immigration
Liberals changing rules for awarding, revoking citizenship
The federal Liberals are getting started on repealing some of the previous government's sweeping — and controversial — changes to how people get or lose Canadian citizenship.
Britain's harsh new immigration law turns refugees into criminals
As millions of refugees from Syria and other conflict zones make desperate voyages to safe havens, Britain is doing its best to lock them out.
10,000 Syrian refugees to be resettled by year's end, 15,000 more by February
Decision to abandon original year-end deadline to resettle the entire 25,000 was due to nothing more than a need to institute the best possible program, Immigration Minister John McCallum said.
Liberal government still holding back details on Syrian refugee plan
Liberal platform had committed to immediately increasing the number of Syrian refugees coming to Canada via government channels to 25,000, but there was no deadline attached.
UNHCR says Syrian refugees will be processed in Canada, welcomes commitment
Syrian refugees being brought to Canada by the Liberal government will only be given temporary residency permits until their cases have been fully processed in Canada, says UNHCR.
'Old stock Canadians' comment comes back to bite Harper
Conservative leader said "new and existing and old-stock Canadians" agree with his policy on refugee health care.
Company to remove pro-Maxime Bernier billboards that criticize 'mass immigration'
The owner of billboards currently showcasing ads that seek to promote the People's Party of Canada's controversial stance on immigration reversed course on Sunday, August 25, 2019, saying the company would take the material down in response to "overwhelming" criticism.