Newcomers and Immigrants in Canada

ISANS is looking for nominees to profile in a new book on the long-term benefits of immigration.

Ethnic communities provide secure, supportive spaces for immigrants in Canada, and don’t develop as products of poverty, discrimination or deprivation, new research shows.

“Almost every immigrant group in their initial years of settlement in the host country forms enclaves or communities,” explained Sandeep Agrawal, a University of Albert

BY GOLDY HYDEROver 25 years ago, I wrote my master’s thesis on how the crisis label applied to public policy is both an opportunity for governments and a problem for its citizens.The example …

P.E.I.'s Public Schools Branch has hired 12 additional teachers in the last 10 days to deal with the influx of 241 new immigrant students over the summer.

The language is unusually strong for Ahmed Hussen, who speaks often about Canada’s 'strict and efficient immigration and border-control system'

Three new young Canadians are featured in a short film selected to screen at the FIN Atlantic International Film Festival. It is designed to help dispel myths of what it means to be a refugee.

Application numbers also increased to 20,500 for 2019

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A Saudi man is pleading with authorities to let him stay in Canada, two days before he is supposed to be deported back to his country where he fears he will be tortured and possibly killed.

In ‘majority-minority’ cities such as Markham and Brampton, diversity isn’t aspirational; it’s a fact. But how does integration work?

As at 2017, there were over 11,000 Nigerian students in Canada. They hardly go back to Nigeria afte

Toronto, Aug 26 (IBNS): The YMCA of Greater Toronto Area’s community and newcomer settlement services wing Next Stop Canada welcomed over a hundred newcomers and immigrants through their celebratory program #FinalStopON. 

Opinion: We don't have enough physicians to operate our expensive healthcare system—and that's exacerbated by the looming departure of 1,000 Saudi medical trainees

Justin Trudeau's Liberal government is dropping its controversial lottery system for reuniting immigrant families and moving to a first-come, first-served online system following backlash from frustrated sponsors.

TheTribune: Brain drain is a serious cause of concern for many developing countries, including India. No other region in India has a more pronounced effect of it than Punjab. Everyone in the state knows someone who lives and works abroad.

Have a nice trip. Don't come again

A group of asylum seekers arrive at the temporary housing facilities at the border crossing on May 9, 2018, in St. Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que. Photo from The Canadian Press. Canada has long been a country of immigrants and is still seen as an “open-doors” nation, with the goal of attracting 310,000 permanent