Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible en français. This document provides an overview of the various factors and players that shape Canada’s immigration policy, sheds light on the legislative framework and the roles and responsibilities of the various levels of government, and presents a few… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. High-speed (or broadband) Internet has become integral to the lives of most Canadians. Broadband Internet service is all the more important in rural and remote areas, because it makes it possible to provide various essential services to… Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible en français. Refugees are people who flee their countries because they have a well-founded fear of persecution. Once refugees arrive in another country and seek asylum, international law protects them from being sent back to face serious threats. Of course,… Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible en français. The decline in youth voter turnout in Canadian federal elections was first observed following the 1984 federal general election. Since then, youth voter turnout remains lower than the turnout for all other age groups, despite intermittent increases… Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible en français. On 1 July 2002, a group of countries around the world established the International Criminal Court (ICC or the Court) as a forum to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the world’s most serious crimes. The Rome Statute of the… Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible en français. Prostitution has long been the subject of varying moral perspectives and legal approaches. These divisions often reflect different ideas about how vulnerable people can best be protected from exploitation and violence. International law relating to prostitution is mainly… Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible en français. Over the last 30 years, the governments of various Western democracies have made significant changes in their approach to managing prostitution. However, little consensus exists on the most appropriate legislative response. In various countries, attempts to adopt a new legislative… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. The federal government collects revenues and makes expenditures in all provinces. Per capita federal revenues and spending vary from province to province, depending on the economic and demographic conditions in each province. Sources of federal revenues include personal… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. Canadians have a wide range of views about what comprises appropriate physical contact when parenting or teaching a child. These differences have prompted debates about what behaviours are harmful enough that they should be prohibited. In Canada, the crime of assault… Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible en français. In Canada, language is an area of shared jurisdiction between the various levels of government. Although the federal government has established its own support measures, it relies on the provinces and territories to help ensure the nationwide recognition of both official languages – English and French. This HillStudy provides an overview of the language regimes established… Read More ›