He knew that from then on, he would have to be the one to look after his four siblings. Their mother had died…

Kelly Skjerven The Star Thu., Dec. 1, 2022

Newcomers searching for a home in Toronto’s tight rental market face “alarming” levels of discrimination, according to a new report by the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights

In a phone audit of rental listings that appeared this year…

Jessica Wong · CBC News · Posted: Dec 01, 2022

Being a physician has been a lifelong dream for 35-year-old Ayman Jabril. He's passionate about caring for patients, clearly explaining medical treatments, and following up with them over time. He trained and worked as a physician in…

Brian Hill Global News December 1, 2022 

Nadine Rana’s family has been proudly cleaning clothes for more than 50 years.

Her parents immigrated to Canada from the West Indies in the late 1960s and opened a dry cleaner in Toronto’s east end. Rana now runs the business with the hope…