Election issues survey shows businesses and residents in the Greater Vancouver Area want the next government to increase efforts to attract skilled immigrants.
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Category: Economy
Asian-Canadian Frontline Workers Face Rampant Discrimination: Report
A Chinese Canadian group has just released a new report outlining the ways Asian frontline workers are discriminated against and the increased health risks they face as a result. It is allying with other diaspora groups to ensure that anti-Asian racism is front and centre in the current election campaign.
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Canada’s Economic Recovery Needs to be Inclusive
Women are a major economic driver in Canada, but they’ve been severely impacted by the pandemic. Canada’s economic recovery must include support for women as a matter of both equity and economic growth.
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Latin American Entrepreneurs Launch from Canada to Seek Global Success
The success of Latin American companies in Canada creates a positive ripple effect for the Great North and for Latin America. NCM member Javier Ortega explains how multicultural entrepreneurs can be a unifying force throughout the American continent.
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The Survival Jobs and Desperate Measures of Undocumented Workers
From survival jobs to staged marriages, New Canadian Media’s Javier Ortega-Araiza delves into the experiences of three highly educated professionals as they try to find a way to stay in Canada.
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Immigration is Key to Growing Canada’s Digital Economy
The director of digital data and skills at the Business Council of Canada says in this guest column that the digital economy is a rising economic powerhouse, but it is operating nowhere near capacity. The answer? Our immigration system.
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Indigenous Peoples Resilience Fund: Shifting the Dial on Philanthropy
Indigenous communities know the issues that affect them, and this foundation wants to hear directly from them to help. Approved project applications – accepted year-round – will receive funding between $5,000 and $30,000, ‘unencumbered.’
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Niagara Businesses Hoping to Rebound as COVID Restrictions Lift
Small businesses have been disproportionately affected by the lockdowns. The most vulnerable sectors include accommodation, food services, arts, entertainment, and retail trade. As Ontario slowly comes out of lockdown, some small businesses are cautiously optimistic.
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“Drive-in Shisha,” Virtual Training: Businesses Adapt for Reopening
With the pandemic now in its second year and economies starting to reopen, NCM reporter Asfia Yasir takes a look at how small businesses in Ontario are adapting to new market trends and altered consumer demands.
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Capitalizing on the “Immigrant Experience” to Succeed in Canada
Javier Ortega-Araiza shares his experience building a business in Canada and what it reveals about The Great White North’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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