Immigration Status

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…

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…

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…

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.