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A photograph of Question 1 in Alberta’s immigration referendum: Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?

Alberta’s immigration referendum is over. Now what?

Quebecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon holds up a chart while sitting at a table.

Why the Parti Québécois can’t limit asylum seekers in Quebec

Row after row of university students sitting at tables in a large hall.

How the Global South finances the educated workforce in Canada and other wealthy countries

Electric-trolley wires connect overhead as a dozen people cross the street.

Canada has three immigration realities, not one

New immigration law could make Canada less secure, not more

Three people standing over a hospital bed with a dummy baby.

Canada shouldn’t mistake immigrant entrepreneurship for inclusion

An illustration of people holding hands in a circle, viewed from overhead.

Traditional African mutual aid and savings systems deserve recognition in Canada

An illustration featuring a person in red boots stands at a metaphorical starting line before a Canadian flag painted onto the pavement.

Opaque immigration screening threatens Canada’s global talent strategy

New data provide insight into pandemic inequalities

Managing asylum claims in a federal system with lessons from Germany

Dozens of men, women and children sit or stand on the beach, some laying down. Several Indonesian officials stand among them.

Rohingya refugees are an untapped source for Canada’s workforce

Travellers including a young child holding stuffed animals walk with luggage through an airport arrivals area in front of a welcome sign.

Why are some refugees more welcome in Canada than others?

Expanding immigration will not erase racism in Canadian society

Montréal et le laisser-faire en intégration

The good and bad news from a public opinion researcher

A broader approach to AI would cut bias in immigration decisions while adding speed

View from a high-rise showing snow-covered roofs of homes and shops on a few blocks of downtown streets, with street lights glowing with the backdrop of a flat grey sky at dusk.

Has immigration become a third rail in Canadian politics?

Canada’s immigration policy is at a crossroads

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

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