And What the Government is Doing About This Harmful Policy A former UN Special Rapporteur is bringing forth concerns about President Donald Trump’s recent controversy over the way undocumented children are being treated at the southern American border should not distract Canadians from what is happening inside our own country. Francois Crepeau, a law professor …
A Look at Canadian Immigration Policies That Actually Work The Newfoundland provincial government recently loosened its bureaucratic reigns for new immigrants, establishing the international entrepreneur and international graduate entrepreneur under its provincial nominee program making it easier for ambitious newcomers to choose to stay in the province after graduating. The move is seen as a …
Divisive Rhetoric and Language Used to Delegitimize and Dehumanize Premier Doug Ford has embarked on a fear campaign against refugees, using divisive language to polarize the electorate’s views. Attempts to demonize and delegitimize asylum seekers and refugees with terms like “illegal border crossers” is inappropriate and politically unsustainable. This is a highly derogatory way to …
Liberals Swap Out Lottery System in Parent Sponsorship Program, But New Approach Requires Greater Transparency and an End to Quotas A new federal policy is putting an end to an unpopular parent sponsorship lottery that reunited immigrants with their parents and grandparents. In its place, the federal government has announced that a first-come-first-served system that …
Federal and Provincial Business Immigration Programs are Showing Improvements, But There’s Still Work to Do Immigration lawyers say there have been improvements over recent years for businesses looking to hire immigrants on a temporary basis. The federal and provincial governments in Canada seem to be listening to the concerns of business owners, but challenges still …
