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Conservatives, advocates call on government to expand special Afghan immigration program
Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Jul 21, 2022 12:36 PM ET | Last Updated: July 21
An Afghan refugee holds a small Canadian flag at the St. John's International Airport, on Oct. 26, 2021. (Ritche Perez/Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada)
The Conservative Party and…
Published July 28, 2022
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Canada needs to build more affordable housing for newcomers
By Fawziah Rabiah-Mohammed, Abe Oudshoorn Cindy Brown, Luc Theriault Wed., July 20, 2022 4 min. Read
The relationship between newcomers and the Canadian economy involves three key pillars: job availability, a sufficient population of working age and affordable housing. All three…
Published July 27, 2022
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Canada's immigration backlog has never been worse
There are now 2.7 million people waiting for Ottawa to process their immigration application
Author of the article:Tristin Hopper
Publishing date:Jul 21, 2022 • 2 hours ago • 4 minute read
Amid history-making line-ups at Canadian airports and passport offices, an absolutely…
Published July 27, 2022
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How employers can make their LGBTQ2 employees feel welcome and close the wage gap
By Ashley Field Global News
Posted July 20, 2022 11:42 am
When it comes to Canada’s workforce, it’s not always an equal playing field, but one local social media marking software company is doing its part to level it.
Making sure all employees feel at home at Dash Hudson is a…
Published July 27, 2022
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Air Transat 'deeply sorry' for denying Ukrainian couple flight to Canada, leading to deportation
Colin Butler · CBC News · Posted: Jul 19, 2022 5:34 PM ET
Air Transat says it is "deeply sorry" after airline agents wrongfully denied a Ukrainian couple fleeing the Russian invasion a flight to Canada, leading to their deportation from Greece.
Oksana Korolova and Leonid Korolev…
Published July 27, 2022
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Canada is foolish to snub international graduate students and scholars
The Conversation July 18, 2022 Katrina Plamondon, Melisa Valverde, Susan J. Elliott
In January 2017, Donald Trump, then president of the United States, barred entry to the U.S. of people from predominantly Muslim countries.
In response, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lauded Canada…
Published July 18, 2022
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Spots nearly full for Canada's special Afghan immigration program
CTV News July 15, 2022
Nearly a year after the federal government created special immigration measures for Afghans who worked for Canada, less than 3,000 spots remain.
The limited spots is prompting aid organizations to call for Immigration Minister Sean Fraser to expand the…
Published July 18, 2022
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Canadians support accepting more newcomers but we need a more equitable, rights-based approach
Yvonne Su & Christina Clark-Kazak The Conversation Sunday, July 17, 2022
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ Global Trends Report recently announced that as of the end of 2021, 89.3 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced. While Ukraine’s neighbouring…
Published July 18, 2022
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Government of Canada is re-establishing mandatory random testing offsite of airports for air travellers
July 14, 2022 | Ottawa, ON | Public Health Agency of Canada
Keeping Canadians safe has been our number one priority since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government of Canada set up entry restrictions, testing, and quarantine requirements to manage risks at the border…
Published July 15, 2022
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Ottawa closes special Afghan immigration program to new applicants
Raffy Boudjikanian · CBC News · Posted: Jul 14, 2022 5:06 PM ET | Last Updated: 7 hours ago
Less than halfway to its goal of bringing 40,000 Afghans to Canada, the federal government is no longer taking new referrals for the special immigration program meant to prioritize former…
Published July 15, 2022
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