Newcomers and Immigrants in Canada

International students are becoming increasingly worried about their status in Canada as post-graduate work permit (PGWP) requirements become stricter, and the prospect of tighter border laws hang over their heads.

For decades, Magdalena Olszanowski has seen herself as a Pole living in Canada, not a Canadian. That all changed when her Montreal-born children began questioning their identity, forcing Olszanowski to confront her own sense of belonging in Canada and to reconsider the cultural divide that had long shaped her perspective.

On his first day in office, U.S. President Donald Trump suspended immigration pathways used by Rainbow Railroad to find asylum for 2SLGBTQ+ people facing persecution in other countries. The charity already had 70 people pre-approved to resettle in the U.S., whom they have since been working to relocate to Canada.

On Canada Day, newcomers to Saskatchewan reflect on identity, inclusion and calling a new country home.

How a gas station in New York became a gateway to the north

Featuring newcomer stories ahead of the London Multicultural Festival.

Qissa’s Driving Canada project captures the untold stories of immigrant Uber drivers, now preserved in Canada’s national archives.

Food is the first step for many newcomers adopting new life in Canada. And in a city shaped by global migration, food is more than sustenance.

The one-night-only event on June 9, called Taste of Unity: A Filipino Culinary Experience, will be held in honour of the victims of Vancouver’s Lapu-Lapu Day festival tragedy. All proceeds raised will be donated to Filipino BC and the affected families.

'Welcome to My Country' features memories and monologues from people who immigrated to Canada and put down roots in Saskatoon.

Chow mein is the feature food at the Steveston Salmon Festival. Global's Safeeya Pirani visits longtime community members who are preparing for the event, and discovers the story behind the historic recipe - which was created by Japanese immigrants who settled in the area decades ago.

The province is welcoming about 400 people who left their homes in Nigeria, Haiti and some South American countries. They will relocate to cities including Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton and Edmundston.

'If Alberta isn't satisfied with the number or kind of newcomers moving to our province, we may have the option to withhold provincial social programs.'

Vien Huynh-Lee’s family came to Canada as refugees from Vietnam and moved to Manitoba. Despite the challenges of living in a place so different from Vietnam, they found a home in this rural community.

As many in Saskatchewan celebrate Canada Day, the day holds many different meanings. Multiple immigrants to Canada share their stories to CBC's Blue Sky.

Many people in Canada take Pride for granted. But for those coming from countries where they are persecuted for their 2SLGBTQ+ identities, the chance to take up space while living their truth is not taken lightly. 

Agnes Lomoro arrived in Nova Scotia as a skilled refugee health-care worker four years ago. Originally from South Sudan, she now works as a registered nurse and has recently become a Canadian citizen. 

Charleen Sibanda’s journey from Zimbabwe to Canadian citizenship has taught her to hold both belonging and the weight of colonization simultaneously.

From April to July 2025, the Rwandan community will engage in a period of commemoration and remembrance of the genocide against the Tutsi that occurred in Rwanda. This initiative, inspired by a Rwandan youth movement, includes organizing “A Walk to Remember.”

A new exhibition on Cantopop and Mandopop music in Vancouver is a Canadian story, says curator Melissa Karmen Lee.

Aracely Serrano Ayala said she felt her world was ending several times in the last three months.

There are multiple active federal, provincial and territorial programs that provide wage subsidies for businesses hiring immigrants, but there is no evidence of an across the board 30 per cent or 60 per cent subsidy. 

Becoming a citizen and receiving a Canadian passport is something many around the world dream of. Just ask Rana Kais, who was born a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon.