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Budget cuts are about to wreck Canada’s immigration system
Crunching the numbers on the announced cuts at Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada shows a bloodbath in the making
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Unpacking Alberta’s anti-immigrant and anti-constitutional referendums
Alberta is aiming to use anti-migrant xenophobia to promote an agenda of deregulation and privatization
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Realizing potential: Reflections on policy responses to displaced persons in Manitoba
Supports available to newcomers under the special cohort-based initiatives for displaced Syrians, Afghans, and Ukrainians model what’s possible for Manitoba, and Canada.
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Alternative federal budget 2026: Immigration
What the Canadian government should do on immigration. Because true independence needs a new economic model.
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Budget fédéral alternatif 2026 : Immigration
Ce que le gouvernement canadien devrait faire en matière d’immigration. Une véritable indépendance exige un nouveau modèle économique.
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How Canada could modernize and streamline its asylum claims system
In recent years, the Canadian government has made it more difficult for refugee claimants to apply for asylum. The federal government has reinstated visa requirements…
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Canada’s international student program engineers inequality
The International Student Program in Canada has long created challenging conditions for international students—they pay higher tuition fees than domestic students, have restricted access to…
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Canadian immigration policy is an impenetrable maze—and I’m trapped in it
On October 10, I received a short text message from Iran: “Uncle Reza passed away. I hope his memory lives on forever.” I didn’t know…
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A convenient distraction: Is racist messaging being used in BC’s provincial election?
Ever since the economy started to slow down, the political discourse in BC has shifted dramatically. Immigrants and international students are blamed for the housing…
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Tackling racial inequality in Vancouver’s housing crisis: a new community research initiative
This initiative seeks to shed light on the racialized dimensions of Vancouver’s housing crisis and to develop data-driven housing policies that prioritize both racial equity…
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Exploitable and deportable by design: Why migrant workers’ housing is harmful to their health
Canada’s treatment of migrant workers is drawing international scrutiny after UN investigator Tomoya Obokata warned that its Temporary Foreign Worker Program “serves as a breeding…
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Addressing the racism of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
There is renewed attention on Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) in the wake of the recent damning report from the UN Special Rapporteur on…
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