Immigration
- Canadian officials have yet to create a pathway for Sudanese mothers to come to Canada with their children, who are citizens.
- Canadian officials have yet to create a pathway for Sudanese mothers to come to Canada with their children, who are citizens.
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- The federal government can enhance funding to the Medical Council of Canada to asses foreign doctors, and provinces can boost investment to increase their
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, INDEPENDENT SENATOR MOHAMED-IQBAL RAVALIA, RATNA OMIDVAR, KAREEM EL-ASSAL | February 12, 2025

Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, INDEPENDENT SENATOR MOHAMED-IQBAL RAVALIA, RATNA OMIDVAR, KAREEM EL-ASSAL | February 12, 2025
- The federal government can enhance funding to the Medical Council of Canada to asses foreign doctors, and provinces can boost investment to increase their
Opinion | BY ISG SENATOR STANLEY KUTCHER, INDEPENDENT SENATOR MOHAMED-IQBAL RAVALIA, RATNA OMIDVAR, KAREEM EL-ASSAL | February 12, 2025
- The federal government can enhance funding to the Medical Council of Canada to asses foreign doctors, and provinces can boost investment to increase their

- The Canadian Employment and Immigration Union says cuts to 3,300 staff could have ‘unintended consequences,’ while the Canadian Association of Public Employees wants the
- The Canadian Employment and Immigration Union says cuts to 3,300 staff could have ‘unintended consequences,’ while the Canadian Association of Public Employees wants the
- The Canadian Employment and Immigration Union says cuts to 3,300 staff could have ‘unintended consequences,’ while the Canadian Association of Public Employees wants the
- The federal government’s U-turn on foreign student eligibility could undo years of work by universities and colleges to open themselves to the world.
- The federal government’s U-turn on foreign student eligibility could undo years of work by universities and colleges to open themselves to the world.
- The federal government’s U-turn on foreign student eligibility could undo years of work by universities and colleges to open themselves to the world.
- 'It was really was a political calculus, by the Liberals to scapegoat newcomers, for their failures in their policies,' says NDP MP Jenny Kwan.
- 'It was really was a political calculus, by the Liberals to scapegoat newcomers, for their failures in their policies,' says NDP MP Jenny Kwan.
- 'It was really was a political calculus, by the Liberals to scapegoat newcomers, for their failures in their policies,' says NDP MP Jenny Kwan.
- Each year, Canada detains thousands of people on immigration grounds, many of whom are fleeing persecution and traumatic experiences.
- Each year, Canada detains thousands of people on immigration grounds, many of whom are fleeing persecution and traumatic experiences.
- Each year, Canada detains thousands of people on immigration grounds, many of whom are fleeing persecution and traumatic experiences.
- There must be a positive way of encouraging diaspora populations to think of themselves as part of the Canadian fabric.
- There must be a positive way of encouraging diaspora populations to think of themselves as part of the Canadian fabric.
- There must be a positive way of encouraging diaspora populations to think of themselves as part of the Canadian fabric.
- The process outlined by the immigration minister highlights big security gaps in the system that is neither protecting Canadians nor the legitimate foreign students

- The process outlined by the immigration minister highlights big security gaps in the system that is neither protecting Canadians nor the legitimate foreign students
- The process outlined by the immigration minister highlights big security gaps in the system that is neither protecting Canadians nor the legitimate foreign students

- The federal government’s current international education strategy is set to expire next March, and Global Affairs Canada’s trade commissioner service is leading the work
- The federal government’s current international education strategy is set to expire next March, and Global Affairs Canada’s trade commissioner service is leading the work
- The federal government’s current international education strategy is set to expire next March, and Global Affairs Canada’s trade commissioner service is leading the work
- The new immigration minister leans into his heated words for the Opposition leader, calling him a 'charlatan' and a 'snake oil salesman.'
- The new immigration minister leans into his heated words for the Opposition leader, calling him a 'charlatan' and a 'snake oil salesman.'
- The new immigration minister leans into his heated words for the Opposition leader, calling him a 'charlatan' and a 'snake oil salesman.'
- ‘Canada has a labour shortage … but we simply cannot be a nation that exploits other human beings in labour conditions that are such
- ‘Canada has a labour shortage … but we simply cannot be a nation that exploits other human beings in labour conditions that are such
- ‘Canada has a labour shortage … but we simply cannot be a nation that exploits other human beings in labour conditions that are such
- Scapegoating immigrants, refugees, and international students fans the flames of bigotry and hate, and also threatens the health of the Canadian economy.
- Scapegoating immigrants, refugees, and international students fans the flames of bigotry and hate, and also threatens the health of the Canadian economy.
- Scapegoating immigrants, refugees, and international students fans the flames of bigotry and hate, and also threatens the health of the Canadian economy.
- A UN special rapporteur has found ‘Canada’s temporary foreign worker programs are a breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.’
- A UN special rapporteur has found ‘Canada’s temporary foreign worker programs are a breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.’
- A UN special rapporteur has found ‘Canada’s temporary foreign worker programs are a breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery.’
- Students are just as concerned about housing as anyone in Canada, and capping temporary residents like international students will not solve the issue and

- Students are just as concerned about housing as anyone in Canada, and capping temporary residents like international students will not solve the issue and
- Students are just as concerned about housing as anyone in Canada, and capping temporary residents like international students will not solve the issue and

- As two-in-three Canadians say the feds' immigration targets will have a negative impact on housing prices, pollster Nik Nanos says a ‘collision’ between the
- As two-in-three Canadians say the feds' immigration targets will have a negative impact on housing prices, pollster Nik Nanos says a ‘collision’ between the
- As two-in-three Canadians say the feds' immigration targets will have a negative impact on housing prices, pollster Nik Nanos says a ‘collision’ between the
- There are no real efforts to improve the experiences of Black and racialized people within the IRCC system, or in their policies, programs, and
- There are no real efforts to improve the experiences of Black and racialized people within the IRCC system, or in their policies, programs, and
- There are no real efforts to improve the experiences of Black and racialized people within the IRCC system, or in their policies, programs, and
- At its best, the time tax is annoying, but at its worst, it’s actively harmful, preventing Canadians from accessing services they need.
- At its best, the time tax is annoying, but at its worst, it’s actively harmful, preventing Canadians from accessing services they need.
- At its best, the time tax is annoying, but at its worst, it’s actively harmful, preventing Canadians from accessing services they need.
- A promised 60-day stay in Pakistan before coming to Canada has turned into a year of waiting for some Afghan evacuees.
- A promised 60-day stay in Pakistan before coming to Canada has turned into a year of waiting for some Afghan evacuees.
- A promised 60-day stay in Pakistan before coming to Canada has turned into a year of waiting for some Afghan evacuees.