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Framed as measures to manage intake, enhance border security, and improve efficiency, some provisions in Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree’s Bill C-12 go much further, write Ratna Omidvar and Allan Rock The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 23, 2025
Minister Lena Metlege Diab oversees Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, which is forecasting a 30 per cent cut in spending over the next three years. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 23, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 23, 2025
Minister Lena Metlege Diab oversees Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, which is forecasting a 30 per cent cut in spending over the next three years. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 23, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree told the House on June 11 that Bill C-2 would 'go after transnational child sex offenders' and also 'choke off organized crime's illegal profits with a crackdown on money laundering,' and 'grant our border officer provisions to search export containers and stop auto theft rings.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 23, 2025
News | BY JESSE CNOCKAERT | June 23, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree told the House on June 11 that Bill C-2 would 'go after transnational child sex offenders' and also 'choke off organized crime's illegal profits with a crackdown on money laundering,' and 'grant our border officer provisions to search export containers and stop auto theft rings.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2025
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 | April 22, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 22, 2025
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
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Canada’s policy framework needs to be revisited considering the recent geopolitical realities affecting Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Canada’s policy framework needs to be revisited considering the recent geopolitical realities affecting Ukraine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
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
Feature | BY 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
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 26, 2020
Feature | BY 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
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 11, 2019
From August 2013 to February 2018, the Syrian government was responsible for the 'majority' of 85 confirmed chemical attacks, according to the Human Rights Watch. United Nations photograph by David Manyua
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 11, 2019
News | BY NEIL MOSS | September 11, 2019
From August 2013 to February 2018, the Syrian government was responsible for the 'majority' of 85 confirmed chemical attacks, according to the Human Rights Watch. United Nations photograph by David Manyua
Opinion | BY ALI MIRZAD | August 23, 2019
Members of the 6 Mobile Strike Force Kandak move into position during their validation exercise at the Consolidated Fielding Centre, Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ATTENTION in Sept. 2013. Canadian Armed Forces photograph courtesy of Sgt. James Funk
Opinion | BY ALI MIRZAD | August 23, 2019
Opinion | BY ALI MIRZAD | August 23, 2019
Members of the 6 Mobile Strike Force Kandak move into position during their validation exercise at the Consolidated Fielding Centre, Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ATTENTION in Sept. 2013. Canadian Armed Forces photograph courtesy of Sgt. James Funk
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | May 22, 2019
NDP MP Romeo Saganash introduced Bill C-262 in 2016 and is still waiting for it to pass. It would set a framework for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | May 22, 2019
Opinion | BY ALEX NEVE | May 22, 2019
NDP MP Romeo Saganash introduced Bill C-262 in 2016 and is still waiting for it to pass. It would set a framework for implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LUBOMYR LUCIUK | May 9, 2019
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured responding to the auditor general's report on May 7, told reporters that the government has cleared its backlog of legacy refugee claims last week. In the 2019 budget, the feds set aside $208-million for the Immigration and Refugee Board to help tackle the backlog. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LUBOMYR LUCIUK | May 9, 2019
Opinion | BY LUBOMYR LUCIUK | May 9, 2019
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured responding to the auditor general's report on May 7, told reporters that the government has cleared its backlog of legacy refugee claims last week. In the 2019 budget, the feds set aside $208-million for the Immigration and Refugee Board to help tackle the backlog. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Residents trickle back into a neighbourhood in Homs, Syria, in March 2019—the city in which Abu Bakr al Rabeeah lived before coming to Canada as a refugee. Photograph courtesy of UNHCR/Christopher Reardon
Residents trickle back into a neighbourhood in Homs, Syria, in March 2019—the city in which Abu Bakr al Rabeeah lived before coming to Canada as a refugee. Photograph courtesy of UNHCR/Christopher Reardon