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Salma Mohammed, left, with her four-year-old son, Mohammed Mostafa, who is a Canadian citizen who has been unable to leave Sudan. Photograph courtesy of Salma Mohammed
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 16, 2024
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller makes an announcement regarding the strengthening of our temporary resident programs and migration pathways on Sept. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Immigration Minister Marc Miller pledged in March that those fleeing the civil war in Sudan could be joining family members in Canada as early as late 2024, but a bleaker and longer timeline has since emerged. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 16, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | October 16, 2024
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller makes an announcement regarding the strengthening of our temporary resident programs and migration pathways on Sept. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Immigration Minister Marc Miller pledged in March that those fleeing the civil war in Sudan could be joining family members in Canada as early as late 2024, but a bleaker and longer timeline has since emerged. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 3, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc's portfolio includes the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 3, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | October 3, 2024
Dominic Leblanc
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc's portfolio includes the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
Marc Miller
In March, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said those fleeing the Sudan Civil War would start arriving in Canada in late 2024 into 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 25, 2024
Marc Miller
In March, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said those fleeing the Sudan Civil War would start arriving in Canada in late 2024 into 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller included the proposed resettlement of Uyghur refugees in his plan for Canada's 2024-26 immigration levels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 18, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller included the proposed resettlement of Uyghur refugees in his plan for Canada's 2024-26 immigration levels. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller has said there’s a lack of consensus in Canada—and the Liberal caucus—about giving status to some undocumented people. But many Canadians support regularization, write Debbie Douglas, Amy Go, Samina Sami, and Samya Hasan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller has said there’s a lack of consensus in Canada—and the Liberal caucus—about giving status to some undocumented people. But many Canadians support regularization, write Debbie Douglas, Amy Go, Samina Sami, and Samya Hasan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured outside a Liberal cabinet meeting in January, says the recent ruling striking down the Safe Third Country Agreement is being challenged by the feds to make clear the legal framework governing asylum law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured outside a Liberal cabinet meeting in January, says the recent ruling striking down the Safe Third Country Agreement is being challenged by the feds to make clear the legal framework governing asylum law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 2, 2020
Independent Senator Mobina Jaffer, left, and NDP MP Jenny Kwan both say they’re disappointed by the Liberal government’s appeal, while Conservative MP Peter Kent says it's the right call after the government has failed on the refugee file. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 2, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 2, 2020
Independent Senator Mobina Jaffer, left, and NDP MP Jenny Kwan both say they’re disappointed by the Liberal government’s appeal, while Conservative MP Peter Kent says it's the right call after the government has failed on the refugee file. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file
Opinion | BY RUKHSANA AHMED AND ZEBA TASCI | August 26, 2020
Rohingya refugees are pictured in the Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh in 2018. A recent study projected the potential impacts and burden of COVID-19 on Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, where a single introduction of the virus in the Kutupalong-Balukhali Expansion Site with 600,000 people would lead to up to 370 people infected within the first month and up to 589,000 people infected in 12 months. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins
Opinion | BY RUKHSANA AHMED AND ZEBA TASCI | August 26, 2020
Opinion | BY RUKHSANA AHMED AND ZEBA TASCI | August 26, 2020
Rohingya refugees are pictured in the Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh in 2018. A recent study projected the potential impacts and burden of COVID-19 on Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, where a single introduction of the virus in the Kutupalong-Balukhali Expansion Site with 600,000 people would lead to up to 370 people infected within the first month and up to 589,000 people infected in 12 months. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins
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 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 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
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
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 18, 2019
Outgoing UNHCR representative in Canada Jean-Nicolas Beuze, pictured in his office on Dec. 12, 2019. 'It’s great what has been done over the last three or four years,' says Mr. Beuze. 'More can be done.' The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 18, 2019
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 18, 2019
Outgoing UNHCR representative in Canada Jean-Nicolas Beuze, pictured in his office on Dec. 12, 2019. 'It’s great what has been done over the last three or four years,' says Mr. Beuze. 'More can be done.' The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe
Opinion | BY JEAN-NICOLAS BEUZE | October 23, 2019
Chrystia Freeland, minister of foreign affairs, is pictured at a Lima Group press conference in Ottawa Feb. 4, 2019. Canada is a founding member of the group, but must do more in terms of actions and resources to help Venezuela, writes Jean-Nicolas Beuze. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JEAN-NICOLAS BEUZE | October 23, 2019
Opinion | BY JEAN-NICOLAS BEUZE | October 23, 2019
Chrystia Freeland, minister of foreign affairs, is pictured at a Lima Group press conference in Ottawa Feb. 4, 2019. Canada is a founding member of the group, but must do more in terms of actions and resources to help Venezuela, writes Jean-Nicolas Beuze. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 14, 2019
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 14, 2019
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | October 14, 2019