Asma Atique

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International students and other newcomers to Canada without permanent residency status have had the rug pulled out from under them by dramatic changes to Canada’s immigration system, despite their contributions to Canadian society. (Unsplash)

Broken immigration promises are based on false narratives

Asma Atique, Toronto Metropolitan University and Deepa Nagari, Toronto Metropolitan University

Changes to Canada’s immigration system have dramatically reduced legal pathways towards permanent residency based on myths about the impact of immigrants on Canadian society.
Despite the benefits migrant grandparents provide, sponsored grandparents are consistently suspected of taking advantage of Canada’s health care and social welfare systems. (Jonathan Castaneda/Unsplash)

Here’s why Canada’s parents and grandparents reunification program is problematic

Megan Gaucher, Carleton University; Asma Atique, Toronto Metropolitan University; Ethel Tungohan, York University, Canada, and Harshita Yalamarty, Toronto Metropolitan University

International conventions dictate that families have a right to be together. But Canada’s current parent and grandparent reunification program makes that difficult.

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