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CBC · Posted: Jul 12, 2022

The federal government says it is now prioritizing temporary travel visas for people seeking to attend the International AIDS Conference in Montreal at the end of July.

The move comes as the head of the African Alliance health rights organization slams…

Priscilla Ki Sun Hwang · CBC News · Posted: Jul 13, 2022

After waiting almost two years for her mom's Canadian visitor visa, one Ottawa woman is asking why her application fell through the cracks and is pleading with Canada's immigration department to speed up the process.

Charlo…

As Windsor prepares for a new electric vehicle battery plant, and the federal government pushes to end the sale of all gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035, Canada's labour minister says the country needs more skilled workers, and more diversity among them.

Seamus O'Regan said in a…

Melanie Chambers The Globe And Mail July 12 2022

While on a student placement as a medical laboratory technician in Barrie, Ont., 33-year-old Inuk Muckpaloo Ipeelie felt invisible.

“I was removed from my Indigenous peers and support system and placed in a very Western health…

Adina Bresge The Canadian Press Mon., July 11, 2022

Migrant health experts are warning that the swift influx of Ukrainians fleeing to Canada could put some at risk of falling through cracks in primary care.

A new analysis published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on…

Kristin Rushowy The Star Mon., July 11, 2022

VICTORIA — Premier Doug Ford plans to press the federal government for immigration rules similar to Quebec’s so Ontario can address labour shortages across the province.

And in British Columbia, at the summer meeting of the Council of…

Loraine Centeno The Star Sat., July 9, 2022

Like most other regions in Canada, Waterloo Region isn’t immune to racism and discrimination.

These are “very present here,” Waterloo Region Immigration Partnership executive director, Tara Bedard, said in an interview with the…

Breanna Driedger Fairview Post  Jul 08, 2022  

The Association of Science and Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta (ASET) is currently utilizing two initiatives that support refugees with engineering technology backgrounds. Foreign credentials are often not recognized…

Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press July 10 2022

Sabina Abilova and Andrii Koziura sit at the dinner table in their basement apartment, laptops open, searching for jobs that might help them pay for next month’s rent.

The Ukrainian newcomers arrived in Toronto just a few weeks ago…

Bonnie Allen · CBC News · Posted: Jul 11, 2022

More than 100 groups across Canada that have formal agreements with Ottawa to privately sponsor refugees are accusing the federal government of breaching their agreements, leaving them unable to help vulnerable people.

These groups…