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Canada's immigration minister says he plans to propose measures to reform the country's refugee system, potentially fast-tracking refusals of cases deemed to have little chance of succeeding.

Experts and advocates warned that could violate asylum-seekers' right to due process and could be challenged in court.
"I plan to put forward more measures. I want to reform the system. It's not working in the way it should," Immigration Minister Marc Miller told a parliamentary committee on Monday.

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Artificially generated videos of a Toronto-based lawyer asking for money appear to be just one way some try to exploit newcomers to Canada during a time of confusion around new immigration rules.

Two videos sent to immigration lawyer Max Chaudhary appear to be him directly addressing an individual on a first-name basis and even naming his fiance. The problem is that what he's watching is actually a deepfake video created by artificial intelligence (AI).

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Canadians are feeling increasingly uneasy about immigration and its role in generating "economic strain," according to a new survey conducted by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
Among other things, the survey found that many Canadians believe too much attention is being focused on newcomers and refugees, and that asylum seekers receive too many benefits.
The survey landed two weeks after Ottawa announced dramatic changes to its projected immigration numbers. On Sunday, Prime Minister Justin...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government could have acted faster on reining in immigration programs, after blaming “bad actors” for gaming the system.

Trudeau released a nearly seven-minute video on YouTube Sunday talking about the recent reduction in permanent residents being admitted to Canada and changes to the temporary foreign worker program.

Over the next two years, the permanent residency stream is being reduced by about 20 per cent to 365,000 in 2027.

Dr. Shafi Bhuiyan, PhD, MBBS, MPH, MBA, is an internationally recognized academic in global health training, with a career shaped by profound personal experiences and a commitment to community health. His journey began in Bangladesh, where he completed MBBS degree from SSMC medical college in Dhaka and later worked as the founding liaison of a maternal and child health research and training institute. It was here that he focused on building the capacity of healthcare professionals to serve the most...

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...