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People in silhouette, some with arms up and holding signs, appear behind a Canadian flag.

What public opinion tells us about the political outlook for 2026

Four Canadian passports

Birthright citizenship and the politics of “birth tourism”

A white semi-truck passes through a forest of evergreens on a two-lane stretch.

Four ways Ottawa can throttle ‘Driver Inc.’

Some of the thousands of people standing and looking in the direction of a stage. Many are in red and some wave Canadian flags.

Bill C-3 could open the citizenship doors to people with little connection to Canada

A parade of men and women, many wearing black, walk with signs with pictures of people on them.

Iranian regime officials are entering Canada with alarming ease

Gary Anandasangaree with cameras and journalists in the unfocused background.

Recognizing the Tamil Canadian experience in public life

A man in a hard hat is adjusting a wire being held by a co-worker. The man is standing on an orange metal platform near the grey metal beams and scaffolding of the building.

Changes to open work permits undermine women’s self-sufficiency

Illustration depicting a checkerboard chart of faces showing different ethnicities and genders.

The diversity of candidates and MPs stalled for some groups in this election

Work skills must be central to Canadian immigration efforts

Is birth tourism about to return now that travel restrictions have been lifted?

Public opinion on migration could sour amid food insecurity and climate change

Sur la photo, une manchette du Journal de Montréal, tirée de l'édition du 29 septembre 2022.

Immigration: beyond numbers and controversies

Illustration of an evening city skyline with a bundled stream of zeroes and ones emanating from it.

A digital transformation can make Canada’s immigration system world-class

Premier Legault’s colonial values

Le Québec est plus fort que ce que la droite identitaire veut nous faire croire

The economic case against low-wage temporary foreign workers

How the government used the pandemic to sharply increase immigration

Governments must match civil society efforts to welcome refugees

Deux employés de St-Viateur Bagel, à Montréal.

Using the talents of newcomers to Canada

Student immigration visas are a money-making business

Le variant Omicron et les boucs émissaires de la CAQ

Illuminated signs in Montreal urging caution about COVID-19.

Public opinion in Canada has been shifting, but not because of the pandemic

A pregnant woman looks at a map.

Birth tourism in Canada dropped sharply once the pandemic began

Canada must develop immigration policy as climate change increases likelihood of mass displacement

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