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
