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Even though Ukrainian refugees arriving in Montreal have escaped their war-torn country, many still face considerable challenges – not the least of which are mental health issues.

“Refugees in war experience enormous amounts of psychological trauma that impacts their acculturation outcomes negatively,” says Nate Fuks, PhD, and Director of McGill’s The Professor Virginia I. Douglas Centre for Clinical Psychology. “Often it prevents them from adjusting well in a new country.”

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Canada’s healthcare sector is experiencing critical labour shortages, heightened by the pandemic, and we need qualified workers to fill these vacancies. To help address these shortages, the Government of Canada is investing in projects that will give internationally educated health professionals the support and experience needed to pursue opportunities in the areas where we need their skills most. 

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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is pleased to release details on the Government of Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan for 2023-2025. Canada aims to welcome 465,000 new permanent residents in 2023, 485,000 in 2024 and 500,000 in 2025.

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November 8, 2022 | Vancouver, BC | Health Canada

Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, issued the following statement after the Federal, Provincial, Territorial (FPT) Health Ministers’ Meeting:

"Today, we met in-person with our provincial and territorial counterparts for the first time since 2018 following an unprecedented period of collaboration...

Solving Labour Shortages in Key Sectors Like Health Care, Construction, and Transportation: Workers From 16 New Occupations Now Eligible for Permanent Residence

Immigration is not just good for our communities and our economy. It is essential. That is why the Government of Canada is working to welcome newcomers who bring the skills our economy needs to help address acute labour shortages across the country.

The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced...

Immigrants make up the largest share of the population in over 150 years and continue to shape who we are as Canadians

Canada has a long history of immigration. Millions of people from all over the world have chosen, and continue to choose, Canada as their new home. In 2021, more than 8.3 million people, or almost one-quarter (23.0%) of the population, were, or had ever been, a landed immigrant or permanent resident in Canada. This was the largest proportion since Confederation,...

The Canadian economy has experienced one of the fastest recoveries from COVID-19 among advanced economies, but is now facing critical labour market shortages causing uncertainty for Canadian businesses and workers.

Today the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, released Canada’s 2023–2025 Immigration Levels Plan. The plan embraces immigration as a strategy to help businesses find workers and to attract the skills required in key sectors—including health...

Professor Claire Deng of Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), Dr. Makini McGuire-Brown, and research assistants are doing a research project on healthcare access for undocumented immigrants and would be very grateful for your participation! The research is strictly academic and will be completely anonymous, no one except the researchers will know of your identity. Your name or any identifying factors will not appear anywhere at all. Your privacy will be protected.

We would...