Immigration Direct

An internal study by Canada’s border agency finds that electronic monitoring of some immigrants and refugees could be a cost-effective alternative to jail. The study, revealed under a Freedom of Information request, examined alternatives to incarceration—such as the use of voice-recognition systems and wired ankle bracelets—used in seven other countries. Conducted by the Canada Border […]

In a turbulent world, it appears that Canada remains a popular destination for visitors from around the globe. The Canadian government says that 2014 is a record year for the issuance of travel and trade visas to foreign visitors; with three months remaining in the year, Canada has already issued a record-setting number of foreign

In keeping with its earlier pledge to do so, the government of Canada has begun revoking the passports of citizens that it believes have joined groups deemed to be ‘extremist.’ Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has publicly confirmed that the federal government has begun to revoke the passports of Canadians who have left the country to join

There have been many vocal opponents to the Canadian government’s recent changes in immigration law. Now, the government of Canada’s third-largest province is expressing its concern about the proposed federal crackdown on “birth tourism”—the practice of foreign women giving birth in Canada in order to obtain Canadian citizenship. The provincial government of British Columbia (BC)

Canadian Immigration Minister Chris Alexander is holding a series of meetings with Francophone community leaders outside of Quebec as his government seeks advice on how to attract a greater number of francophone immigrants to Canada. Alexander recently completed a series of consultation meetings with Francophone community leaders in Manitoba as part of a wider effort

A new survey finds that most Canadians are not aware of the number of immigrants and refugees admitted into their country each year. In its annual survey, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) found that 43 percent of Canadian adults polled could not even hazard a guess as to the Canadian immigration numbers, although about one-third of

Educational advocates in Quebec are alleging that thousands of immigrant children are being denied an education due to their parents’ lack of permanent status in Canada. According to the Collectif éducation sans frontieres, many of the parents of the affected children are living in Canada illegally, or have not been granted either refugee status or a government issued work permit.

Despite some vocal opposition, the Canadian government has lowered the cutoff age for the children of refugees and immigrants to be considered as ‘dependents’; effective August 1st, the new age for unmarried dependents of Canadian immigrants and refugees dropped from the previous 21 to 18 years old. The new dependent age is one of the many changes to