Concern mounts over how immigration cuts will hit slow-moving program for Sudanese war refugees
‘It makes us worry that some applicants will get rejected due to excessive demand,’ says the Sudanese Canadian Community Association’s Samah Mahmoud.
‘Complete apathy’ clouds feds’ pursuit of family reunification plan, say Sudanese Canadians
As Sudanese Canadians wait for family members to be approved to come to Canada, concern mounts that delays will be fatal for those stuck in a war zone.
Federal overtime payments on decline, but total paid out still tops $1-billion mark
Latest government data shows RCMP, Correctional Services Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, as well as Canada Revenue Agency paid the most overtime in 2023.
Delays are a death sentence: family members question fairness of immigration regime for relatives fleeing Sudan war
MPs have told family members seeking to bring relatives to Canada that arrivals aren’t expected until 2027 and 2028.
Plan to bring 10,000 Uyghur refugees to Canada off to slow start, says advocacy group
No Uyghur refugees have been resettled in Canada yet, but hope persists that arrivals could begin in November, according to advocate Mehmet Tohti.
Immigrants back regularization for undocumented people
Regularization is not about rewarding lawbreakers; it’s about rectifying systemic failings that leave many people vulnerable and uncertain.
Canada urgently needs an equitable immigration system
It is important that we prioritize and support undocumented people from marginalized backgrounds instead of excluding them with unfair requirements.
Canada needs a comprehensive, national plan for refugee claimant housing
With emergency shelters overwhelmed, and alarming headlines telling of refugee claimants sleeping on the streets in Toronto and other major Canadian cities, this is a problem that can no longer be ignored.
‘Mental uncertainty is breaking them every day’: slow Canadian processing delays rescue of Afghan evacuees
A promised 60-day stay in Pakistan before coming to Canada has turned into a year of waiting for some Afghan evacuees.
Liberals moving the goalposts on rigged immigration field
Those who don’t fall in the correct racial category—determined by country of origin or desirability for Canada—get screwed, and there is no specialized support from the federal government.
