The University of Toronto’s International Human Rights Program is suggesting that Mexico be removed from Canada’s “safe country” list, making it easier for sexual minorities and those living with HIV to seek asylum here. The…
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Before reopening relations with Iran, the Canadian government should hold the Middle Eastern country accountable for human rights violations against minority religions, say some members of Canada’s Bahá’í community. On January 27, 24 members of…
View More Bahá’í Community Condemns Imprisonments in Iran
Deanna has lived in North Surrey for 21 years. She lives with her family in the Guildford area, but she doesn’t send her kids to the local public school and tries to do most of…
View More Crime Top Issue in Surrey Centre
Though its diaspora community in British Columbia might not be the biggest or most visible, Mexico is Canada’s third largest trade partner and the ninth largest contributor of international students. In fact, it sends the…
View More Promising Prospects for B.C. Students from Mexico
With over 45 national parks and park reserves, as well as attendance levels of 13.5 million people in the last year, it’s safe to say that Canadians love the outdoors. But not all Canadians it…
View More Newcomers Scarce at National Campsites
[Part 3 of 3 of an in-depth investigative series] The settlement service sector across the country is undergoing major changes and facing several challenges as a result. Unlike Ontario and the Atlantic region, both B.C.…
View More B.C. and Manitoba Settlement Agencies Suffer Under New Control
As the New Year kicks off there is a lot to keep abreast of within the Latin American diaspora. Here’s a look at some of the headlines that made the most waves in recent weeks…
View More PULSE: Latin America – What You Didn’t Read in the Mainstream
The following is a compilation of the most important news stories reported by Latin American media in Canada, during July and August. A columnist for La Portada believes Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker program is going…
View More Pulse: Latin America (July – Aug. 2014)