The Canadian government issues many immigration documents after someone applies for one of the federal immigration programs. Temporary and permanent residents use these documents to show their eligibility when applying for services and other benefits. Service providers need to have a basic understanding of the different immigration categories and statuses to best serve their clients.
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Ontario, Quebec still keeping migrant-detention contract with CBSA
Brigitte Bureau · CBC News · Posted: Sep 28, 2022
Migrants are currently being held in provincial jails across Canada even though they are not accused of a crime.
Under agreements with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), many provinces imprison migrants for administrative…
Published September 29, 2022
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No help for undocumented workers
Star Editorial Board Sun., Sept. 25, 2022
There had been hopes the federal government was poised to unveil significant immigration reforms that would put many temporary residents on a path to permanent residency.
Unfortunately, those hopes appear to have been misplaced. What was…
Published September 29, 2022
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Recruiters and employers increasingly taking advantage of temporary foreign workers, advocate says
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…
Published September 29, 2022
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Canada’s immigration minister leaves door open to extending Afghan resettlement programs
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…
Published September 29, 2022
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Some international students in Barrie taking Georgian College courses online due to student visa backlog
Brett Glover The Star Thu., Sept. 22, 2022
One international student in Barrie feels they’re missing out due to online learning, while it may boil down to an increased demand in student visas.
Jim Swales, a Barrie man who has hosted international students at his home for several…
Published September 22, 2022
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The future for tens of thousands of international students is in jeopardy. Here’s why
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…
Published September 21, 2022
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Will your immigration application be fast-tracked? It depends whether it hits Canada’s new ‘Green Bin’
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…
Published September 21, 2022
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Did Canada use facial-recognition software to strip two refugees of their status? A court wants better answers
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…
Published September 20, 2022
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Afghans stranded and running out of money in Pakistan plead for Ottawa to speed up their approvals
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…
Published September 19, 2022
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Migrants across Canada call on Ottawa for action on regularization, permanent status
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…
Published September 19, 2022