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After fleeing to Ottawa from Congo last winter, Fanny Mbuyavanga was still left searching for a safe place to rest her head at night. 

"I didn't know where to go, where to start," the 23-year-old recalled.

Mbuyavanga arrived in December and initially stayed with friends before ending up at Heron Road Community Centre in July — one of the emergency overflow spaces set up to help manage the crisis facing Ottawa's shelter system. 

"I don't like this situation. I don't know what to do. I'm here, I will...

Canada has announced changes to their visitor visa policies, effectively ending the automatic issuance of 10-year multiple-entry visas, according to new rules outlined by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
The IRCC posted an update on the federal government’s website on Nov. 6 claiming that “multiple-entry visas issued to maximum validity are no longer considered to be the standard document.”
Previously, visitors to Canada could be granted multiple-entry visas for up to 10 years, which...

On the 25th and 26th of October, N4, WES, and AIMGA hosted the "Building Collaboration on Program and Policy: A National Convening of ITP-Led/Serving Organizations." This event brought together internationally trained professionals (ITPs) and healthcare specialists to drive essential discussions on improving licensure pathways in Canada.

The convening provided a valuable platform for sharing knowledge, identifying challenges, and unifying efforts. Attendees explored the current landscape of...

The Quebec government is suspending two major pathways to permanent residency as part of a reassessment of its overall immigration strategy.

Over the next few months, the Legault government will stop issuing Quebec Selection Certificates(CSQs) — an essential document in the immigration process — for economic immigrants and foreign students applying through two of its main pathways to permanent status.

This freeze will target those wishing to immigrate to Quebec under the Regular Skilled Worker...