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A local emergency shelter is creating more space to cope with the number of asylum seekers coming to our city.

After announcing that the federal government will reinstate visa requirements for Mexican citizens on Thursday — following an increase of “illegitimate” asylum claims — Immigration Minister Marc Miller said it is “unhealthy” to link immigrants and asylum seekers in Canada to the nation’s housing crisis.

Quebec Premier François Legault is standing by his government’s decision to appeal a court ruling that would have given asylum seekers access to subsidized daycare. The premier says the decision to appeal was only ‘common’ sense. But as Global’s Franca Mignacca reports, the government’s latest move is creating controversy.

The Quebec government is repeating its calls to Ottawa. It says the province is at its breaking point when it comes to welcoming more asylum seekers, and some ministers are going as far as to call this a humanitarian crisis. But opposition parties and community groups say the CAQ government’s rhetoric when it comes to...

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Canada’s Minister of Transport Pablo Rodriguez defended the federal government’s track record of spending when it comes to assistance for asylum seekers in Quebec. “We are ready to sit down and look at the amounts requested, but do not come and say that there are no contributions from Ottawa,” Rodriguez...

Quebec’s immigration minister says asylum seekers should be redirected to other provinces on a voluntary basis. She made the comment while responding to a new report by the province’s French-language commissioner. The report suggests temporary immigration is contributing to a decline in the use of French in Quebec.

At least five people, including a child, died Tuesday while trying to cross the English Channel. French authorities said the deaths occurred when the engine of an overcrowded small boat, carrying more than 100 people, stopped off the coast of France and several people fell into the water. The attempt to cross the channel took...

Premier Francois Legault is stepping up the pressure on the federal government to pay the bills for the influx of immigrants and asylum seekers to Quebec in recent years. He says he hasn’t ruled out holding a referendum on the topic.

The provincial Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is investigating a fatal shooting after a man in Oakville, Ont., was shot by two Halton police officers on Saturday. Plus, hundreds marked International Women’s Day (IWD) in Toronto by marching on the streets of downtown. And, a vigil was held for a Kenyan asylum seeker who died last...

Roxham Road, an unofficial border crossing once popular with asylum seekers, was permanently closed in 2023. But as advocates predicted, they have found another way to enter Canada. As Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports, a record number of asylum seekers are arriving in the country via Montreal’s Trudeau airport.

A Nigerian family who says they are fleeing religious persecution is pleading to stay in Canada amid imminent deportation after entering as asylum-seekers via the now-shuttered Roxham Road. The mother of the family says she sees the deportation order from federal immigration officials as a death sentence for her family, which now includes two more...

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland announced $143 million in funding through the Interim Housing Assistance Program to help Toronto provide housing for asylum seekers. In addition, $19.75 million of funding through the Canada Housing Benefit will go towards helping the city’s “most vulnerable people pay their rent every month.”

With the situation in Haiti continuing to deteriorate, questions are being raised about the fate of asylum seekers in the province. Members of the community in Montreal want special humanitarian processes put in place by the Canadian government, to address these concerns. Those with loved ones still in Haiti want the government to reduce wait...

Migrants and supporters gathered in Montreal on Saturday to demand full regularization for all and for political leaders to stop blaming asylum seekers for systemic problems. As Dan Spector reports, just hours ago Quebec Premier François Legault repeated his statement that the province’s capacity to welcome newcomers has been surpassed.

Quebec will not be getting more power over immigration. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is saying ‘no’ to one of the Quebec Premier’s key requests following a meeting in Montreal on Friday. Trudeau met with Premier François Legault to discuss funding for asylum seekers and health-care transfers. Global’s Franca Mignacca reports.

Shelters in Manitoba are starting the conversation with government officials regarding a new space for refugees and asylum seekers. It comes as the percentage of those folks taking up beds in some shelters has risen.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that his government would work with Quebec and other provinces to address concerns about the increasing number of temporary immigrants to Canada. He said the federal government has taken action to reduce asylum-seeker claims and review the international student program and is working with the province to limit the...

The prime minister and Quebec’s premier faced-off in Montreal today in a dispute over immigration. François Legault asked Justin Trudeau to grant Quebec full control over how many immigrants and asylum seekers are allowed into that province. The premier says Quebec has surpassed its capacity and immigration control is crucial in preserving the French language....

Quebec Premier François Legault recently issued a cry for help to Ottawa in a letter claiming the province has reached its capacity to welcome refugees. Now, community organizations believe his statements are misguided and argue the government needs to change its approach. Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports.

Breaking news out of Calgary, where a tense stand-off between a gunman and police has now dragged on for over 24 hours in the city’s north-east end. After shots were fired at police, nearby residents were told to shelter in place and others to avoid the area. Police say shots were fired as officers were...