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Robert Fife & Janice Dickson The Global and Mail September 18 2022

Wahid Ibrahimi was a security guard at the Canadian embassy in Kabul. After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August, 2021, forcing the embassy to close and putting him and other Afghans who worked there…

Holly McKenzie-Sutter · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 18, 2022

Thousands of migrants and their supporters held rallies across Canadian cities on Sunday to call on Ottawa to extend permanent status to undocumented people.

There were also calls to swiftly implement an inclusive…

Jinsh Rayaroth Timmins Today September 16, 2022

The grand opening of the joint settlement service centre in Timmins means a lot to local immigrants.

The centre at 330 Second Ave., Suite 105, opened in December 2021 and celebrated its grand opening this week. It allows people to…

Stephanie Babych Calgary Herald Sep 15, 2022  

A donation of emergency housing from Airbnb.org is helping Canadian immigration agencies to connect incoming Afghan refugees and displaced Ukrainians with temporary homes.

With the donation, the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society…

Joanne Roberts · CBC News · Posted: Sep 16, 2022

Canadians who aren't white say they're discriminated against at the Canadian border, and they believe it's because of their race.

A 33-year-old woman from Winnipeg said she's gone through a full range of experiences at the border…

CBC Communications · Posted: Sep 14, 2022

There was a sense of comfort, empowerment, and belonging for the 400 Black youth who recently gathered in Halifax during the National Black Canadians Summit.

As author and educator Moashella Shortte said: "There is joy in the coming…

Nicholas Keung The Star Wed., Sept. 14, 2022

As MPs return to business after the summer break, advocates are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to offer a pathway to permanent residence for the estimated 500,000 undocumented migrants in the country.

“The next Parliament…

Doug Schmidt Sep 12, 2022   Windsor Star

It’s supposed to be an expedited process for the types of potential immigrants Canada is targeting to help address talent, skills and entrepreneurial shortfalls in the domestic economy.

“If Canada’s international education strategy is…

Thousands of international students hoping to have been in Waterloo region for the start of the fall semester are still back in their home countries waiting to hear about the status of their study permits.

Talia Ricci · CBC News · Posted: Sep 12, 2022

As welcome signs were hung and orientation activities echoed across Canadian post-secondary campuses last week, thousands of international students were still back in their home countries, waiting to hear about the status of their…