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The long-running debate over immigration between Quebec and Ottawa has flared in recent months, but the head of a major employers group says 'in some ways, it's deplorable.'

The federal government is not ruling out further restrictions on international students as it works to stabilize Canada's housing shortage. 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the rate of temporary immigrants coming to Canada is causing significant pressure on communities and needs to be brought back "under control."

Quebec Premier François Legault urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to 'listen to Quebecers' when it comes to concerns over immigration levels.

New research has revealed details of the life of Canada's first Filipino immigrant, who spent much of his life living on B.C.'s Bowen Island.

The Alberta government is asking the federal government for more control over provincial immigration.

A new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that the rate of stillbirth and preterm birth was higher among immigrant parents when compared to native Canadians.

Given the situation in Haiti now, advocates believe the Canadian government should grant the asylum seekers in Canada permanent residency status on humanitarian grounds.

Temporary residents make up 6.2 per cent of Canada’s entire population. Over the next three years, the government plans to bring that percentage down to five per cent.

An iconic arm-wrestler, Canada's first Filipino immigrant's B.C. roots and an exhibit by a Vancouver graffiti artist are among the good news stories we're sharing this week.

The government says there's been massive interest in a new immigration stream to bolster Alberta's hospitality industry, but an expert is raising concerns with the criteria.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to give Quebec total control over immigration, as tensions between the province and Ottawa deepen over an influx of asylum seekers.

Local musician Jiajia Li has created an exhibit called ‘Immigrant Story Project: Experiment No. 1’.

York Regional Police say two women have been charged with fraud after two people from Markham paid $40,000 in a visa and immigration scam.

On April 1, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services instituted a 250 per cent visa fee increase for global musicians hoping to tour in the U.S.

A Ukrainian woman who moved to Nova Scotia says her family couldn't stay as it was too hard to keep up with the cost of living, so they returned home to Europe after seven months.

Demonstrators expressed frustration with being caught in limbo, as over 20,000 people wait for the next step in immigrating to Manitoba, and becoming a permanent Canadian resident.

The delay to bring a spouse to Quebec is 34 months, compared with 12 months in other provinces, and for a parent it climbs to 50 months — compared with 24 months elsewhere.

In Momentum’s programs that lead to a career in trades, 90 per cent of those being trained are recent immigrants.

The Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association wants the federal government to explore new tracks for Ukrainians apply for permanent residency as a special visa program expires.