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Low-income migrants who have contributed to Canada’s economy have trouble returning to their country of origin because of residency restrictions on their pensions, writes Cati Coe. Unsplash photograph by Matt Bennett
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 29, 2025
Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced the government’s new immigration plans last October, in an effort to slow down population growth and relieve pressure on the housing market. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 29, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 29, 2025
Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced the government’s new immigration plans last October, in an effort to slow down population growth and relieve pressure on the housing market. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SAMER MUSCATI, HANNA GROS | December 19, 2024
A new Human Rights Watch report found that while Canada’s immigration detention authorities claim to protect marginalized detainees, the system’s designated representative framework often silences them. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY SAMER MUSCATI, HANNA GROS | December 19, 2024
Opinion | BY SAMER MUSCATI, HANNA GROS | December 19, 2024
A new Human Rights Watch report found that while Canada’s immigration detention authorities claim to protect marginalized detainees, the system’s designated representative framework often silences them. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland arrives at a committee hearing on Dec. 9, 2024, a week before she quit as deputy prime minister and finance minister. Her bombshell resignation from Cabinet on Dec. 16 would result in renewed questions over the future of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland arrives at a committee hearing on Dec. 9, 2024, a week before she quit as deputy prime minister and finance minister. Her bombshell resignation from Cabinet on Dec. 16 would result in renewed questions over the future of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
Outgoing housing minister Sean Fraser leads the pack in the 2024 All Politics Poll survey, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has respondents divided. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia and photo illustration by Joey Sabourin
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 18, 2024
Outgoing housing minister Sean Fraser leads the pack in the 2024 All Politics Poll survey, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has respondents divided. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia and photo illustration by Joey Sabourin
Opinion | BY SHAMIRA MADHANY | December 16, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Reducing immigration levels is not an economic growth policy; neither is increasing immigration levels, writes Shamira Madhany. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHAMIRA MADHANY | December 16, 2024
Opinion | BY SHAMIRA MADHANY | December 16, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller. Reducing immigration levels is not an economic growth policy; neither is increasing immigration levels, writes Shamira Madhany. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HANNA GROS AND JUSTIN MOHAMMED | December 9, 2020
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured, have a clear opportunity to follow the UN working group’s recommendations. The group urged the government to conduct a 'full and independent investigation' into the detention of Ebrahim Toure, who unsuccessfully applied for asylum, but the government has not complied.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY HANNA GROS AND JUSTIN MOHAMMED | December 9, 2020
Opinion | BY HANNA GROS AND JUSTIN MOHAMMED | December 9, 2020
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured, have a clear opportunity to follow the UN working group’s recommendations. The group urged the government to conduct a 'full and independent investigation' into the detention of Ebrahim Toure, who unsuccessfully applied for asylum, but the government has not complied.   The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 7, 2020
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco Mendicino pictured speaking with reporters during a press conference on Nov. 12, 2020. The federal government has an ambitious goal of bringing in more than 400,000 newcomers in 2021 to Canada as part of its economic recovery plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 7, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 7, 2020
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco Mendicino pictured speaking with reporters during a press conference on Nov. 12, 2020. The federal government has an ambitious goal of bringing in more than 400,000 newcomers in 2021 to Canada as part of its economic recovery plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GILLIAN TRIGGS | December 2, 2020
This tragic epidemic has taught us with rare force the necessity for solidarity; that none of us is safe unless all are safe; that workers all-too-often unfairly undervalued in our societies are essential to our collective well-being, writes Gillian Triggs. Unsplash photograph by Alin Andersen
Opinion | BY GILLIAN TRIGGS | December 2, 2020
Opinion | BY GILLIAN TRIGGS | December 2, 2020
This tragic epidemic has taught us with rare force the necessity for solidarity; that none of us is safe unless all are safe; that workers all-too-often unfairly undervalued in our societies are essential to our collective well-being, writes Gillian Triggs. Unsplash photograph by Alin Andersen
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 16, 2020
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough said late last month the government will consult about establishing minimum requirements for employer-provided accommodations under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. The Mexican Embassy says national standards for housing has been a 'longstanding issue' and one that should be addressed before next season. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 16, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | November 16, 2020
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough said late last month the government will consult about establishing minimum requirements for employer-provided accommodations under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. The Mexican Embassy says national standards for housing has been a 'longstanding issue' and one that should be addressed before next season. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 28, 2020
On Oct. 27, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough announced the government had begun consultations to establish minimum requirements for employer-provided accommodations for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program across Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 28, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | October 28, 2020
On Oct. 27, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough announced the government had begun consultations to establish minimum requirements for employer-provided accommodations for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program across Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | October 8, 2020
Consciously or not, we all use narratives to drive our arguments and positions. The narratives we use reflect a mix of interests and values. Narratives have elements of identity politics (policies targeted to narrow constituencies) and virtue signalling (superficial support for positions) designed to target and attract individuals and groups, writes Andrew Griffith. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | October 8, 2020
Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | October 8, 2020
Consciously or not, we all use narratives to drive our arguments and positions. The narratives we use reflect a mix of interests and values. Narratives have elements of identity politics (policies targeted to narrow constituencies) and virtue signalling (superficial support for positions) designed to target and attract individuals and groups, writes Andrew Griffith. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 7, 2020
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne says Canada has 'credibility' on the international stage in speaking up for human rights and the protection of civilians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 7, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | October 7, 2020
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne says Canada has 'credibility' on the international stage in speaking up for human rights and the protection of civilians. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured outside a Liberal cabinet meeting in January, says the recent ruling striking down the Safe Third Country Agreement is being challenged by the feds to make clear the legal framework governing asylum law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 16, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured outside a Liberal cabinet meeting in January, says the recent ruling striking down the Safe Third Country Agreement is being challenged by the feds to make clear the legal framework governing asylum law. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 2, 2020
Independent Senator Mobina Jaffer, left, and NDP MP Jenny Kwan both say they’re disappointed by the Liberal government’s appeal, while Conservative MP Peter Kent says it's the right call after the government has failed on the refugee file. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 2, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | September 2, 2020
Independent Senator Mobina Jaffer, left, and NDP MP Jenny Kwan both say they’re disappointed by the Liberal government’s appeal, while Conservative MP Peter Kent says it's the right call after the government has failed on the refugee file. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 31, 2020
Thousands gathered on the Parliament Hill for a rally to call attention to anti-black racism and police violence against Black people on June 5, 2020. Prof. Afua Cooper said symbolic action, like the Prime Minister kneeling at the rally, is not good enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 31, 2020
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | August 31, 2020
Thousands gathered on the Parliament Hill for a rally to call attention to anti-black racism and police violence against Black people on June 5, 2020. Prof. Afua Cooper said symbolic action, like the Prime Minister kneeling at the rally, is not good enough. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RUKHSANA AHMED AND ZEBA TASCI | August 26, 2020
Rohingya refugees are pictured in the Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh in 2018. A recent study projected the potential impacts and burden of COVID-19 on Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, where a single introduction of the virus in the Kutupalong-Balukhali Expansion Site with 600,000 people would lead to up to 370 people infected within the first month and up to 589,000 people infected in 12 months. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins
Opinion | BY RUKHSANA AHMED AND ZEBA TASCI | August 26, 2020
Opinion | BY RUKHSANA AHMED AND ZEBA TASCI | August 26, 2020
Rohingya refugees are pictured in the Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh in 2018. A recent study projected the potential impacts and burden of COVID-19 on Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, where a single introduction of the virus in the Kutupalong-Balukhali Expansion Site with 600,000 people would lead to up to 370 people infected within the first month and up to 589,000 people infected in 12 months. U.K. Department for International Development photograph by Russell Watkins
Canada’s economy has hundreds of thousands of permanent jobs that depend on temporary migrant workers—harvesting crops, caring for children and the elderly, working in construction and meat packing, and a host of jobs across the service sector, write a group of academics. Photograph courtesy of Pexels
Canada’s economy has hundreds of thousands of permanent jobs that depend on temporary migrant workers—harvesting crops, caring for children and the elderly, working in construction and meat packing, and a host of jobs across the service sector, write a group of academics. Photograph courtesy of Pexels