Refugees

Immigration minister heading to Nigeria to discuss influx of Nigerians on tourist visas entering Canada from the United States at unofficial entry points in Quebec to claim asylum.

Canada should take in more refugees, says Tima Kurdi, the aunt of three-year-old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi who died with his brother and mother while fleeing to Greece in 2015.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suspended an agreement with the United Nations that could have seen Canada become a new home for a number of African asylum seekers being turned away by Israel.

Many, many countries with far fewer resources and far less wealth have accepted more of those in need than Canada. We can do better.

Washington state's governor took aim at President Donald Trump in a speech to British Columbia's legislature on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, saying travel bans on immigrants and refugees have caused economic and moral wounds in the United States.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the appointment of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador for the WHO "unacceptable," joining a chorus of widespread condemnation.

Germany’s experience welcoming over a million refugees since 2015 is seen by a top German official as one factor behind the success of a far-right party in the country's recent election.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used the brightest stage in international politics to shine a light on the darkest corners of Canada's story on Thursday.

Canada's foreign affairs minister says the government is very concerned about the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and plans to speak up on their behalf.

A Haitian-Canadian Liberal MP is trying to dispel myths circulating among Haitians in Miami, Fla. that they'll get a "free pass" into Canada if they cross illegally.

Opposition leader Andrew Scheer says the Liberal government should designate the illegal entry points into Canada being used by thousands of asylum seekers as official crossings.

Up to one−third of the 7,000 people who have crossed illegally into Quebec from the U.S. in the last six weeks are children, the province’s immigration minister said Wednesday.

You can call it the 'alt-right,' the 'far right' or 'white nationalism,' but we have seen it before. It is racism and scapegoating, writes human rights lawyer Aleem Bharmal.

The Liberal government is misleading people when it says there's no advantage to crossing illegally into Canada to seek asylum, NDP MP Jenny Kwan says.

"There are mixed feelings in our community on what we think they should be doing and shouldn’t be doing," said Cornwall Mayor Leslie O’Shaughnessy.