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Low-income migrants who have contributed to Canada’s economy have trouble returning to their country of origin because of residency restrictions on their pensions, writes Cati Coe. Unsplash photograph by Matt Bennett
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 29, 2025
Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced the government’s new immigration plans last October, in an effort to slow down population growth and relieve pressure on the housing market. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 29, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 29, 2025
Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced the government’s new immigration plans last October, in an effort to slow down population growth and relieve pressure on the housing market. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SAMER MUSCATI, HANNA GROS | December 19, 2024
A new Human Rights Watch report found that while Canada’s immigration detention authorities claim to protect marginalized detainees, the system’s designated representative framework often silences them. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY SAMER MUSCATI, HANNA GROS | December 19, 2024
Opinion | BY SAMER MUSCATI, HANNA GROS | December 19, 2024
A new Human Rights Watch report found that while Canada’s immigration detention authorities claim to protect marginalized detainees, the system’s designated representative framework often silences them. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland arrives at a committee hearing on Dec. 9, 2024, a week before she quit as deputy prime minister and finance minister. Her bombshell resignation from Cabinet on Dec. 16 would result in renewed questions over the future of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland arrives at a committee hearing on Dec. 9, 2024, a week before she quit as deputy prime minister and finance minister. Her bombshell resignation from Cabinet on Dec. 16 would result in renewed questions over the future of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
Outgoing housing minister Sean Fraser leads the pack in the 2024 All Politics Poll survey, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has respondents divided. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia and photo illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
Outgoing housing minister Sean Fraser leads the pack in the 2024 All Politics Poll survey, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has respondents divided. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia and photo illustration by Joey Sabourin
Opinion | BY SHAMIRA MADHANY | December 16, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Reducing immigration levels is not an economic growth policy; neither is increasing immigration levels, writes Shamira Madhany. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHAMIRA MADHANY | December 16, 2024
Opinion | BY SHAMIRA MADHANY | December 16, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Reducing immigration levels is not an economic growth policy; neither is increasing immigration levels, writes Shamira Madhany. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | July 29, 2020
The July 22 Federal Court ruling, should the government choose not to fight it, does away with the sketchy and dangerous way of dealing with asylum seekers who are coming from the United States and sent back and detained, writes Jim Creskey. Flickr photograph by Chris Connelly
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | July 29, 2020
Opinion | BY JIM CRESKEY | July 29, 2020
The July 22 Federal Court ruling, should the government choose not to fight it, does away with the sketchy and dangerous way of dealing with asylum seekers who are coming from the United States and sent back and detained, writes Jim Creskey. Flickr photograph by Chris Connelly
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 20, 2020
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured Feb. 6, 2020, is fielding calls from the Canadian Hong Kong community to develop a scheme to provide refuge to at-risk activists in Hong Kong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 20, 2020
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 20, 2020
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured Feb. 6, 2020, is fielding calls from the Canadian Hong Kong community to develop a scheme to provide refuge to at-risk activists in Hong Kong. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 15, 2020
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on the Hill on June 8, 2020, addressing reporters on the feds' coronavirus response. The government has a moratorium in place for deportations amid the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 15, 2020
News | BY BEATRICE PAEZ | July 15, 2020
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on the Hill on June 8, 2020, addressing reporters on the feds' coronavirus response. The government has a moratorium in place for deportations amid the pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 17, 2020
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on June 8, says he hopes to share details about the government's program to temporarily grant some refugee claimants permanent residency status in the 'not too distant future.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 17, 2020
News | BY PALAK MANGAT | June 17, 2020
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured on June 8, says he hopes to share details about the government's program to temporarily grant some refugee claimants permanent residency status in the 'not too distant future.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 27, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump have divergent political interests that will lead to tough talks on reopening the border, said Chris Sands, director of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade. Donald Trump. White House Flickr photograph.
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 27, 2020
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 27, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump have divergent political interests that will lead to tough talks on reopening the border, said Chris Sands, director of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade. Donald Trump. White House Flickr photograph.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 22, 2020
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured at his November 2019 cabinet swearing-in, appeared before the House Committee on Agriculture on May 22. He acknowledged there are 'regional disparities' in the numbers of available temporary foreign workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 22, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 22, 2020
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured at his November 2019 cabinet swearing-in, appeared before the House Committee on Agriculture on May 22. He acknowledged there are 'regional disparities' in the numbers of available temporary foreign workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 6, 2020
Before the federal government reversed its position, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured on the Hill on March 18, 2020, said asylum seekers would be allowed to make refugee claims even as non-essential travel to Canada was barred. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 6, 2020
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 6, 2020
Before the federal government reversed its position, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured on the Hill on March 18, 2020, said asylum seekers would be allowed to make refugee claims even as non-essential travel to Canada was barred. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 1, 2020
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 1, 2020
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 1, 2020
Opinion | BY Y.Y. BRANDON CHEN, JAMIE LIEW | March 25, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured at a March 18 press conference in Ottawa, has said the reciprocal agreement with the United States to turn away asylum seekers irregularly crossing the U.S.-Canada border is a ‘temporary’ measure. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY Y.Y. BRANDON CHEN, JAMIE LIEW | March 25, 2020
Opinion | BY Y.Y. BRANDON CHEN, JAMIE LIEW | March 25, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured at a March 18 press conference in Ottawa, has said the reciprocal agreement with the United States to turn away asylum seekers irregularly crossing the U.S.-Canada border is a ‘temporary’ measure. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 9, 2020
Opposition MPs on the House Citizenship and Immigration Committee, pictured Dec. 10, 2019, are planning on questioning Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino in the coming weeks on why the visa applications filed with the Canadian Consulate Office in Chandigarh, India are processed at the New Delhi office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 9, 2020
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 9, 2020
Opposition MPs on the House Citizenship and Immigration Committee, pictured Dec. 10, 2019, are planning on questioning Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino in the coming weeks on why the visa applications filed with the Canadian Consulate Office in Chandigarh, India are processed at the New Delhi office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 26, 2020
Rema Jamous Imseis returned to Canada after almost two decades working abroad to take on the role as Canada’s new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees earlier this month. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 26, 2020
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 26, 2020
Rema Jamous Imseis returned to Canada after almost two decades working abroad to take on the role as Canada’s new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees earlier this month. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 19, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet, including Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Families Minister Ahmed Hussen, took a trip to the African continent last week, pretending it exists now that they want countries’ support for a UN Security Council seat, writes Erica Ifill. Twitter photograph by Adam Scotti
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 19, 2020
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 19, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet, including Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Families Minister Ahmed Hussen, took a trip to the African continent last week, pretending it exists now that they want countries’ support for a UN Security Council seat, writes Erica Ifill. Twitter photograph by Adam Scotti