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All 10 Canadian Provinces To Stop Holding Asylum Seekers In Jails
Newfoundland and Labrador has become the last remaining Canadian province to announce it will stop holding asylum seekers and other immigrants in provincial jails, a practice which it now
New Brunswick To Stop Holding Asylum Seekers In Provincial Jails
The Atlantic Canadian province of New Brunswick is going to stop holding asylum seekers and other immigrants in provincial jails which it now does under
Quebec Health Care Industry To Employ 1,500 Asylum Seekers
The employment minister of Quebec, Kateri Champagne Jourdain, wants to recruit around 1,500 asylum seekers to work in the province’s healthcare industry over the next
Canada’s Pathway to Permanent Residence for Asylum Seekers in Care Homes Open On December 14
Canada will begin accepting permanent residence applications on Monday December 14 from refugee claimants who helped care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two new
COVID-19: Pathway to Permanent Residence for Asylum Seekers in Canada’s Care Homes
Canada is to make some asylum seekers who worked in hospitals and care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic eligible for permanent residence. Immigration Minister Marco
Sweden Looking to Emulate Canada’s Immigration System
Sweden’s Minister of Employment, Ylva Johansson, is visiting Canada to learn about Canada’s immigration system and understand how newcomers are integrated into Canadian society. Immigrant
Global Asylum Claims Rise 45%, but Canada Lags in Receiving Refugees
According to the UNHCR annual asylum trends report, Canada has remained at the bottom of the world’s top-15 refugee receiving countries. In 2014 866,000 new asylum claims