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What's in Canada's Immigration Bill, Why It's Causing Worry
The Strong Borders Act—proposes a sweeping shift in immigration that, among other items, expands the Canadian Coast Guard’s ...
Canada introduces a bill to lift restrictive citizenship by descent norms; Indian diaspora to benefit say experts
Canada's immigration minister has introduced legislation to extend citizenship by descent beyond the first generation, ...
Canada's New Citizenship Bill: What It Means For Indians, Those Born Abroad
This bill is expected to benefit the Indian diaspora and other immigrant communities amid the Trump administrations ...
Canada proposes sweeping immigration and security bill
Canada's immigration minister Lena Diab said the Strong Borders Act is meant to curb organised crime and the flow of illegal ...
Immigration minister defends sweeping new powers in border bill
Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab is defending controversial new measures in the Strong Borders Act, such as giving her ...
Canada’s sweeping border bill ‘an attack’ on asylum seekers’ rights, says human rights group
While the Canadian government says its proposed Bill C-2 will improve the immigration and asylum system, a human rights group ...
Experts warn of Bill C-2 as ’anti-refugee’ and ’anti-immigrant’ giving Canada ’unchecked powers’ like the U.S.
Experts warn of Bill C-2 as ’anti-refugee’ and ’anti-immigrant’ giving Canada ’unchecked powers’ like the U.S. Bill C-2 gives power to pause, cancel and suspend immigration documents.
Ministers say new border bill upholds rights while limiting asylum claims
Critics and advocacy groups are calling the wide-ranging border security legislation a threat to civil liberties in the ...