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Quebec employers group worried ‘politicized’ immigration debate will hurt jobs
The latest spat between Quebec and Ottawa over immigration is based on politics and not the reality of the labour market, says the head of a major employers group. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a bilateral meeting with Quebec Premier Francois Legault in Montreal on March 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
economy
Ottawa focuses on French-speaking economic immigrants – and often bypasses stronger candidates
FILE PHOTO: : A view of East Hastings street in Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo
politics
Ottawa accused of failing to crack down on unethical immigration consultants
Community members gather in support of over 700 students who were duped by "ghost" immigration consultants in a protest in Mississauga, Ont., on Wednesday June 14, 2023. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
politics
Conservative immigration policy should focus on the goal of citizenship, Tory critic says
Conservative Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship critic Tom Kmiec rises during Question Period, Friday, October 27, 2023 in Ottawa. Kmiec says immigration policy should be focused on the ultimate goal of citizenship.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
Montreal English school board seeks leave to appeal Bill 21 ruling to Supreme Court
The offices of the English Montreal School Board are seen Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, in Montreal. The English Montreal School Board says it will seek permission to appeal a recent decision on Quebec's secularism law to the Supreme Court of Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
canada
Deportation hearing set for truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash
Jaskirat Singh Sidhu walks into the Kerry Vickar Centre for his sentencing in Melfort, Sask., on March 22, 2019. A deportation hearing for Sidhu, the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash six years ago, has been scheduled for next month.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis</p>
alberta
Alberta wants more control over immigration and more Ukrainian refugees to fill jobs
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. The Alberta government is asking the federal government for more control over provincial immigration.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
u.s. politics
U.S. court keeps Texas border security law on hold in win for Biden
A drone view shows a pregnant mother of two as she sits on the sidelines of a group of migrants surrendering to immigration officials after the group breached a razor wire-laden fence from along the bank of the Rio Grande River in El Paso, Texas, U.S., March 25, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
market news
Canadian dollar steadies as Bank of Canada frets about productivity shortfall
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
decoder
Canada’s population shock drives most of recent productivity declines
FILE PHOTO: People work at Honda's auto manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ontario, Canada April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
canada
Ottawa to curb number of temporary residents
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opinion
Canada’s immigration system isn’t living up to its potential. Here’s how to fix it
Parisa Mahboubi
politics
Trudeau rules out Quebec’s request for full control over immigration
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a bilateral meeting with Quebec Premier François Legault in Montreal, Friday, March 15, 2024.
canada
Ottawa should respect Quebec’s immigration cap for family reunification, minister says
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller rises during Question Period, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
canada
Alleged UK airport scam allowed travellers to circumvent Canada’s immigration laws
Airline staff manage holidaymakers and travellers as they queue at a check-in desk in the departure hall of Terminal 2 at London Heathrow Airport in west London, on April 6, 2022. - British Airways on Wednesday cancelled 78 flights scheduled to land at, or take-off from, Heathrow Airport on Wednesday as staff shortages due to the Covid-19 pandemic continue to disrupt the aviation industry. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
politics
Ottawa threatens to shut down schools abusing international student program
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canada
Some Ukrainians in Quebec struggle with French requirement for immigration
The Samuel de Champlain Bridge is shown lit up in the colours of Ukraine in Montreal, Saturday, February 26, 2022, in a show of support from the government of Canada for the Ukrainian people and all Ukrainian Canadians. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
opinion
Justin Trudeau has the power to fix one of his biggest political problems. Joe Biden isn’t so lucky
Tony Keller
report on business
Aging population will widen labour gap in Canadian agriculture industry, report says
Migrant workers pick strawberries at a strawberry farm in Pont Rouge Que., on August 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
opinion
On immigration, the sum of Canada’s special interests is not the national interest
Tony Keller