The demand for talent in Canada’s bio-economy is so great that employers are willing to even hire from outside Canada, at a higher cost, if it means tapping into the talent pool of international trained professionals and international students.
View More New immigrants, international students needed to fuel Canada’s bio-economy
Many COVID-19 restrictions prevent small businesses from operating at full capacity, and some argue the rules only favour large corporations.
View More Vaccine passports hitting hospitality industry hard
A new immigration program, developed in Saskatchewan for Saskatchewan, will provide employers with greater access to international options for the recruitment of foreign workers.
View More Immigrants needed to ease Saskatchewan’s labour pains
Entrepreneurs are urging the government to invest more in the tech sector, which is rife with untapped immigrant talent.
View More Trying to break barriers in Canada’s digital ecosystem
Though Canada accepts skilled migrants based on their credentials, that doesn’t guarantee success in the local labour market. Here’s how newcomers self-regulate to find quality employment.
View More How skilled newcomers can stave off major career sacrifices when job-seeking
After asking and negotiating failed, a grassroots group of international students in Cambridge, Ontario is turning to shaming tactics to push unscrupulous employers into paying owed wages. While some in the community question the tactics, the group is undeterred. NCM’s Pradip Rodrigues reports.
View More Tired of being exploited, international students shame “wage thieves”
While many people from around the world continue flocking to Canada for the opportunities it offers, many realize that the reality is somewhat different on the ground and that opportunity is not afforded to everyone equally. The consequences, as the NCM News Desk reports, are dire.
View More MULTICULTURALISM @50: Racism plagues Canada’s institutions, with dire consequences
Immigration has fuelled what is perhaps the most thriving ethnic media scene anywhere in the world. Experts at the 4th Metropolis conference on multiculturalism stressed that supporting ethnic media is a public good, including for citizens, governments and democracy itself, Tazeen Inam reports.
View More Governments ignore ethnic media at their own peril
Election issues survey shows businesses and residents in the Greater Vancouver Area want the next government to increase efforts to attract skilled immigrants.
View More Survey Shows Vancouver Businesses Need More Skilled Immigrants
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.
View More Asian-Canadian Frontline Workers Face Rampant Discrimination: Report