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Immigration Minister Lena Diab has been criticized for her handling of the Sudanese family resettlement program. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | December 29, 2025
We need an immigration and skills strategy built for the world as it is—not the world of decades past, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by Emmanuel Ikwuegbu
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | December 29, 2025
Opinion | BY KUMARAN NADESAN | December 29, 2025
We need an immigration and skills strategy built for the world as it is—not the world of decades past, writes Kumaran Nadesan. Unsplash photograph by Emmanuel Ikwuegbu
Opinion | BY ASMA FAIZI | December 17, 2025
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, led by Minister Lena Diab, has made commitments and developed plans to address racism, but there is no clear roadmap to addressing inequity in processing refugee applications in Africa, writes Asma Faizi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ASMA FAIZI | December 17, 2025
Opinion | BY ASMA FAIZI | December 17, 2025
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, led by Minister Lena Diab, has made commitments and developed plans to address racism, but there is no clear roadmap to addressing inequity in processing refugee applications in Africa, writes Asma Faizi. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | December 8, 2025
Former Liberal MP Sergio Marchi, right, pictured during an interview with journalist Andrew Cohen at the launch of his new book in Ottawa on Nov. 18, 2025. The Hill Times photograh by Tessie Sanci
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | December 8, 2025
Feature | BY NEIL MOSS | December 8, 2025
Former Liberal MP Sergio Marchi, right, pictured during an interview with journalist Andrew Cohen at the launch of his new book in Ottawa on Nov. 18, 2025. The Hill Times photograh by Tessie Sanci
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 3, 2025
After successfully proposing nearly 30 amendments to strengthen and enhance Bill C-12, Conservative Immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner says the Liberals still need to go further to meaningfully reform Canada's immigration system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 3, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | December 3, 2025
After successfully proposing nearly 30 amendments to strengthen and enhance Bill C-12, Conservative Immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner says the Liberals still need to go further to meaningfully reform Canada's immigration system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
A constituent of Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she was told by the cabinet member that she wouldn't speak about matters under her ministerial responsibility while in Halifax. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | December 3, 2025
A constituent of Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she was told by the cabinet member that she wouldn't speak about matters under her ministerial responsibility while in Halifax. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 16, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault has warned of the 'threat to French' of immigration and refused to raise Quebec’s share from 50,000 to 25 per cent of the national total, 125,000, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 16, 2022
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 16, 2022
Quebec Premier François Legault has warned of the 'threat to French' of immigration and refused to raise Quebec’s share from 50,000 to 25 per cent of the national total, 125,000, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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