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Canada’s international student program engineers inequality
The International Student Program in Canada has long created challenging conditions for international students—they pay higher tuition fees than domestic students, have restricted access to…
Canadian immigration policy is an impenetrable maze—and I’m trapped in it
On October 10, I received a short text message from Iran: “Uncle Reza passed away. I hope his memory lives on forever.” I didn’t know…
Trump’s tariff threat is about borders, not trade
Late Monday night, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump used his Truth Social platform to announce he would impose across-the-board 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico on…
Refugees welcome? Comparing Canadian policy on Palestinian and Ukrainian refugees
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A Decade of Migrant Care Worker Programs
For more than a century, Canada has seen thousands of migrant care workers enter the country to provide much needed care work.
Canada’s Broken Promises to Migrant Care Workers—More Pilot Programs Not a Solution—
VANCOUVER — The federal government must ensure that just-announced pilot programs for migrant care workers are not the latest in a series of failed such programs,…
Canada’s Broken Promises to Migrant Care Workers
VANCOUVER — The federal government must ensure that just-announced pilot programs for migrant care workers are not the latest in a series of failed such programs,…
New Report—Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova Scotia
Halifax/Kjipuktuk – Today, with the Migrant Workers in the Canadian Maritimes Partnership, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the new report Falling Short: Troubles…
Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova Scotia
Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova Scotia is the third community report released by the Migrant Workers in the Canadian Maritimes Partnership.…
New report focuses on the experiences of immigrant and migrant women workers in Nova Scotia
Halifax/Kjipuktuk—Today, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the report, Cooking, Cleaning, and Caring: COVID-19, Essential Labour and the Experiences of Immigrant and Migrant…
Canada is cutting international student visas—and that’s bad policy
On Monday January 22, 2024 Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller announced several major changes to the federal international student program. Amongst these…
Parliament is back in session. What’s on the agenda?
Members of Parliament are returning to the legislature today, amidst historically low polling numbers for the ruling Liberals and mounting support for the opposition Conservatives.
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