Immigration
- If the country can do a better job converting skilled immigrants into patriotic Canadians, our chances of building a successful economy improve significantly.
- If the country can do a better job converting skilled immigrants into patriotic Canadians, our chances of building a successful economy improve significantly.
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- Making tweaks to two existing pathways would not be difficult, other through the skilled refugees or on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
- Making tweaks to two existing pathways would not be difficult, other through the skilled refugees or on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
- Making tweaks to two existing pathways would not be difficult, other through the skilled refugees or on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
- The federal government can enhance funding to the Medical Council of Canada to asses foreign doctors, and provinces can boost investment to increase their
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, ISG SENATOR MOHAMED-IQBAL RAVALIA, RATNA OMIDVAR, KAREEM EL-ASSAL | February 12, 2025

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, ISG SENATOR MOHAMED-IQBAL RAVALIA, RATNA OMIDVAR, KAREEM EL-ASSAL | February 12, 2025
- The federal government can enhance funding to the Medical Council of Canada to asses foreign doctors, and provinces can boost investment to increase their
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, ISG SENATOR MOHAMED-IQBAL RAVALIA, RATNA OMIDVAR, KAREEM EL-ASSAL | February 12, 2025
- The federal government can enhance funding to the Medical Council of Canada to asses foreign doctors, and provinces can boost investment to increase their

- The Canadian Employment and Immigration Union says cuts to 3,300 staff could have ‘unintended consequences,’ while the Canadian Association of Public Employees wants the
- The Canadian Employment and Immigration Union says cuts to 3,300 staff could have ‘unintended consequences,’ while the Canadian Association of Public Employees wants the
- The Canadian Employment and Immigration Union says cuts to 3,300 staff could have ‘unintended consequences,’ while the Canadian Association of Public Employees wants the
- The federal government’s U-turn on foreign student eligibility could undo years of work by universities and colleges to open themselves to the world.
- The federal government’s U-turn on foreign student eligibility could undo years of work by universities and colleges to open themselves to the world.
- The federal government’s U-turn on foreign student eligibility could undo years of work by universities and colleges to open themselves to the world.
- 'It was really was a political calculus, by the Liberals to scapegoat newcomers, for their failures in their policies,' says NDP MP Jenny Kwan.
- 'It was really was a political calculus, by the Liberals to scapegoat newcomers, for their failures in their policies,' says NDP MP Jenny Kwan.
- 'It was really was a political calculus, by the Liberals to scapegoat newcomers, for their failures in their policies,' says NDP MP Jenny Kwan.
- To date, Canada has committed $2.9-billion in combined loans and direct funding to support Ukraine’s defence against Russia and in support of Ukrainian citizens,

- To date, Canada has committed $2.9-billion in combined loans and direct funding to support Ukraine’s defence against Russia and in support of Ukrainian citizens,
- To date, Canada has committed $2.9-billion in combined loans and direct funding to support Ukraine’s defence against Russia and in support of Ukrainian citizens,

- “Is our blood different than the Ukrainians?” That was the question former Afghan Canadian Armed Forced interpreter Ahmad Shah Sayed asked the House Special
- “Is our blood different than the Ukrainians?” That was the question former Afghan Canadian Armed Forced interpreter Ahmad Shah Sayed asked the House Special
- “Is our blood different than the Ukrainians?” That was the question former Afghan Canadian Armed Forced interpreter Ahmad Shah Sayed asked the House Special
- Amidst pleas from former Afghan interpreters for Canada’s Armed Forces to reduce barriers for their families now seeking asylum, the government committed $1.3-billion in

- Amidst pleas from former Afghan interpreters for Canada’s Armed Forces to reduce barriers for their families now seeking asylum, the government committed $1.3-billion in
- Amidst pleas from former Afghan interpreters for Canada’s Armed Forces to reduce barriers for their families now seeking asylum, the government committed $1.3-billion in

- Canada’s leaders should listen to faith-based groups across the country who, alongside Refugee Rights Day on April 4, are calling on the government to
- Canada’s leaders should listen to faith-based groups across the country who, alongside Refugee Rights Day on April 4, are calling on the government to
- Canada’s leaders should listen to faith-based groups across the country who, alongside Refugee Rights Day on April 4, are calling on the government to
- “Kids in India are not back-packers as they are in Canada” reads a note appended to a slide in a presentation used to train
- “Kids in India are not back-packers as they are in Canada” reads a note appended to a slide in a presentation used to train
- “Kids in India are not back-packers as they are in Canada” reads a note appended to a slide in a presentation used to train
- Good Tuesday morning, The cabinet is meeting at 10 a.m. Ottawa time and the House and Senate are both sitting today. The House Immigration
- Good Tuesday morning, The cabinet is meeting at 10 a.m. Ottawa time and the House and Senate are both sitting today. The House Immigration
- Good Tuesday morning, The cabinet is meeting at 10 a.m. Ottawa time and the House and Senate are both sitting today. The House Immigration
- MONTREAL—It is St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow, and for this city, that means the return of the Saint Patrick’s Day parade, the longest running parade
- MONTREAL—It is St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow, and for this city, that means the return of the Saint Patrick’s Day parade, the longest running parade
- MONTREAL—It is St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow, and for this city, that means the return of the Saint Patrick’s Day parade, the longest running parade
- In response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, Canada is granting an unlimited number of temporary visas to Ukrainians seeking to flee the conflict,

- In response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, Canada is granting an unlimited number of temporary visas to Ukrainians seeking to flee the conflict,
- In response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, Canada is granting an unlimited number of temporary visas to Ukrainians seeking to flee the conflict,

- During a Monday evening take-note debate in the House of Commons, MPs from all opposition parties pressed the government on its unwillingness to remove
- During a Monday evening take-note debate in the House of Commons, MPs from all opposition parties pressed the government on its unwillingness to remove
- During a Monday evening take-note debate in the House of Commons, MPs from all opposition parties pressed the government on its unwillingness to remove
- Good Monday morning, BOB RAE, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, is scheduled to appear before the House Foreign Affairs Committee at 11 a.m.
- Good Monday morning, BOB RAE, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, is scheduled to appear before the House Foreign Affairs Committee at 11 a.m.
- Good Monday morning, BOB RAE, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, is scheduled to appear before the House Foreign Affairs Committee at 11 a.m.
- Opposition MPs accused Immigration Minister Sean Fraser of being “misleading” about processing times for Canada’s considerable immigration backlog, with the department’s timeline to address
- Opposition MPs accused Immigration Minister Sean Fraser of being “misleading” about processing times for Canada’s considerable immigration backlog, with the department’s timeline to address
- Opposition MPs accused Immigration Minister Sean Fraser of being “misleading” about processing times for Canada’s considerable immigration backlog, with the department’s timeline to address
- Mohammad Zaid has been working in peacebuilding in Afghanistan for nine years. The current situation weighs heavy on him and his work. “It feels,”

- Mohammad Zaid has been working in peacebuilding in Afghanistan for nine years. The current situation weighs heavy on him and his work. “It feels,”
- Mohammad Zaid has been working in peacebuilding in Afghanistan for nine years. The current situation weighs heavy on him and his work. “It feels,”
