Ridland's temporary visitor application was rejected on Oct. 17, 2022, and a bid for a study visa was rejected on Nov. 3, 2022.

Visa applicants from Africa have more difficulty securing permission to visit Canada than do travellers from any other continent, and that has some asking whether the system is discriminatory.

Jackie, who lived with her daughter in South Africa, died on their rural property in January 2021. Photo: (Submitted by Lisa Pyne-Mercier) It's infuriating.

After a two-year fight to bring her to Canada, the family of a nine-year-old South African orphan is asking the federal court for a judicial review of her visitor visa application that was rejected ...