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.
- Students are being attacked for being too “woke"; for submitting too readily to their institutions’ diversity, equity, and inclusion policies; for tolerating and even

- Students are being attacked for being too “woke"; for submitting too readily to their institutions’ diversity, equity, and inclusion policies; for tolerating and even
- Students are being attacked for being too “woke"; for submitting too readily to their institutions’ diversity, equity, and inclusion policies; for tolerating and even

- Social housing should be national in scope, and part of a major income reform. Immigration and refugee support should be regionally based, and there should
- Social housing should be national in scope, and part of a major income reform. Immigration and refugee support should be regionally based, and there should
- Social housing should be national in scope, and part of a major income reform. Immigration and refugee support should be regionally based, and there should
- Immigrants are and must be part of the solution to complex issues facing Canada and our global community. From the health-care industry to the
- Immigrants are and must be part of the solution to complex issues facing Canada and our global community. From the health-care industry to the
- Immigrants are and must be part of the solution to complex issues facing Canada and our global community. From the health-care industry to the
- Multiple postsecondary sector groups warn of funding shortfalls and layoffs if additional measures are not taken after capping provincial numbers of foreign students.
- Multiple postsecondary sector groups warn of funding shortfalls and layoffs if additional measures are not taken after capping provincial numbers of foreign students.
- Multiple postsecondary sector groups warn of funding shortfalls and layoffs if additional measures are not taken after capping provincial numbers of foreign students.
- Instead of making full use of this much-needed supply of talent, we do not recognize or remove the many obstacles in their way.
- Instead of making full use of this much-needed supply of talent, we do not recognize or remove the many obstacles in their way.
- Instead of making full use of this much-needed supply of talent, we do not recognize or remove the many obstacles in their way.
- Lack of clarity and timelines leaves Palestinian Canadians in maddening limbo waiting for responses to their applications.
- Lack of clarity and timelines leaves Palestinian Canadians in maddening limbo waiting for responses to their applications.
- Lack of clarity and timelines leaves Palestinian Canadians in maddening limbo waiting for responses to their applications.
- High immigration is only one cause of the housing shortage. The bigger reason is the longstanding federal and provincial policy to exit the housing field. Luckily,
- High immigration is only one cause of the housing shortage. The bigger reason is the longstanding federal and provincial policy to exit the housing field. Luckily,
- High immigration is only one cause of the housing shortage. The bigger reason is the longstanding federal and provincial policy to exit the housing field. Luckily,
- Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s office says the program is a ‘starting point to save lives,’ but NDP MP Jenny Kwan likens the quota to
- Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s office says the program is a ‘starting point to save lives,’ but NDP MP Jenny Kwan likens the quota to
- Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s office says the program is a ‘starting point to save lives,’ but NDP MP Jenny Kwan likens the quota to
- We must look to the future and envision a comprehensive, best-in-class verification system that eliminates any doubts surrounding verified documentation.
- We must look to the future and envision a comprehensive, best-in-class verification system that eliminates any doubts surrounding verified documentation.
- We must look to the future and envision a comprehensive, best-in-class verification system that eliminates any doubts surrounding verified documentation.
- Peter Showler, who died on Oct. 30 at the age of 79, was the real deal. A former Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
- Peter Showler, who died on Oct. 30 at the age of 79, was the real deal. A former Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
- Peter Showler, who died on Oct. 30 at the age of 79, was the real deal. A former Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
- We must hold our governments accountable for their role in the housing crisis instead of laying the blame at the feet of hard-working new
- We must hold our governments accountable for their role in the housing crisis instead of laying the blame at the feet of hard-working new
- We must hold our governments accountable for their role in the housing crisis instead of laying the blame at the feet of hard-working new
- A new study co-authored with the Conference Board of Canada shows a steady increase of newcomers to Canada choosing not to stay, with significant
- A new study co-authored with the Conference Board of Canada shows a steady increase of newcomers to Canada choosing not to stay, with significant
- A new study co-authored with the Conference Board of Canada shows a steady increase of newcomers to Canada choosing not to stay, with significant