OTTAWA — Warning against the “dangers of populism,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says using immigration as a wedge political issue puts Canada's future at ...

A Colombian family in Canada for more than six years will not be deported on Christmas Eve after Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen intervened in their case.

Originally starting in France, yellow vest protests have moved to Canada. Many were held Saturday across the country criticizing the tax and immigration policies ...

Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel is again calling for a complete review and audit of the immigration screening system in response to a CBC ...

Canada's unemployment rate reached a record low in November, according to Statistics Canada's monthly Labour Force Survey. The unemployment rate, which ...

Of the 62,500 Express Entry candidates invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence between January and September, 12 per cent — or roughly 7,500 ...

Canada's immigration enforcement and border security shortcomings are the result of longstanding administrative and management neglect.

Canada, more than 160 other countries adopt UN migration pact UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration sets out 23 objectives for ...

Immigration policy will be a critical issue in forthcoming state (Victoria, NSW) and federal elections. The disproportionate impact of immigration on population ...

Right-wing protesters opposed to Canada joining a UN pact for better regulating worldwide migration clashed Saturday with pro-immigration groups ...

November 26, 2018 - In the latest immigration.ca livestream, Canada Immigration Lawyer Colin Singer discusses how the 2019-2021 Annual immigration levels ...

December 11, 2018 - New figures prove that hiring an immigration lawyer gives a candidate the best chances for success when applying for a Canada ...

CHANDIGARH: In a bid to streamline migration of youngsters from Punjab to Canada, Canadian immigration minister Christopher Kerr held a meeting with P.

Canada is on track to receive more asylum applications in 2018 than any previous year since the Immigration and Refugee Board started tracking this ...

Immigration is now the main driver of population and labour force growth in Canada, and many Canadian provinces are actively working to channel more ...

Hussen said the Global Compact on Migration will set out an official international framework for countries to work together on the causes and impacts of ...

Andrew Scheer is criticizing Justin Trudeau's plan to sign a UN migration pact, saying Canada's immigration policies should not be dictated by an international ...

New Brunswick is now accepting Expressions of Interest to its Express Entry-linked immigration stream. New Brunswick's Provincial Nominee Program, the ...

When it comes to tech talent, Toronto is still king, but a new study shows cities across Canada are also proving competitive. The new 2018 Scoring Canadian ...

A new Express Entry draw held November 28 has now pushed Canada ahead of the number of invitations issued at this same point in 2017, a year that set the ...

The Career Employment Pathway is now one of three immigration options available to international graduates of post-secondary institutions in Manitoba.

Supreme Court of Canada Vavilov decision could have broad impact on immigration law and the question on whether courts should defer to immigration officers' ...

December 12, 2018 - Canada's immigration department says details of the 2019 Parents and Grandparents Program will soon be released. Canada Immigration ...

Immigrants are expected to play an important role in Manitoba's labour market in the coming years, according to the provincial government's new seven-year ...

A new poll shows Canadian concerns about immigration haven't deepened, even as politicians have increasingly focused on the issue.

Most Canadians continue to hold a positive attitude toward immigration despite the increasing politicization of the issue both in Canada and abroad, a new ...

On December 18, 2018, Canada will begin imposing tough new penalties on those who drive while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, including cannabis, ...

The province of Manitoba has issued 530 new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to immigration candidates in its Skilled Workers in Manitoba and ...

Abdullahi Hashi Farah's candid confession about his gangster past clearly impressed the Immigration and Refugee Board officer who presided over his first ...

British Columbia is opening a new immigration pilot program in 2019 to attract foreign entrepreneurs to smaller communities around the province.

A Christian educator in Canada is outraged that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signed on to a U.N. compact that the educator says puts Canadian ...

An anti-immigration protest turned violent in Edmonton Saturday afternoon, bringing a significant police presence to the downtown core. A fight broke out in ...

Nova Scotia briefly reopened one of its most popular Express Entry-linked immigration categories for up to 225 new applicants on November 17. Known as ...

Majority of newcomers will arrive through economic immigration programs, including Quebec Skilled Worker Program.

Population growth in Canada has accelerated in the past few years, thanks to higher federal immigration targets meant to help Canada cope with an aging ...

With immigration likely to become a wedge issue in next year's federal election, the Liberal government is hoping its new online initiative can spark a ...

Canada immigration authorities have issued Invitations to Apply to 3,900 candidates for the fifth consecutive Express Entry draw, and the sixth in 2018.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Immigration fraud charges were stayed Friday against two Charlottetown motel owners after it was alleged hundreds of newcomers used ...

WATCH: A rally held Saturday saw hundreds of Calgarians protesting all three levels of government on several issues. Michael King reports.

Canada is set to adopt an international migration pact that has drawn scorn from critics who say the document is a threat to sovereign immigration policies.

For decades, Canada had an immigration system that was the envy of the world. We welcomed hundreds of thousands of immigrants per year from countries all ...

The number of spots where Canadians can apply for passports has nearly doubled over the past year, according to Employment and Social Development ...

WATCH: A family working to build their life and business in Okotoks fear they may have to leave the country. The Mexican nationals had their permanent ...

Immigration policy will be a critical issue in forthcoming state and federal elections. The disproportionate impact of immigration on population growth and public ...

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday said he was working with the United States and Canada to create a three-way investment plan to ...

Saskatchewan has issued 743 new invitations to candidates in its Occupation In-Demand and Express Entry immigration sub-categories in draws held ...

Canada's provinces employ a variety of approaches to selecting the Express Entry candidates they invite to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent ...

November 27, 2018 - Canada has seen an increase in the number of international students transitioning to permanent residence. Canada Immigration ...

It can be an emotional experience wandering through Waterloo Region Museum's newest exhibit, “Canada: Day 1.”

This week, countries came together in Morocco to sign a global compact to improve co-operation on international migration. Canada was central in drafting the ...

Getting an impaired driving conviction is a big deal for anyone — but for permanent and temporary residents of Canada, changes to the Criminal Code mean a ...

Is Andrew Scheer's specific claim, that the migration compact attempts to influence free and independent media reporting on immigration issues, true?

While lawyers had the highest success rate for visa approvals overall, statistics show approvals for self-represented immigration applicants and those who paid ...

New data shows 1019 irregular migrants were apprehended by RCMP crossing into Canada between official border crossings last month, 375 fewer irregular ...

Similar to other mobile payment apps, its credit ranking system could monitor trustworthiness and political conformity of citizens.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale should be commended for the humanitarian improvements he has made to Canada's immigration detention system.

The CanadaVisa News Briefs outline Canadian immigration updates that occurred over the last week. The CanadaVisa team shares Canadian immigration ...

Canada's Conservatives must engage with the large number of Canadians who hold tougher views than themselves.

If you haven't read Lorraine Koury's recent essay in Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper, you really should. [Read more…] © 2018 CICNews All Rights ...

The National Post examines what exactly the pact is, why it became so controversial and whether criticisms of it have merit.

The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax has removed a story on its website about two Austrian immigrants, saying sharing the personal ...

Ontario's Human Capital Priorities Stream issued 185 invitations in a draw held November 26 — the popular Express Entry-linked stream's first invitations since ...

Ontario-based AI-enabled student marketplace ApplyBoard has hosted Canada's minister of Immigration Ahmed Hussen and member of Parliament Kitchener, ...

Ottawa has calculated that it will boost its annual immigration transfers to Quebec by about $50-million this year, even as the two governments are negotiating a ...

November 27, 2018 - Thousands of Americans are seeking asylum in Canada, according to the latest statistics. Canada Immigration Immigration.ca 27 Nov ...

A family of seven who have lived in Canada for more than six years are set to be deported to Colombia on Christmas Eve by the Canada Border *Service* Agency ...

As the number of irregular asylum seekers arriving in Canada appears to be slowing, work is quietly under way to speed up refugee processing and address a ...

Canada's conservatives pegged the cost of recent illegal immigration at $1.1 billion dollars (CAD).

December 5, 2018 - Quebec's provincial government has pushed ahead with its plan to reduce immigration levels by 20 per cent in 2019. Canada Immigration ...

November 16, 2018 - Canada immigration authorities have issued Invitations to Apply to 3900 candidates for the fourth consecutive Express Entry draw, and the ...

Quebec is moving forward with its plan to cut the number of immigrants by more than 20 per cent next year, despite concerns raised by Prime Minister Justin ...

About 200 people donned in bright yellow clothing gathered on Regina's Albert Memorial Bridge to protest a variety of issues on Saturday.

A B.C. woman who was hospitalized while waiting for newly adopted son's citizenship paperwork to be approved by the Canadian government has returned ...

In a couple weeks' time, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is going to sign up Canada for a controversial United Nations deal called the Global Compact on ...

A Syrian man who spent seven months living in an airport in Malaysia has arrived in Canada, where he has been granted asylum. Hassan al-Kontar's plight ...

With Canada's permanent residency program set to end next year, migrant caregivers are calling on Ottawa for a better deal next year.

A CROP poll estimates that 64 per cent of Quebecers agree, or strongly agree, with the idea of reducing the province's immigration cap to 40000 annually.

About 40 people lined up along the 232 Street overpass over Hwy. 1 in Langley Saturday morning to protest a United Nations accord on refugees that they ...

A large number of U.S. citizens sought asylum in Canada in 2017, with about 80 to 85 per cent being of Haitian descent, according to new data from Canadian ...

MONTREAL, Dec. 4, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - On November 29, 2018, in Brussels, Cain Lamarre LLP was invited by the European Parliament's Delegation for ...

November 16, 2018 - Prince Edward Island has conducted a new draw under its Expression of Interest system, launched at the start of 2018.The November 15th ...

The protest movement has now spread across the globe, but in Alberta, which may be Canada's centre of anti-carbon-tax malcontents, the yellow vest protests ...

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian will today continue her mission to turn immigration into a state issue, announcing a six-point plan to address the state's ...

After seven years building their lives in Canada, 17-year-old Adam Palfi and family learned last week that they're being deported to Hungary at the end of the ...

International student graduates in Manitoba now have two new ways to obtain permanent residency (PR) in Canada. According to Immigrate Manitoba, the ...

One by one, U.S. Magistrate Judge William Gallo called the names of 14 defendants who were charged with entering the country illegally.

So far he's the only member of his party with a seat in Parliament, but Maxime Bernier was in Saskatoon Thursday hoping to change that.

Not many people think of Danes as nasty, uncivilized people. Like Canada, Denmark is one of those countries that usually produces a positive response, even if ...

Most skilled workers, other than those from India and China, are about to lose their priority to gain U.S. green cards due to an amendment in the U.S. ...

Well, here's something curious. Last week the Liberal government announced it has commissioned research on “birth tourism” — that is, the practice of coming ...

MONTREAL, CANADA—Dozens of African researchers were denied visas for an artificial intelligence (AI) meeting here last week, even as the Canadian ...

Negotiations between countries have stopped, raising particular concern for Canada as its relationship with US sours.

Canada one of 164 countries to sign the non-binding accord.

Quebec's provincial government is following through on promises to cut immigration levels, even as the province struggles with a historically large shortage of ...

Opposition's immigration critic says overhaul of system is long overdue.

A median of 45% say fewer or no immigrants should be allowed to move to their country, even as people in many countries worry about people leaving to find ...

Through his bureaucrats, and by signing the decision directly, Ralph tried to do Than Soe harm for an act of profound heroism 29 years ago.

The federal government spends an average of about $14000 for each asylum seeker crossing into Canada outside of legal border points — a cost that's ...

OTTAWA — Official Opposition Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer pleaded Tuesday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to stop a United Nations ...

A B.C. woman has been hospitalized in Africa while she waits for her adopted son's citizenship paperwork to be approved by the Canadian government in a ...