Immigration

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the British Columbia needs to step up and take on more asylum seekers who come to Canada. Miller rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

B.C. needs to step up on asylum seekers if it wants more funding: Ottawa

Immigration Minister Marc Miller responds to David Eby’s criticism in wake of Quebec funding

 

The housing and doctor shortage is being blamed on immigration, Shelly D’Mello, CEO of the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria, says this is misleading and has negative impacts on recent arrivals. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Immigrants are assets, not liabilities, says B.C. advocacy group

Immigrants bring education, work experience, and additional tax revenues: inter-cultural association

 

A view of the landscape outside the hamlet of St. Vincent, Minn., looking north towards the Canada-U.S. border, is shown on on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, not far from where RCMP officers recovered the bodies of four unidentified Indian nationals. A man accused of helping smuggle people across the U.S.-Canada border into Minnesota, including four members of an Indian family who froze to death in 2022, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to seven counts of human smuggling. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James McCarten

Not guilty plea entered in fatal human smuggling case at Manitoba border

Charges connected to January, 2022 incident where family of Indian nationals died

 

FILE - A dinghy lies on the shore after a shipwreck where two migrants were killed and eight were rescued, in Thermi, on the northeastern Aegean Sea island of Lesbos, Greece, on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2023. The U.N. migration agency reported Wednesday that 8,565 people died on land and sea routes worldwide last year, a record high since launching its tally of the death toll a decade ago. The International Organization for Migration says the biggest increase in deaths last year came in the treacherous Mediterranean sea crossing. (AP Photo/Panagiotis Balaskas, File)
FILE - A dinghy lies on the shore after a shipwreck where two migrants were killed and eight were rescued, in Thermi, on the northeastern Aegean Sea island of Lesbos, Greece, on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2023. The U.N. migration agency reported Wednesday that 8,565 people died on land and sea routes worldwide last year, a record high since launching its tally of the death toll a decade ago. The International Organization for Migration says the biggest increase in deaths last year came in the treacherous Mediterranean sea crossing. (AP Photo/Panagiotis Balaskas, File)
A view of the landscape outside the hamlet of St. Vincent, Minn., looking north towards the Canada-U.S. border, is shown on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, not far from where RCMP officers recovered the bodies of four unidentified Indian nationals. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James McCarten

Another charge in case of family who froze sneaking over U.S. border

India began extradition process for Vancouver pair in May in fatal human smuggling case

A view of the landscape outside the hamlet of St. Vincent, Minn., looking north towards the Canada-U.S. border, is shown on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, not far from where RCMP officers recovered the bodies of four unidentified Indian nationals. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James McCarten
Federal public servants warned the government two years ago that large increases to immigration could affect housing affordability and services, internal documents show. A construction worker is shown at a building site in Ajax, Ont., on Thursday, Nov., 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Canada was warned 2 years ago immigration could pump up housing costs

Document reveals federal public servants were well aware of the pressures of high population growth

Federal public servants warned the government two years ago that large increases to immigration could affect housing affordability and services, internal documents show. A construction worker is shown at a building site in Ajax, Ont., on Thursday, Nov., 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
The federal government is changing the financial requirements for international students wishing to study in Canada. (Photo courtesy of UVic)

B.C.’s international students face big cost-of-living requirement hike

Increase from $10,000 a year to $20,635 is the first of its kind since the early 2000s

The federal government is changing the financial requirements for international students wishing to study in Canada. (Photo courtesy of UVic)
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New Canadians embracing holiday traditions that are brand-new for some

Newcomers exercise restraint in spending, focus on family time this holiday season

  • Dec 21, 2023
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Once a teacher in his native Nigeria, Folu Oloyede is now an early childhood education assistant in Vernon. (Contributed)

‘Stuck’ in Canada, Nigerian man finds purpose in Vernon

3 month visit turns to 3 year separation from family amid pandemic

Once a teacher in his native Nigeria, Folu Oloyede is now an early childhood education assistant in Vernon. (Contributed)
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Feds to level out number of new permanent residents in Canada in 2026

The Liberals have aggressively increased their targets over the past several years

Immigration Minister Marc Miller (THE CANADIAN PRESS)
A for rent sign is displayed on a house in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

British Columbians at higher risk for eviction from rentals

About 1 in 10 B.C. tenants are evicted, nearly twice the national average

  • Oct 20, 2023
A for rent sign is displayed on a house in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Statistics Canada says immigration is almost solely responsible for the largest annual population boom Canada has seen since 1957. Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Immigration powers Canada’s largest population jump since 1957

Statistics Canada says country grew by more than a million people in the year ending July 2023

Statistics Canada says immigration is almost solely responsible for the largest annual population boom Canada has seen since 1957. Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Marc Miller arrives for a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Miller says the controversial idea to allow new Canadians to take their oath of citizenship with the click of a button is an option worth considering, but there are no immediate plans for implementation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Citizenship at the click of a button still possible: immigration minister

‘You don’t want to take these moments lightly, but we do need technological options’

Marc Miller arrives for a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Miller says the controversial idea to allow new Canadians to take their oath of citizenship with the click of a button is an option worth considering, but there are no immediate plans for implementation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Alan Gonzales is a Filipino immigrant who moved to Canada, settling in Kelowna, British Columbia. (Photo courtesy Alan Gonzales)

Embracing beauty and diversity: A Filipino immigrant’s journey to Kelowna

Alan Gonzales from Philippines dedicates himself to assisting fellow immigrants

Alan Gonzales is a Filipino immigrant who moved to Canada, settling in Kelowna, British Columbia. (Photo courtesy Alan Gonzales)
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada's immigration system is broken, but is sidestepping questions about whether he would touch the current targets. Poilievre speaks at a news conference outside West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Poilievre says Canada’s immigration system broken, sidesteps cut questions

Leader says Conservatives would base immigration policy on the needs of private-sector employers

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada's immigration system is broken, but is sidestepping questions about whether he would touch the current targets. Poilievre speaks at a news conference outside West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser arrives to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

As immigration debate rages on, new report makes case for more newcomers

Without newcomers, Canada expected to struggle to maintain the old-age dependency ratio

Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser arrives to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser makes an announcement at the Cafe Ukraine in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Ottawa unveils pathway to permanent residency for Ukrainians who have fled to Canada

It comes the same day a program offering temporary emergency visas formally closed

Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser makes an announcement at the Cafe Ukraine in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
B.C.’s Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth has approved a one-time, three-month extension to continue holding immigration detainees in B.C. provincial custody. (Black Press Media File)

B.C. to continue holding immigration detainees with 3-month extension

Detainees will be transferred to CBSA custody starting Nov. 1, 2023

B.C.’s Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth has approved a one-time, three-month extension to continue holding immigration detainees in B.C. provincial custody. (Black Press Media File)
Photo: Mark Brett, Penticton Herald/Local Journalism Initiative Hardeep Singh Chahal holding daughter Keerat Kaur, his wife Kamaldeep Kaur and daughter with good friend Pierre Levesque Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at the Penticton Sikh Temple.

Happy ending for Penticton family who feared deportation

The family has been invited to reapply for their cancelled work visas

  • Jun 14, 2023
Photo: Mark Brett, Penticton Herald/Local Journalism Initiative Hardeep Singh Chahal holding daughter Keerat Kaur, his wife Kamaldeep Kaur and daughter with good friend Pierre Levesque Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at the Penticton Sikh Temple.
FILE - In this April 25, 2019 file photo, Anna Sorokin, who claimed to be a German heiress, sits at the defense table during jury deliberations in her trial at New York State Supreme Court, in New York. Sorokin, who is currently under house arrest in New York, has a new podcast, “The Anna Delvey Show.” (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Under house arrest, fake heiress Anna ‘Delvey’ Sorokin launches podcast to rehab public image

She wants to reimagine her public image to shake her reputation of being a con artist and a scammer.

FILE - In this April 25, 2019 file photo, Anna Sorokin, who claimed to be a German heiress, sits at the defense table during jury deliberations in her trial at New York State Supreme Court, in New York. Sorokin, who is currently under house arrest in New York, has a new podcast, “The Anna Delvey Show.” (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)