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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
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | September 22, 2023
Immigration Minister Marc Miller doesn't hold back when speaking with the media. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | September 22, 2023
FeatureBY CHELSEA NASH | September 22, 2023
Immigration Minister Marc Miller doesn't hold back when speaking with the media. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 20, 2023
NDP MP Heather McPherson, left, Liberal MP John McKay, and Conservative MP Arnold Viersen all voiced support for having a House committee look into the findings released Sept. 6 by the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 20, 2023
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 20, 2023
NDP MP Heather McPherson, left, Liberal MP John McKay, and Conservative MP Arnold Viersen all voiced support for having a House committee look into the findings released Sept. 6 by the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHAMIRA MADHANY | September 20, 2023
One potentially viable action plan would be for cross-sectoral Canadian leaders to organize a multi-sectoral roundtable capable of tackling the housing affordability crisis with the nuance and specificity that it demands, writes Shamira Madhany. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHAMIRA MADHANY | September 20, 2023
Opinion | BY SHAMIRA MADHANY | September 20, 2023
One potentially viable action plan would be for cross-sectoral Canadian leaders to organize a multi-sectoral roundtable capable of tackling the housing affordability crisis with the nuance and specificity that it demands, writes Shamira Madhany. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | September 13, 2023
Marc Miller
The Temporary Foreign Worker program, closely linked to Minister Marc Miller’s Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, is as strong as tattered lace, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | September 13, 2023
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | September 13, 2023
Marc Miller
The Temporary Foreign Worker program, closely linked to Minister Marc Miller’s Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, is as strong as tattered lace, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY METI BASIRI | August 30, 2023
As a country, we need to focus on positive employment outcomes for students that better align with national needs, such as construction and home building. International student graduates can and will play a role in easing the long-term housing market pressure, writes Meti Basiri. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY METI BASIRI | August 30, 2023
Opinion | BY METI BASIRI | August 30, 2023
As a country, we need to focus on positive employment outcomes for students that better align with national needs, such as construction and home building. International student graduates can and will play a role in easing the long-term housing market pressure, writes Meti Basiri. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 30, 2023
Housing construction in a Claridge Homes development at Findlay Creek in Ottawa on Aug. 22. According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canada needs to build 5.8 million new homes by 2030 to tackle housing affordability. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 30, 2023
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 30, 2023
Housing construction in a Claridge Homes development at Findlay Creek in Ottawa on Aug. 22. According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canada needs to build 5.8 million new homes by 2030 to tackle housing affordability. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | August 16, 2023
Under then-minister Sean Fraser, the anti-racism work within Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada has been minimal and miniscule, and not of a serious nature, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | August 16, 2023
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | August 16, 2023
Under then-minister Sean Fraser, the anti-racism work within Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada has been minimal and miniscule, and not of a serious nature, writes Erica Ifill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NOAH ZON, KHIRAN O’NEILL | July 31, 2023
The appointment of new Citizens’ Services Minister Terry Beech is a good start, but to truly improve services and allow programs to reach their full potential, more concrete steps to cut the time tax are needed, write Noah Zon and Khiran O’Neill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY NOAH ZON, KHIRAN O’NEILL | July 31, 2023
Opinion | BY NOAH ZON, KHIRAN O’NEILL | July 31, 2023
The appointment of new Citizens’ Services Minister Terry Beech is a good start, but to truly improve services and allow programs to reach their full potential, more concrete steps to cut the time tax are needed, write Noah Zon and Khiran O’Neill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 26, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s rejection of a request for funding from the City of Toronto is the latest example of her government choosing favourites and leaving overstretched cities to take up the slack on assisting refugees. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 26, 2023
Opinion | BY ERICA IFILL | July 26, 2023
Chrystia Freeland
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s rejection of a request for funding from the City of Toronto is the latest example of her government choosing favourites and leaving overstretched cities to take up the slack on assisting refugees. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 26, 2023
Farouq Samim, left, and Jacques Shore, right, as part of Operation Abraham have brought nearly 100 Afghan refugees to safety in Canada, including Pardis Haidary. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 26, 2023
News | BY NEIL MOSS | July 26, 2023
Farouq Samim, left, and Jacques Shore, right, as part of Operation Abraham have brought nearly 100 Afghan refugees to safety in Canada, including Pardis Haidary. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 19, 2023
A wildfire burns southeast of Edson, Alta. Canadians’ attention to climate change can’t fade once the flames get put out. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Alberta
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 19, 2023
Opinion | BY EDITORIAL | July 19, 2023
A wildfire burns southeast of Edson, Alta. Canadians’ attention to climate change can’t fade once the flames get put out. Photograph courtesy of the Government of Alberta
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 26, 2023
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, seen here on June 16, says the federal government will not punish international students who had no knowledge that there were false documents included in their immigration applications. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 26, 2023
News | BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI | June 26, 2023
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser, seen here on June 16, says the federal government will not punish international students who had no knowledge that there were false documents included in their immigration applications. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade