Canadian MPs set to hold emergency meeting over asylum seekers

Jul 16, 2018, at 09:21 pm

Ottawa, July 16 (IBNS): The House of Commons Citizenship and Immigration Committee will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss asylum seekers, who are crossing the US border and entering into Canada, media reports said.

Canada: Ottawa to end rejection policy for immigrants on medical grounds by April

Feb 18, 2018, at 04:01 pm

Ottawa, Feb 18 (IBNS): Canadian  Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said this week he will present a plan by April to abandon 40-year-old policy that excludes immigrants based on their medical conditions, media reports said.

MP Sahota announces faster reunion of spouses in Canada

Feb 16, 2018, at 01:12 am

Brampton, Feb 15 (IBNS):  The process of spouse sponsorship by the Government of Canada had significantly improved over the past year, helping  Canadians and permanent residents to reunite faster with their spouses, media reports said.

300,000 immigrants every year 'new normal' in Canada, says immigration minister

Oct 29, 2017, at 06:24 am

Ottawa, Oct 28 (IBNS): Canada's immigration minister, Ahmed Hussen, has said the influx of 300,000 immigrants in the country every year is "new normal", media reports said.

Canada relaxes requirements for attaining citizenship, to be effective from next week

Oct 06, 2017, at 05:12 am

Ottawa, Oct 5 (IBNS): The federal government has recently taken up a decision to relax some of the requirements necessary to attain the citizenship of the country.