Refugees
- If passed as is, Bill C-12 will impede the right of people fleeing persecution and torture to access asylum in Canada, undermining our government’s obligations under international law and risking our status as a global leader in the field of refugee protection.
- If passed as is, Bill C-12 will impede the right of people fleeing persecution and torture to access asylum in Canada, undermining our government’s obligations under international law and risking our status as a global leader in the field of refugee protection.
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- In 2023, Canada’s auditor general found that backlogs were larger and processing times longer for refugee applicants in Africa due to under-resourcing of visa
- In 2023, Canada’s auditor general found that backlogs were larger and processing times longer for refugee applicants in Africa due to under-resourcing of visa
- In 2023, Canada’s auditor general found that backlogs were larger and processing times longer for refugee applicants in Africa due to under-resourcing of visa
- A Halifax constituent and an advocate for Sudanese applicants are both calling for Immigration Minister Lena Diab to be shuffled out of her role
- A Halifax constituent and an advocate for Sudanese applicants are both calling for Immigration Minister Lena Diab to be shuffled out of her role
- A Halifax constituent and an advocate for Sudanese applicants are both calling for Immigration Minister Lena Diab to be shuffled out of her role
- A director of a non-profit supporting refugees says the proposed cuts, alongside legislation proposed in Bill C-2, could result in 'life and death decisions'
- A director of a non-profit supporting refugees says the proposed cuts, alongside legislation proposed in Bill C-2, could result in 'life and death decisions'
- A director of a non-profit supporting refugees says the proposed cuts, alongside legislation proposed in Bill C-2, could result in 'life and death decisions'
- Mark Carney's Liberal government is 'showing itself to be the most anti-privacy government in Canada that we've seen in decades,' says UOttawa professor Michael
- Mark Carney's Liberal government is 'showing itself to be the most anti-privacy government in Canada that we've seen in decades,' says UOttawa professor Michael
- Mark Carney's Liberal government is 'showing itself to be the most anti-privacy government in Canada that we've seen in decades,' says UOttawa professor Michael
- Canadian officials have yet to create a pathway for Sudanese mothers to come to Canada with their children, who are citizens.
- Canadian officials have yet to create a pathway for Sudanese mothers to come to Canada with their children, who are citizens.
- Canadian officials have yet to create a pathway for Sudanese mothers to come to Canada with their children, who are citizens.
- GATINEAU, QUE.—Our media culture is so drenched in cynicism that the most outrageous, even despicable, pronouncements—from Conservative leadership candidates, for instance—are treated as mere
- GATINEAU, QUE.—Our media culture is so drenched in cynicism that the most outrageous, even despicable, pronouncements—from Conservative leadership candidates, for instance—are treated as mere
- GATINEAU, QUE.—Our media culture is so drenched in cynicism that the most outrageous, even despicable, pronouncements—from Conservative leadership candidates, for instance—are treated as mere
- The wave of asylum-seekers crossing from the United States into Canada was not spurred by the immigration policies of the Donald Trump government in
- The wave of asylum-seekers crossing from the United States into Canada was not spurred by the immigration policies of the Donald Trump government in
- The wave of asylum-seekers crossing from the United States into Canada was not spurred by the immigration policies of the Donald Trump government in
- Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in New York City where he addressed the audience of and took in a Broadway performance of
- Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in New York City where he addressed the audience of and took in a Broadway performance of
- Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in New York City where he addressed the audience of and took in a Broadway performance of
- The Privy Council Office is taking great strides to make working in the federal public service more interesting, and apparently coming up with cool
- The Privy Council Office is taking great strides to make working in the federal public service more interesting, and apparently coming up with cool
- The Privy Council Office is taking great strides to make working in the federal public service more interesting, and apparently coming up with cool
- Seventy per cent of Conservative voters surveyed said the Canadian government should not allow asylum seekers, including those who have been crossing into Manitoba
- Seventy per cent of Conservative voters surveyed said the Canadian government should not allow asylum seekers, including those who have been crossing into Manitoba
- Seventy per cent of Conservative voters surveyed said the Canadian government should not allow asylum seekers, including those who have been crossing into Manitoba
- Kate Purchase Liberal strategist “Canada has a longstanding tradition of providing humanitarian protection to those most vulnerable. People seeking asylum in Canada must be
- Kate Purchase Liberal strategist “Canada has a longstanding tradition of providing humanitarian protection to those most vulnerable. People seeking asylum in Canada must be
- Kate Purchase Liberal strategist “Canada has a longstanding tradition of providing humanitarian protection to those most vulnerable. People seeking asylum in Canada must be
- Immigration law is confusing. When it comes to refugees and asylum seekers, there are multilateral human rights obligations Canada has signed on to, its own internal
- Immigration law is confusing. When it comes to refugees and asylum seekers, there are multilateral human rights obligations Canada has signed on to, its own internal
- Immigration law is confusing. When it comes to refugees and asylum seekers, there are multilateral human rights obligations Canada has signed on to, its own internal
- OTTAWA—Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States has something in common with a virus. It has remained dormant, apparently harmless, for years
- OTTAWA—Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States has something in common with a virus. It has remained dormant, apparently harmless, for years
- OTTAWA—Canada’s Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States has something in common with a virus. It has remained dormant, apparently harmless, for years
- The government has been quietly resettling Yazidis for months, and will ramp up that effort in the months ahead, according to Canada’s immigration minister.
- The government has been quietly resettling Yazidis for months, and will ramp up that effort in the months ahead, according to Canada’s immigration minister.
- The government has been quietly resettling Yazidis for months, and will ramp up that effort in the months ahead, according to Canada’s immigration minister.
- TORONTO—The 2016 census confirmed what we knew, that is the future of Canada is intimately tied to immigration. We need more people and they
- TORONTO—The 2016 census confirmed what we knew, that is the future of Canada is intimately tied to immigration. We need more people and they
- TORONTO—The 2016 census confirmed what we knew, that is the future of Canada is intimately tied to immigration. We need more people and they
- U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order trying to stop anyone from one of seven majority-Muslim countries from travelling to the U.S. and refugees from any country
- U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order trying to stop anyone from one of seven majority-Muslim countries from travelling to the U.S. and refugees from any country
- U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order trying to stop anyone from one of seven majority-Muslim countries from travelling to the U.S. and refugees from any country
- More than 40 people chat and finish their coffees in a high-ceilinged meeting room in Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier hotel. It’s Dec. 15, 2016, -15C
- More than 40 people chat and finish their coffees in a high-ceilinged meeting room in Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier hotel. It’s Dec. 15, 2016, -15C
- More than 40 people chat and finish their coffees in a high-ceilinged meeting room in Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier hotel. It’s Dec. 15, 2016, -15C