Canada

Joel Ballard, Francis Plourde · CBC News · Posted: Sep 23, 2022

Temporary foreign workers are reporting paying recruiters and employers thousands of dollars to obtain a permit to work in Canada — only to end up with nothing. 

CBC Radio-Canada spoke with multiple experts who say…

Nicholas Keung The Star Thu., Sept. 22, 2022

As Canada reaches the halfway point of meeting its commitment to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says he’s not ruling out lifting the current cap and welcoming more into this country.

But for the…

Karen Longwell insuaga.com September 21, 2022

An estimated 300 to 400 Ukrainians, fleeing war, arrived daily at Pearson Airport in Mississauga in June and July.

These refugees have visas through Canada’s Ukraine Authorized Emergency Travel, according to a report to the Region of…

Janet Hurley The Star Wed., Sept. 21, 2022

Leila Ghodrat Jahromi should have been sitting in class at Simon Fraser University this week, studying for her master of education degree.

Instead, the Iranian student is sitting in her temporary home in Turkey as she waits for a…

Nicholas Keung The Star Wed., Sept. 21, 2022

More and more would-be immigrants to Canada may soon find themselves in the fast lane — or seeing others cruise past them — as a result of the government’s expanding use of an automated triage system for applications.

The system is…

Nicholas Keung The Star Mon., Sept. 19, 2022

Canadian authorities can’t just brush off allegations that they are using facial-recognition software to discredit asylum-seekers, a court has ruled.

The decision by the Federal Court comes in a case that has cast a spotlight on the…

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…