OPINION: It is time for immigration 3.0
The next phase of immigration policy in Canada should take a more robust view of nation-building in the short and long terms.
Immigration and Integration
OPINION: It’s time to restate the business case for migration
In an age where diversity is being threatened by fear, it is critical that Canada be the beacon of gender and cultural equality.
How Davos Helps to Share Canadian Knowledge with the World
Senior government officials, entrepreneurs, and business and cultural leaders from around the world gathered together in Davos, Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum that began on January 17, 2017.
Three hopeful trends for the future of welcoming migrants and refugees
The evidence is resounding that migration is good for individuals, economies, and communities. Under the right conditions, migration can improve lives, enhance development and economic growth, and promote social and cultural vibrancy.
Migrants help economies to thrive. So why do they still generate fear?
Migrants have also become the main driver for development. The World Bank estimates that between them they may send home as much as $600 billion this year – at least three times the value of all foreign aid. Development experts agree that remittances will play a critical role in funding the Sustainable Development Goals.
Leadership has gone wrong. 4 insights on how to fix it
"I think political leadership is opportunistic and it has to be, because of the election cycle," she said. However, she said that "as an immigrant, I have three passports in my life, I want to see points of light in all this discourse about difficulties and betrayals."
The biggest issues facing migrants today – and what we can do to solve them
In the management of global migration, the world is clinging to outdated infrastructure and patterns of mobility. The contribution immigrants make to their host communities is not widely understood, and countries need to begin showing an interest in all migrants, not just skilled labour.
Minister may suspend revocations of citizenship
Senator Omidvar discusses the need of due process in citizenship revocation cases along with the government's proposed moratorium.
The Senate’s champion of diversity
The senator sat down with iPolitics on October 6 in a vacant office at the University of Ottawa’s Fauteux Building after giving a keynote speech to a group of law students, interested in refugee law, from across Canada. The address was part of the first student-led conference of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers.
Ottawa softens stand on stripping citizenship over false papers
Recently appointed independent senator Ratna Omidvar gave the keynote address. She encouraged students to pursue a career in refugee and social justice law and shared her own story of fleeing Iran as a refugee in 1981. She inspired attendees to remember that the human element in the law is as important as the law itself.