Canada Immigration

• ‘Deeply unfair’: N.S. advocates against potential international student cap to ease housing crunch

  The federal government's consideration of a cap on international students to ease the housing crunch is being met with mixed opinions in Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Aug 24
  
• International students are struggling. Can Ottawa’s review of the program help?

  In a statement to Global News, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada said the federal government was 'undertaking a review' of the international students program.

  Canada

  Aug 18
  
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• New federal immigration minister pressures Quebec to increase family reunification capacity

  Canada's new immigration minister expressed his disagreement with Quebec's limit on family reunification immigrants at a press conference on Friday.

  Politics

  Aug 11
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• Canada ‘absolutely’ can’t build more houses without more immigrants, minister says

  Canada aims to welcome 451,000 new immigrants in 2024. By 2025, the number is expected to go up to 500,000. Miller said he was not considering slashing these targets.

  Canada

  Aug 11
• Elderly couple fear deportation to India, supporters protest outside federal minister’s Montreal office

  Protesters converged in front of the federal immigration minister Marc Miller's Montreal office with a plea on behalf of Rajvinder Kaur and Randhir Singh, an elderly Sikh couple.

  Canada

  Aug 7
• Immigration creating ‘mirage’ of Canadian economic prosperity: economists

  While immigration adds to annual GDP, per capita GDP has grown only 2.4 per cent since the first quarter of 2016 compared to 11.7 per cent for the United States.

  Economy

  Jul 26
• Canada needs more immigrants to counter aging population, report says

  The federal government is eyeing higher annual immigration targets, which would see the country welcome 500,000 immigrants per year by 2025.

  Canada

  Jul 17
• Who are digital nomads and is Canada ready to welcome them?

  Last month, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced that Canada was launching a special visa for digital nomads to come and live in Canada.

  Canada

  Jul 16
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• Canada’s temporary visa program for Ukrainians fleeing war set to expire

  Immigration Minister Sean Fraser extended the program in March as the war stretched into its second year. The extended application period ends July 15.

  Canada

  Jul 14
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• Immigration lawyers fear unfair rulings amid foreign interference concerns 

  Lawyers who work within the immigration system say they expect security officials to ramp up those efforts amid the heightened attention on other countries' meddling attempts.

  Politics

  Jul 13