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Howard Ramos

Howard Ramos is a political sociologist at Dalhousie University, Halifax, who investigates issues of social justice and equity. He is currently working on projects looking at Atlantic Canadian, secondary cities, integration of immigrants and refugees, hockey and multiculturalism, and the social implication of AI and new technology.
Commentary

Immigration to Canada May Not Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Howard Ramos June 19, 2020 1 Comment AsiaCHINACitizenship and Immigration CanadaCovid-19Federal Governmenthate crimesImmigrationIndiaMulticulturalismpermanent residentsPhillipinesUnited States

The COVID-19 pandemic could derail Canada’s immigration-driven economy, writes columnist Howard Ramos.

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Being Counted in Canada’s Coronavirus Data

Howard Ramos April 14, 2020 No Comments CanadaCovid-19dataFederal GovernmenthealthimmigrantProvincial Governmentracialized communitiesUnited States

Stronger data collection is essential to understand how COVID-19 impacts immigrant communities across Canada.

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Books

Visa Officers Largely Bias-Free: Author

Howard Ramos June 16, 2016 No Comments CitizenshipethnicHalifaxImmigrationinternational studentssponsorshipVisa

In a country where over one in five people are immigrants and far more are children and relatives of immigrants, questions of who gets into…

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What Refugee Kids Need from Us — Now, and Years from Now

Howard Ramos and Michael Ungar May 15, 2016 No Comments kidsKurdirefugeesSyria

In the fall of 2015, in the heat of a federal election, the country was deeply moved by images of refugees fleeing the Syrian civil…

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Research Watch #10: Entrepreneurship for Survival

Howard Ramos March 27, 2016 No Comments economic immigrantsEntrepreneurshipHalifaxImmigrationResearch WatchSelfEmploymentTaxi

Canada’s immigration system recruits the overwhelming majority of its immigrants to the country through economic pathways.  Still, many highly educated and skilled economic immigrants struggle…

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Myth Busting in Nova Scotia

Howard Ramos February 17, 2016 No Comments Atlantic CanadaCanadaDalhousieeconomic immigrantsFamily ClassGlobe and MailHalifaxImmigrationjohn ibbitsonMaritimesNewcomersNova ScotiaPathways to ProsperityPopulationProvincial Nomineesspouses

With a rapidly aging population and low birth rate, Canada’s Atlantic provinces have turned full force towards immigration.  Nova Scotia, for instance, has nearly doubled…

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