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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 AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 7, 2019
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured addressing reporters on the Hill, has pledged to clear Canada's backlog of legacy refugee claims, as the government works to process another mounting backlog. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 7, 2019
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 7, 2019
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured addressing reporters on the Hill, has pledged to clear Canada's backlog of legacy refugee claims, as the government works to process another mounting backlog. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JUSTIN MOHAMMED | May 1, 2019
Border Security Minister Bill Blair has sought to reopen negotiations on the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JUSTIN MOHAMMED | May 1, 2019
Opinion | BY JUSTIN MOHAMMED | May 1, 2019
Border Security Minister Bill Blair has sought to reopen negotiations on the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 22, 2019
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured in this file photo on the Hill. The federal Liberal government is seeking to renegotiate the Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S. to close a loophole surrounding claims at non-official points of entry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 22, 2019
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 22, 2019
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured in this file photo on the Hill. The federal Liberal government is seeking to renegotiate the Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S. to close a loophole surrounding claims at non-official points of entry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RACHEL KIDDELL-MONROE | March 27, 2019
A Honduran family heads into the town of La Técnica, Guatemala, which lies across the Usumacinta River from Mexico. Nearly 500,000 Central Americans flee to Mexico every year. Tito Herrera photograph courtesy of the UNHCR
Opinion | BY RACHEL KIDDELL-MONROE | March 27, 2019
Opinion | BY RACHEL KIDDELL-MONROE | March 27, 2019
A Honduran family heads into the town of La Técnica, Guatemala, which lies across the Usumacinta River from Mexico. Nearly 500,000 Central Americans flee to Mexico every year. Tito Herrera photograph courtesy of the UNHCR
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 20, 2019
Kerim Uras, the new Turkish ambassador to Canada, arrived in December 2018 and days later presented his credentials to Governor General Julie Payette. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 20, 2019
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 20, 2019
Kerim Uras, the new Turkish ambassador to Canada, arrived in December 2018 and days later presented his credentials to Governor General Julie Payette. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JEAN-NICOLAS BEUZE | February 1, 2019
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters outside the House of Commons on Jan. 29. She is set to host a Lima Group meeting on Feb. 4 in Ottawa. The group is made up of likeminded countries in the Americas concerned about Venezuela's political situation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JEAN-NICOLAS BEUZE | February 1, 2019
Opinion | BY JEAN-NICOLAS BEUZE | February 1, 2019
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters outside the House of Commons on Jan. 29. She is set to host a Lima Group meeting on Feb. 4 in Ottawa. The group is made up of likeminded countries in the Americas concerned about Venezuela's political situation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 12, 2018
Far right anti-migration groups gather on Parliament Hill on Dec. 8 to protest Canada signing the UN Global Compact on Migration, which Canada endorsed on Dec. 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 12, 2018
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | December 12, 2018
Far right anti-migration groups gather on Parliament Hill on Dec. 8 to protest Canada signing the UN Global Compact on Migration, which Canada endorsed on Dec. 10. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 21, 2018
Doug Ford
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is lately echoing the message of Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured last month, that government is inherently distrustful, says Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 21, 2018
Opinion | BY LES WHITTINGTON | November 21, 2018
Doug Ford
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is lately echoing the message of Ontario Premier Doug Ford, pictured last month, that government is inherently distrustful, says Les Whittington. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 14, 2018
Volker Türk, the United Nations Refugee Agency's assistant high commissioner for protection says Canada's refugee numbers are ‘entirely manageable.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 14, 2018
Feature | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 14, 2018
Volker Türk, the United Nations Refugee Agency's assistant high commissioner for protection says Canada's refugee numbers are ‘entirely manageable.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NADIA WILLIAMSON | October 24, 2018
Venezuelan refugees and migrants cross the Simon Bolivar International Bridge into Colombia on Oct. 16. UNHCR photograph by Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo
Opinion | BY NADIA WILLIAMSON | October 24, 2018
Opinion | BY NADIA WILLIAMSON | October 24, 2018
Venezuelan refugees and migrants cross the Simon Bolivar International Bridge into Colombia on Oct. 16. UNHCR photograph by Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo
Opinion | BY SELçUK ÜNAL | October 24, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau is in charge of Canada's humanitarian assistance program. Turkey and Canada could work together more on easing humanitarian crises in the world, says the Turkish ambassador to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELçUK ÜNAL | October 24, 2018
Opinion | BY SELçUK ÜNAL | October 24, 2018
International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau is in charge of Canada's humanitarian assistance program. Turkey and Canada could work together more on easing humanitarian crises in the world, says the Turkish ambassador to Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP HEDY FRY | October 22, 2018
Liberal MP Hedy Fry is helping lead discussions in Ottawa this week at a forum focused on building collective action on issues concerning population and development, as they relate to sexual and reproductive health and rights.   The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP HEDY FRY | October 22, 2018
Opinion | BY LIBERAL MP HEDY FRY | October 22, 2018
Liberal MP Hedy Fry is helping lead discussions in Ottawa this week at a forum focused on building collective action on issues concerning population and development, as they relate to sexual and reproductive health and rights.   The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade