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Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab’s department has a new quota for international students that drastically cuts the number of permits awarded to new arrivals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | September 3, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab, and Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. A strategic implementation plan for Canada’s Africa Strategy requires co-ordination across multiple departments including Global Affairs, Immigration, Innovation, and Finance, writes Selah Getahun. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | September 3, 2025
Opinion | BY SELAH GETAHUN | September 3, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, left, Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab, and Industry Minister Mélanie Joly. A strategic implementation plan for Canada’s Africa Strategy requires co-ordination across multiple departments including Global Affairs, Immigration, Innovation, and Finance, writes Selah Getahun. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DANIEL BERNHARD | August 4, 2025
Lena Metlege Diab
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Lena Metlege Diab. The system that screens, settles, and supports newcomers is impressively dysfunctional, writes Daniel Bernhard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DANIEL BERNHARD | August 4, 2025
Opinion | BY DANIEL BERNHARD | August 4, 2025
Lena Metlege Diab
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Lena Metlege Diab. The system that screens, settles, and supports newcomers is impressively dysfunctional, writes Daniel Bernhard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY GONZALO PERALTA | July 31, 2025
Languages Canada hopes that new Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab will take a balanced approach and stabilize immigration policy with evidence-based solutions that protect the integrity of both immigration and education, writes Gonzalo Peralta.  The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY GONZALO PERALTA | July 31, 2025
Opinion | BY GONZALO PERALTA | July 31, 2025
Languages Canada hopes that new Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab will take a balanced approach and stabilize immigration policy with evidence-based solutions that protect the integrity of both immigration and education, writes Gonzalo Peralta.  The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured July 17, 2025, at the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 28, 2025
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 28, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured July 17, 2025, at the Prime Minister’s First Nations summit on Bill C-5 in Gatineau, Que. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 23, 2025
Minister Lena Metlege Diab oversees Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, which is forecasting a 30 per cent cut in spending over the next three years. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 23, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 23, 2025
Minister Lena Metlege Diab oversees Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, which is forecasting a 30 per cent cut in spending over the next three years. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 27, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump have divergent political interests that will lead to tough talks on reopening the border, said Chris Sands, director of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade. Donald Trump. White House Flickr photograph.
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 27, 2020
News | BY AIDAN CHAMANDY | May 27, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump have divergent political interests that will lead to tough talks on reopening the border, said Chris Sands, director of the Wilson Center's Canada Institute. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade. Donald Trump. White House Flickr photograph.
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 22, 2020
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured at his November 2019 cabinet swearing-in, appeared before the House Committee on Agriculture on May 22. He acknowledged there are 'regional disparities' in the numbers of available temporary foreign workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 22, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | May 22, 2020
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, pictured at his November 2019 cabinet swearing-in, appeared before the House Committee on Agriculture on May 22. He acknowledged there are 'regional disparities' in the numbers of available temporary foreign workers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 6, 2020
Before the federal government reversed its position, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured on the Hill on March 18, 2020, said asylum seekers would be allowed to make refugee claims even as non-essential travel to Canada was barred. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 6, 2020
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 6, 2020
Before the federal government reversed its position, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured on the Hill on March 18, 2020, said asylum seekers would be allowed to make refugee claims even as non-essential travel to Canada was barred. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 1, 2020
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 1, 2020
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | April 1, 2020
Opinion | BY Y.Y. BRANDON CHEN, JAMIE LIEW | March 25, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured at a March 18 press conference in Ottawa, has said the reciprocal agreement with the United States to turn away asylum seekers irregularly crossing the U.S.-Canada border is a ‘temporary’ measure. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY Y.Y. BRANDON CHEN, JAMIE LIEW | March 25, 2020
Opinion | BY Y.Y. BRANDON CHEN, JAMIE LIEW | March 25, 2020
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured at a March 18 press conference in Ottawa, has said the reciprocal agreement with the United States to turn away asylum seekers irregularly crossing the U.S.-Canada border is a ‘temporary’ measure. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 9, 2020
Opposition MPs on the House Citizenship and Immigration Committee, pictured Dec. 10, 2019, are planning on questioning Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino in the coming weeks on why the visa applications filed with the Canadian Consulate Office in Chandigarh, India are processed at the New Delhi office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 9, 2020
News | BY ABBAS RANA | March 9, 2020
Opposition MPs on the House Citizenship and Immigration Committee, pictured Dec. 10, 2019, are planning on questioning Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino in the coming weeks on why the visa applications filed with the Canadian Consulate Office in Chandigarh, India are processed at the New Delhi office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 26, 2020
Rema Jamous Imseis returned to Canada after almost two decades working abroad to take on the role as Canada’s new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees earlier this month. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 26, 2020
FeatureBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | February 26, 2020
Rema Jamous Imseis returned to Canada after almost two decades working abroad to take on the role as Canada’s new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees earlier this month. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 19, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet, including Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Families Minister Ahmed Hussen, took a trip to the African continent last week, pretending it exists now that they want countries’ support for a UN Security Council seat, writes Erica Ifill. Twitter photograph by Adam Scotti
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 19, 2020
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | February 19, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet, including Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Families Minister Ahmed Hussen, took a trip to the African continent last week, pretending it exists now that they want countries’ support for a UN Security Council seat, writes Erica Ifill. Twitter photograph by Adam Scotti
Opinion | BY PEDRO ANTUNES | January 27, 2020
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on April 28, 2019. The CPTPP, which includes both Japan and Canada, should be used to diversify Canadian trade in the face of increasing global protectionism, writes Pedro Antunes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PEDRO ANTUNES | January 27, 2020
Opinion | BY PEDRO ANTUNES | January 27, 2020
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on April 28, 2019. The CPTPP, which includes both Japan and Canada, should be used to diversify Canadian trade in the face of increasing global protectionism, writes Pedro Antunes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | January 20, 2020
Opinion | January 20, 2020
Opinion | January 20, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 18, 2019
Outgoing UNHCR representative in Canada Jean-Nicolas Beuze, pictured in his office on Dec. 12, 2019. 'It’s great what has been done over the last three or four years,' says Mr. Beuze. 'More can be done.' The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 18, 2019
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 18, 2019
Outgoing UNHCR representative in Canada Jean-Nicolas Beuze, pictured in his office on Dec. 12, 2019. 'It’s great what has been done over the last three or four years,' says Mr. Beuze. 'More can be done.' The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 13, 2019
In his attempts to make Quebec more in his own nationalist image, Premier François Legault, pictured, and his Coalition Avenir Quebec party have stumbled badly over three delicate dossiers: immigration, education, and anglophones, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of the CAQ's Instagram
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 13, 2019
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | November 13, 2019
In his attempts to make Quebec more in his own nationalist image, Premier François Legault, pictured, and his Coalition Avenir Quebec party have stumbled badly over three delicate dossiers: immigration, education, and anglophones, writes Andrew Caddell. Photograph courtesy of the CAQ's Instagram