| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Canadian Council for Refugees v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2023 SCC 17:
This year, to highlight the need for new donors and inspire people to help make our blood system stronger, Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is continuing their “Shine a Light” campaign and Héma-Québec is continuing their call to action for more people to make a difference. More donations help save lives and strengthen our health care system overall, improving access to life saving health care services when and where we need them.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC), issued the following statement: "There have been recent reports of international students and graduates facing removal from Canada, after letters of acceptance submitted as part of their study permit application were determined to be fraudulent."
“Today, Canada and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have started legal proceedings at the International Court of Justice to hold Syria accountable for torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment of its own people. Since 2011, Syrians have been tortured, murdered, sexually assaulted, forcibly disappeared and subjected to chemical weapon attacks on a mass scale. Twelve years on, human rights violations at the hands of the Syrian regime persist.
Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, and Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, the Honourable Mary Ng, today released the following joint statement in response to the United States’ requested dispute settlement consultations with Mexico under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
The Canadian delegation will continue playing a key role in the international community to implement the Convention, ensuring a greater presence for Canadian content in the digital space in particular.
Ministers and Secretaries of Health and Senior officials from Canada, Mexico, and the United States met on June 6 and 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C. at the White House for the North American Drug Dialogue (NADD) Public Health Summit.