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Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab’s department has a new quota for international students that drastically cuts the number of permits awarded to new arrivals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | September 3, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab, and Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. A strategic implementation plan for Canada’s Africa Strategy requires co-ordination across multiple departments including Global Affairs, Immigration, Innovation, and Finance, writes Selah Getahun. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | September 3, 2025
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | September 3, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab, and Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. A strategic implementation plan for Canada’s Africa Strategy requires co-ordination across multiple departments including Global Affairs, Immigration, Innovation, and Finance, writes Selah Getahun. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DANIEL BERNHARD | August 4, 2025
Lena Metlege Diab
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Lena Metlege Diab. The system that screens, settles, and supports newcomers is impressively dysfunctional, writes Daniel Bernhard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DANIEL BERNHARD | August 4, 2025
Opinion | BY DANIEL BERNHARD | August 4, 2025
Lena Metlege Diab
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Lena Metlege Diab. The system that screens, settles, and supports newcomers is impressively dysfunctional, writes Daniel Bernhard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GONZALO PERALTA | July 31, 2025
Languages Canada hopes that new Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab will take a balanced approach and stabilize immigration policy with evidence-based solutions that protect the integrity of both immigration and education, writes Gonzalo Peralta.  The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GONZALO PERALTA | July 31, 2025
Opinion | BY GONZALO PERALTA | July 31, 2025
Languages Canada hopes that new Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab will take a balanced approach and stabilize immigration policy with evidence-based solutions that protect the integrity of both immigration and education, writes Gonzalo Peralta.  The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured July 17, 2025, at the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 28, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured July 17, 2025, at the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 23, 2025
Minister Lena Metlege Diab oversees Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, which is forecasting a 30 per cent cut in spending over the next three years. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 23, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 23, 2025
Minister Lena Metlege Diab oversees Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, which is forecasting a 30 per cent cut in spending over the next three years. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 7, 2022
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser, pictured recently on the Hill, said last week, 'Look, folks, it’s simple to me. Canada needs more people.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 7, 2022
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | November 7, 2022
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser, pictured recently on the Hill, said last week, 'Look, folks, it’s simple to me. Canada needs more people.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien, and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier attend the launch of the government's 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan during an event at SAW Gallery in Ottawa on Aug. 28, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien, and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier attend the launch of the government's 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan during an event at SAW Gallery in Ottawa on Aug. 28, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 25, 2022
An estimated 5,000 people protested in Ottawa on Sept. 27, 2019, calling for more aggressive measures to mitigate climate change. The UN estimates that 1.5 billion people may be forced to move in the next 30 years due to climate change, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 25, 2022
Opinion | BY GWYNNE DYER | August 25, 2022
An estimated 5,000 people protested in Ottawa on Sept. 27, 2019, calling for more aggressive measures to mitigate climate change. The UN estimates that 1.5 billion people may be forced to move in the next 30 years due to climate change, writes Gwynne Dyer. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 23, 2022
RCMP officers direct asylum seekers from an irregular border crossing at Roxham Road in Quebec in August 2017. In 2019-20, the Canada Border Services Agency detained 8,825 people, including 1,932 in provincial jails, according to a report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, who launched a campaign urging provinces and the federal government to end the practice. Wikimedia Commons photograph courtesy of Daniel Case
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 23, 2022
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 23, 2022
RCMP officers direct asylum seekers from an irregular border crossing at Roxham Road in Quebec in August 2017. In 2019-20, the Canada Border Services Agency detained 8,825 people, including 1,932 in provincial jails, according to a report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, who launched a campaign urging provinces and the federal government to end the practice. Wikimedia Commons photograph courtesy of Daniel Case
Opinion | BY HERMONA KULUBERHAN | August 10, 2022
When Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced measures in March that would fast-track the arrival of an unlimited number of Ukrainian asylum seekers, many wondered why the same quick action couldn’t be taken for the refugees who have languished in the system for years, writes Hermona Kuluberhan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HERMONA KULUBERHAN | August 10, 2022
Opinion | BY HERMONA KULUBERHAN | August 10, 2022
When Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced measures in March that would fast-track the arrival of an unlimited number of Ukrainian asylum seekers, many wondered why the same quick action couldn’t be taken for the refugees who have languished in the system for years, writes Hermona Kuluberhan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY OUMAR DICKO | August 3, 2022
To ensure skilled foreign workers come to Quebec and stay in Quebec, we need to make it easier for them to find and access supports that empower them, writes Oumar Dicko. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Opinion | BY OUMAR DICKO | August 3, 2022
Opinion | BY OUMAR DICKO | August 3, 2022
To ensure skilled foreign workers come to Quebec and stay in Quebec, we need to make it easier for them to find and access supports that empower them, writes Oumar Dicko. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 3, 2022
A spokesperson for Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured, says IRCC processed 'over 93 per cent' of applications it received prior to the start of the AIDS conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 3, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 3, 2022
A spokesperson for Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured, says IRCC processed 'over 93 per cent' of applications it received prior to the start of the AIDS conference. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 3, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced in June that she intends to appoint a special envoy for Myanmar and the Rohingya. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 3, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | August 3, 2022
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced in June that she intends to appoint a special envoy for Myanmar and the Rohingya. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, seen here at a June 14 press conference, will make an announcement about Canada's domestic response to HIV-AIDS after International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan cancelled an appearance at a major AIDS conference in Montreal on Friday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, seen here at a June 14 press conference, will make an announcement about Canada's domestic response to HIV-AIDS after International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan cancelled an appearance at a major AIDS conference in Montreal on Friday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 14, 2022
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured on April 25, 2022, before the Special Committee on Afghanistan on the Hill, indicated that the 2023-25 plan will likely include a target of 500,000 new permanent residents by the end of the plan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 14, 2022
Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | July 14, 2022
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured on April 25, 2022, before the Special Committee on Afghanistan on the Hill, indicated that the 2023-25 plan will likely include a target of 500,000 new permanent residents by the end of the plan. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured reviewing material at a committee meeting on April 25. Business and charitable sector leaders, and all levels of government, need to consider what more we can do together to avoid an exodus of talented immigrants, write Claudia Hepburn and Irfhan Rawji. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured reviewing material at a committee meeting on April 25. Business and charitable sector leaders, and all levels of government, need to consider what more we can do together to avoid an exodus of talented immigrants, write Claudia Hepburn and Irfhan Rawji. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 3, 2022
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured here between testimony at the Special Committee on Afghanistan, had his work cut out for him when he took over the file—his first cabinet appointment—in October 2021. The pressure has only increased since then. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 3, 2022
News | BY CHELSEA NASH | July 3, 2022
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, pictured here between testimony at the Special Committee on Afghanistan, had his work cut out for him when he took over the file—his first cabinet appointment—in October 2021. The pressure has only increased since then. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia