A year after their plane touches down in Canada, refugees are required to start paying back their travel loans. But it can be a challenge for larger families who are struggling to find meaningful work, cover rising costs and learn a new language.
Tension between Canada and India persists over remarks by Indian EAM S Jaishankar on arrests linked to Hardeep Singh Nijjar s killing. Immigration Minister Marc Miller disputes the comments, emphasizing concerns over extremism and separatism.
Canada has improved the way it calculates processing times for immigration applications, aiming to enhance predictability. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will now use forward-looking processing times for several high-volume immigration programs, such as Express Entry and citizenship grants. This change follows recommendations from an Auditor General report, focusing on improving communication with applicants. Updated service standards are anticipated by the end of the year.
Placing migrants who are not criminals in prisons risks serious violations of their human rights and perpetuates narratives about the criminality of immigrants.