Statistics Canada says immigration is the main driver of population growth
Former immigration minister Marco Mendicino has denied claims
Some banks forming partnerships with international ones to make transitioning to Canada easier
34 per cent of pending applications were taking longer to process than government standards
Backlog represents about 54 per cent of all the pending applications in the system
Figures drawn from survey conducted as part of an internal Canada Border Services Agency evaluation
Government stats show steady increase in people from the U.S. granted permanent residence in Canada
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to 8 years for dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm
If foreign policy was purely a matter of geography, one might assume…
Changes would enable Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada officials to deny visas
Pandemic exacerbates issues faced by immigrants
Local church to host the event
From 2015 to 2021, Canada received over 3,900 refugee claims from Egypt and accepted about 3,100
Despite severe doctor shortage, international medical graduates face years of barriers in Canada
Affordable housing, underemployment are key issues for immigrants in B.C.
Last month the government welcomed a record number of permanent residents
Josh Waters shares his experience in the hopes to help others like him
COVID closed immigration offices to permanent resident applicants already living in Canada
The new stream will include anyone facing persecution for advocating or defending human rights
The 2021 figures, which only include up to Feb. 28, show the rate of applications refused climbed to 70%
