Ontario Immigration

• Ontario to see higher numbers of economic immigrants under federal agreement

  The federal and provincial immigration ministers are announcing today that the province will have more than 18,000 spots under the program in 2025.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2023
  
• Ford says Greenbelt housing needed due to rising immigration

  But, Ford says, if hundreds of thousands of additional newcomers a year start arriving in Ontario, there isn't going to be anywhere to house them.

  Environment

  Nov 7, 2022
  
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• Ontario pushes for more immigration amid labour crunch

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford is planning to raise immigration and skilled labour shortage issues as premiers from across the country are set to meet next week in Victoria, B.C.

  Politics

  Jul 8, 2022
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• Ontario to accept 100 immigrants after each invests $200,000 in local companies

  Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the government will focus on attracting international entrepreneurs to Ontario communities outside the Greater Toronto Area.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2021
• Ontario opposition leaders call on Premier Doug Ford to apologize for remark about immigrants

  The comment was made as Premier Doug Ford launched into a familiar line about Ontario's biggest problem being a shortage of workers, particularly in the trades and construction.

  Politics

  Oct 18, 2021
• Report urges northern Ontario to focus on welcoming, retaining newcomers

  The report suggests northern Ontario communities develop a 'co-ordinated marketing plan' to attract immigrants and people from other parts of Canada.

  Jan 14, 2021
• Report suggests Ontario needs a new regional immigration strategy

  The Conference Board of Canada says 77 per cent of newcomers to the province currently settle in the GTA, both providing an economic boon and putting pressure on local infrastructure and social supports.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2019
• Cuts to Legal Aid Ontario mean asylum seekers are on their own, refugee lawyer says

  “I think it’s devastating because when people come to Canada they enter the system. They need representation. It’s almost impossible for people to understand how to prepare and how to represent themselves."

  Politics

  Jun 4, 2019
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• Ontario, Saskatchewan call on feds to help fund health, employment aid for asylum seekers

  The two provinces issued a joint statement yesterday following a meeting in Winnipeg of ministers responsible for immigration in which they refused to sign the final joint communique.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2018