Reading Time: 2 minutesImmigration Minister Marc Miller said the move would allow the government to address “bad actors” taking advantage of international students.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesCo-directed by Thao Lam and Kjell Boersma, Boat People is a short film detailing Lam’s family as they escape from Vietnam and cross the South China Sea.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I thought as long as I gave myself two months and a bit more, I should be able to get my visa on time based on the IRCC website and the steps that I needed to do.”
Reading Time: 6 minutesFulcrum Contributor Sydney Greiner on the STCA and Roxham Road.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe same people who said my name sounded like a taco and made Islamophobic comments back in middle school are now posting infographics—how ironic.
Reading Time: 7 minutesBut if universities want to wear the badge of assisting non-status immigrants, they must consider the very real barriers that their advertised benefits may pose.
Reading Time: 2 minutesJust as a reunification policy shouldn’t favour the wealthiest, it shouldn’t create a system of further uncertainty where applications hang in limbo. Surely, we can do better. This isn’t Lotto 649, these are people’s lives.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe program is expected to produce two million Anne adherents, or “immigrants” on the island by the year 2030. The long term goal is to move the entire population of Canada to PEI, in order to create a country in the model of Anne.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSanctuary cities may not be legally binding in a lot of cases, but it is the first step in making people feel welcome.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWith the rise of populist politics and a growing anti-globalization angst, immigration has become a hot-button issue once again.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA selection of personal immigration stories from our staff.
Reading Time: 2 minutesU of O profs weigh in on what this new status could mean for residents.
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe global impact of the upcoming French election.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis month’s installation features the works of U of O students Dimitri Seemungal and Ahmed Suleimi.
Reading Time: 2 minutesClosed, cautious, protectionist societies can only stand still for so long until the currents of time will sweep them off their feet.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Having students from all over the world means more diversity of thought, cultural exchange, and higher tuition f—I mean academic rigour.”—Jacques Frémont
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe agreement assumes that the U.S. has, and will continue to have, good asylum policies. The new Trump administration is making a very good case against that assumption.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn response to the travel ban issued by the United States government against seven Muslim-majority countries, the University of Ottawa has announced that it will be taking measures to assist students affected by this executive order.
Reading Time: 4 minutesPeople in power must be aware and responsible for the influence and impact their rhetoric has, especially in tense times.
Reading Time: 2 minutesLots of Americans will be moving to Canada in the wake of Tuesday’s election. There’s just no way those were empty threats, they’re definitely going to do it and you need to be ready.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhy hide our indispensable cultural heterogeneity behind a facade of “true Canadian identity?” Isn’t it a good thing that our nation is so dynamic and multifaceted that we don’t necessarily boast a set identity?
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow this year’s Academy Awards were more than just your typical Hollywood glitz and glam show.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAccording to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), roughly 17,000 Canadians are due to immigrate to the United States in pursuit of the mythical American Netflix.
Reading Time: 8 minutesIMAGINE BEING TOLD you must pack up your belongings and move to another country. You may not speak the language, know the customs, or have a single friend or family member there to guide you, but regardless of the circumstances, you’re going. For some people, leaving their home country is a welcome—and maybe even celebrated …
