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Ontario court approves class-action by immigration detainees against federal government

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has certified a class-action against the federal government regarding the use of provincial jails for immigration detainees, a practice the lawsuit alleges violates their Charter rights.

Trudeau government negotiating with provinces to keep migrants behind bars

After announcing that they would end the controversial practice of imprisoning people for immigration purposes, Ontario has agreed to extend its contract with the federal government, and Quebec says its open to doing the same.

'They follow us everywhere': Canadian citizens accuse Algeria of spying, intimidation at home

Members of Algeria's Kabyle minority living in Canada say they're living in fear, and are asking the Trudeau government to intervene and protect them from further intimidation.

Immigration minister responds to critics over plan to detain migrants in penitentiaries

Immigration minister, Marc Miller, has confirmed to Radio-Canada that the federal government will be turning to federal prisons to hold some foreign nationals for immigration purposes.

Federal government plans on incarcerating migrants in its penitentiaries

The Trudeau government wants to use federal prisons to detain migrants deemed "high-risk," according to a line buried in the federal budget tabled on Tuesday.

New federal requirements in the works for potentially intrusive software

A more robust federal directive requiring departments to measure the privacy impact of new technologies will be ready this summer, says Treasury Board President Anita Anand.

All 10 provinces to stop jailing migrants after Newfoundland vows to end practice

Newfoundland and Labrador has informed the Canada Border Services Agency that it will no longerincarcerate people detained solely for immigration purposes in its provincial jails as of March 31, 2025, according to information obtained by Radio-Canada.

Newfoundland and Labrador only province that still intends to imprison migrants

Newfoundland and Labrador, led by Andrew Furey's Liberal government, is the only Canadian province with no plans to end the controversial practice of incarcerating migrants in its provincial jails.

MPs grill federal departments over use of data extraction tools

Three federal institutions acknowledged not fulfilling a privacy directive when they appeared before the standing committee on access to information, privacy and ethics on Tuesday.

Federal departments violated privacy directive, committee hears

Canada's privacy commissioner appeared Thursday before a parliamentary committee looking into the federal government's use of tools capable of extracting personal data from mobile phones, computers and tablets.