Immigration
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February 19, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador adopts expression of interest model for immigration programs
Newfoundland and Labrador has become the last province in Canada to adopt the so-called expression of interest (EOI) model for its priority processing program for high skilled immigrants.
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February 19, 2025
Quebec’s new integration plan for immigrants raises concerns
The Quebec government tabled a “divisive” bill that proposes to integrate immigrants into a “common culture,” shelving a longstanding model of interculturalism and inclusiveness in favour of one that leans on assimilation, marking a shift that will likely alienate ethnocultural communities rather than foster and strengthen ties to Quebec society, lament critics.
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February 19, 2025
Important immigration issues impacting legal status in the U.S.
With all the recent press about illegal immigrants being deported from the United States, it seems timely to write a reminder of what kinds of issues can impact one’s legal status in the United States.
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February 18, 2025
Why Canada should not be 51st state but join the EU: Now that’s tempting | Hodine Williams
Let me get right to it: the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state of the United States is a fantasy better suited to remain in the realm of late-night TV debates and Internet memes. Sure, Canada and the United States share the world’s longest undefended border, a love of hockey (okay, mostly Canada), and a language (again, mostly), but that’s pretty much where the similarities end. Canada is a proud, independent nation with its own identity, values, and systems — none of which align with the idea of becoming part of the United States. But what if there’s a better, bolder alternative? Hear me out! What if Canada joined the European Union? Yes, the EU. Before you dismiss this as absurd, let’s dive into the facts, the hurdles and why this idea might not be as crazy as it sounds.
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February 14, 2025
Yukon releases feedback on potential changes to parentage, child-naming laws
Yukon’s government has released feedback received on potential changes to the territory’s laws on parentage and the naming of children.
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February 14, 2025
Feds launch 2025 pre-budget consultations amid tariff uncertainty
The federal government has launched pre-budget consultations amid the looming threat of the U.S. potentially imposing tariffs on Canadian imports.
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February 13, 2025
CBA urges new funding as Federal Court’s massive budget shortfall threatens drastic service cuts
The Liberal government’s underfunding of the Federal Court could “drastically” reduce service to litigants, its chief justice warns, spurring the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) to call for urgent “off-cycle” federal funding to address the national trial court’s chronic multi-million-dollar budgetary shortfalls.
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February 13, 2025
Growing refugee claims push the system to near collapse | Sergio R. Karas
As promised during the election campaign, the new Trump Administration issued an Executive Order suspending the controversial United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), effectively halting the resettlement of tens of thousands of migrants seeking entry to the United States. Unpublished State Department statistics obtained by CBS News show that the move stranded more than 22,000 people who had been approved for departure to the United States by the Biden Administration.
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February 13, 2025
Europe’s revenge: They may hit back harder | Hodine Williams
The imposition of tariffs by the United States on European Union goods has long been a crossroads in transatlantic trade relations. Historically, the U.S. has used tariffs to protect domestic industries, often citing national security or unfair trade practices as justification — yawn. The most notable recent example was the Trump administration’s 2018, decision to impose a 25 per cent tariff on steel and a 10 per cent tariff on aluminium imports from the EU under s. 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, which allows tariffs for national security reasons. The EU responded swiftly with retaliatory tariffs on iconic American products like alcohol, motorcycles and jeans. But as tensions grow, the question remains: how will the EU respond to U.S. tariffs, and what tools does it have at its disposal?
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February 12, 2025
The history of U.S.-Canada trade: A tangled tale | Hodine Williams
Let’s make something clear. From my last article you will by now appreciate that tariffs placed on Canadian goods doesn’t affect the cost of producing Canadian goods or local prices. Canada doesn’t pay the tariffs. Instead, it is paid by persons importing the goods and generally the end users in the United States. The effect is that it makes Canadian good more expensive to Americans and in theory should lower the demand for Canadian goods.