Immigration Detention | Caged by Canada, Part 1 | Toronto Star
While Canada is celebrated globally as a safe haven for refugees, hundreds of unwanted immigrants are jailed across the country. Part 1 in a Star series.
More than half of Quebecers want to prevent entry of migrants: survey
But the SOM-Cogeco News survey found that younger respondents, academics and people in the Montreal region do not support such a measure
Nearly half of Canadians support deporting people who are in Canada illegally, poll finds
The same share said they supported sending migrants that crossed from the U.S. straight back, while just 36 per cent said Canada should accept them, R...
Syrian refugee process bungled by Trudeau
New details emerged this week revealing the chaos surrounding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2015 pledge to bring in 25,000 Syrian refugees on a fast-tracked…
Hundreds of Syrian refugees apply to fix Westernized versions of their Arabic names | CBC News
Many of the thousands of Syrian refugees who have fled to Canada in the last few years face a vexing problem: erroneous names recorded on their official immigration papers. The problems largely arise from transferring Arabic names into French or English. So far, more than 400 people have applied for official name changes.
Asylum seekers paid up to $2K US each to be smuggled into Canada, border agents allege | CBC News
U.S. border patrol officers claim to have documented multiple instances where they believe Nigerian nationals were smuggled into Canada from North Dakota. The husband of a Saskatchewan woman charged earlier this week is one of three other people arrested by U.S. authorities, according to affidavits obtained by CBC News.
More than half of Quebecers want to prevent entry of migrants: survey
But the SOM-Cogeco News survey found that younger respondents, academics and people in the Montreal region do not support such a measure
Refugee background checks may have been flawed: Memo
Justin Trudeau’s fast-tracked Syrian refugee program may not have conducted proper background checks in some cases, a government memo obtained by the Toronto…
Anti-immigrant protest at Alberta school follows student fight | CBC News
RCMP officers stood guard outside a high school in Red Deer, Alta., Tuesday morning as more than 40 demonstrators marched outside the grounds as part of an anti-immigration protest.
95,000 sponsors vie for 10,000 spots in lottery to bring parents, grandparents to Canada | CBC News
More than 95,000 people took part in the first immigration lottery to win a spot to bring their parents or grandparents to Canada. With only 10,000 spots available, that put the odds at roughly one in 10.