An outreach organization that supports asylum seekers and immigrants in Alberta believes the systems helping all newcomers need to be modernized in order to better support those coming to Canada. “I think the issue has always been, from time immemorial, that we don’t have our levels of government necessarily speaking to each other when it … Read more
The premiers of Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador are so far the only leaders to publicly volunteer to take in asylum seekers to ease pressure on Quebec, despite a joint call from all premiers for would-be refugees to be distributed more evenly across the country. During a news conference Wednesday in Halifax at the close … Read more
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Biden administration on Wednesday after the White House said it would effectively shut out asylum seekers who attempt to cross the country’s southern border from Mexico. President Joe Biden unveiled the plans earlier this month, after chastising Republicans for tanking a bipartisan border deal in February. The new … Read more
Premier David Eby is expanding his criticism of what he says is an unfair share of federal funding being given to Western Canada. Eby says Ottawa’s “special treatment for Quebec and Ontario” eventually gets “to be too much” and it’s “disingenuous” for federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller to suggest that B.C.’s concerns are simply about … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada has spent nearly half a billion dollars over the last five years processing asylum claims from people who arrived in the country without a visa, a new report from the parliamentary budget officer has found. The PBO analyzed the cost of processing claims from visa-exempt countries, … Read more
Quebec Premier François Legault is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to slow the influx of asylum seekers entering his province, which he said is nearing a “breaking point.” Legault made his request in an official letter to Trudeau sent Wednesday afternoon, a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press. “We are very close … Read more
