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Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller makes an announcement regarding the strengthening of our temporary resident programs and migration pathways on Sept. 18, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Immigration Minister Marc Miller pledged in March that those fleeing the civil war in Sudan could be joining family members in Canada as early as late 2024, but a bleaker and longer timeline has since emerged. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY YOGENDRA SHAKYA, AXELLE JANCZUR | April 29, 2024
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller holds a press conference in the National Press Theatre on Feb. 29. It is time for Canada to build a truly inclusive immigration framework that promotes the dignity and well-being of all migrants, regardless of their status, write Yogendra Shakya and Axelle Janczur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY YOGENDRA SHAKYA, AXELLE JANCZUR | April 29, 2024
Opinion | BY YOGENDRA SHAKYA, AXELLE JANCZUR | April 29, 2024
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller holds a press conference in the National Press Theatre on Feb. 29. It is time for Canada to build a truly inclusive immigration framework that promotes the dignity and well-being of all migrants, regardless of their status, write Yogendra Shakya and Axelle Janczur. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Immigration Minister Marc Miller, left, and Housing Minister Sean Fraser. Walking the extra mile to provide a warm welcome is in the DNA of communities across the country, but we need more leadership from the federal government, write Emilio Rodriguez and Allan Reesor-McDowell. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Immigration Minister Marc Miller, left, and Housing Minister Sean Fraser. Walking the extra mile to provide a warm welcome is in the DNA of communities across the country, but we need more leadership from the federal government, write Emilio Rodriguez and Allan Reesor-McDowell. The Hill Times photographs 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 ERICA IFILL | July 26, 2023
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
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 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
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | September 12, 2016
Kellie Leitch's proposal for a Canadian values test for immigrants continues the pattern of negative communications on such matters from Conservatives since last year's election campaign, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | September 12, 2016
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | September 12, 2016
Kellie Leitch's proposal for a Canadian values test for immigrants continues the pattern of negative communications on such matters from Conservatives since last year's election campaign, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 12, 2016
Conservative MP Kellie Leitch pictured in 2013 after she was sworn in as the minister of labour and the minister responsible for the status of women. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 12, 2016
Opinion | BY WARREN KINSELLA | September 12, 2016
Conservative MP Kellie Leitch pictured in 2013 after she was sworn in as the minister of labour and the minister responsible for the status of women. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 24, 2016
Immigration Minister John McCallum is overseeing a review of Canada's asylum system, after the previous Conservative government imposed a series of tough measures aimed at discouraging illegitimate refugee claims. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 24, 2016
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 24, 2016
Immigration Minister John McCallum is overseeing a review of Canada's asylum system, after the previous Conservative government imposed a series of tough measures aimed at discouraging illegitimate refugee claims. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | August 22, 2016
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, left, Immigration Minister John McCallum, and Health Minister Jane Philpott, are pictured Nov. 19, at a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan with a UNHCR staffer. Photograph courtesy of Immigration Canada
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | August 22, 2016
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | August 22, 2016
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, left, Immigration Minister John McCallum, and Health Minister Jane Philpott, are pictured Nov. 19, at a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan with a UNHCR staffer. Photograph courtesy of Immigration Canada
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | August 17, 2016
John Niles, left, the son of former U.S. ambassador to Canada Thomas Niles, chats with current Ambassador Bruce Heyman, right, on Thursday outside Lornado, the U.S. official residence located in Ottawa's affluent Rockcliffe Park neighbourhood. Mr. Niles visited the house last week for the first time since his family lived there in the late 1980s. The Hill Times photograph by Marco Vigliotti
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | August 17, 2016
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | August 17, 2016
John Niles, left, the son of former U.S. ambassador to Canada Thomas Niles, chats with current Ambassador Bruce Heyman, right, on Thursday outside Lornado, the U.S. official residence located in Ottawa's affluent Rockcliffe Park neighbourhood. Mr. Niles visited the house last week for the first time since his family lived there in the late 1980s. The Hill Times photograph by Marco Vigliotti
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 10, 2016
Immigration Minister John McCallum has been tasked with overseeing the government's Syrian refugee resettlement project, one that is unrivalled in size and scope in recent years. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 10, 2016
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | August 10, 2016
Immigration Minister John McCallum has been tasked with overseeing the government's Syrian refugee resettlement project, one that is unrivalled in size and scope in recent years. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY DEMETRIS GEORGIADES
 | August 1, 2016
A group of refugees pictured landing in a north beach of Lesvos Island, Greece, after crossing the 10 km from the Turkish to the Greek coast. Photograph courtesy Fernando Del Berro
Opinion | BY DEMETRIS GEORGIADES
 | August 1, 2016
Opinion | BY DEMETRIS GEORGIADES
 | August 1, 2016
A group of refugees pictured landing in a north beach of Lesvos Island, Greece, after crossing the 10 km from the Turkish to the Greek coast. Photograph courtesy Fernando Del Berro
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 27, 2016
Immigration Minister John McCallum and his cabinet colleagues are under pressure to repeat the government's headline-grabbing Syrian refugee resettlement initiative for other persecuted groups, particularly Yazidis from northern Iraq. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 27, 2016
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 27, 2016
Immigration Minister John McCallum and his cabinet colleagues are under pressure to repeat the government's headline-grabbing Syrian refugee resettlement initiative for other persecuted groups, particularly Yazidis from northern Iraq. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 19, 2016
The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 19, 2016
News | BY ALLY FOSTER | July 19, 2016
The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 18, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama, pictured June 29, 2016, in Ottawa at the North American Leaders Summit. The Hill Times photograph Jake Wright
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 18, 2016
Opinion | BY SHEILA COPPS | July 18, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama, pictured June 29, 2016, in Ottawa at the North American Leaders Summit. The Hill Times photograph Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 13, 2016
Members of the House Immigration Committee, including chair Borys Wrzesnewskyj and immigration critics Michelle Rempel, centre, and Jenny Kwan will spend their summer studying how to fix a refugee system in Canada that isn't designed to deal with internally displaced people such as many members of northern Iraq's Yazidi community. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 13, 2016
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | July 13, 2016
Members of the House Immigration Committee, including chair Borys Wrzesnewskyj and immigration critics Michelle Rempel, centre, and Jenny Kwan will spend their summer studying how to fix a refugee system in Canada that isn't designed to deal with internally displaced people such as many members of northern Iraq's Yazidi community. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY KEVIN DUNBAR | June 29, 2016
A view of the one of the Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya, pictured in 2010. Dadaab has been housing refugees for 25 years. The average length of displacement globally today is 17 years. European Commission photograph by Daniel Dickinson
Opinion | BY KEVIN DUNBAR | June 29, 2016
Opinion | BY KEVIN DUNBAR | June 29, 2016
A view of the one of the Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya, pictured in 2010. Dadaab has been housing refugees for 25 years. The average length of displacement globally today is 17 years. European Commission photograph by Daniel Dickinson