As women took to the streets in 2022 to protest Iran’s killing of a youth whose only crime was to show her hair in public, Canada announced “decisive action.” On Nov. 14, 2022, two Liberal cabinet ministers unveiled a policy they said would “prevent senior members of the Iranian regime from finding safe haven in … Read more
A looming strike by Canada Border Services Agency workers was averted Tuesday after the union representing over 9,000 employees announced they have reached a tentative contract agreement. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Customs and Immigration Union (CIU) were in intense negotiations with the federal government over a new contract that were … Read more
Canada Border Services Agency members will strike starting this Friday if no deal is reached, the union representing workers said on Monday. A statement by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Customs and Immigration Union (CIU), which represents more than 9,000 CBSA workers, advised that if an agreement is not reached with … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thousands of employees at the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) could begin striking as early as Friday afternoon, potentially causing “major delays” across the country at airports and border crossings. More than 9,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Customs and Immigration … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada Border Services Agency employees could go on strike next month, which the union warns would cause “significant disruptions” during the summer travel season. The Public Service Alliance of Canada, which represents 9,000 CBSA employees, says 96 per cent of its members have voted in favour of … Read more
The Liberal government is proposing to make changes to Canada’s asylum claim system which could speed up the deportation process for rejected applicants from the country. The proposed amendments were quietly announced two weeks ago in the 2024 federal budget and come as Canada deals with a record number of asylum seekers. “Budget 2024 also … Read more
An Ottawa-based technology company suspended from working for the federal government after becoming embroiled in the ArriveCan app contract spending controversy is unloading a second office condominium it owns near Parliament Hill. Global News has learned that the second property put up for sale by Coradix Technology Consulting Ltd. at 222 Somerset St. West in … Read more
Newly disclosed figures show the number of refugee claimants landing at Canada’s two largest airports has sharply increased in recent years, as the government struggles to process cases and remove people whose claims are rejected. Around 72,000 people made refugee claims at airports between 2019 and 2023, according to numbers from the Immigration Refugee Board … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the government is putting $28 million into the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to try to tackle rising rates of auto theft ahead of a summit. The minister says this funding will be used to enhance the CBSA’s ability to detect … Read more
