A survey by MOSAIC shows immigrants face multiple stressors trying to reconcile providing for their families and ensuring their children’s success at school.
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Category: Education
New Two-Step Visa Approval Process Speeds Up Student Admissions
The new two-step visa approval process allows international students to start the online semester without a finalized study permit.
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Immigrant Parents Lean Towards Face-to-Face Education
Disappointed in virtual learning, Ontario parents will take the risk of sending their children to school during the pandemic.
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Varsities Shortchange Refugee Students
A group of Vancouver-based university students have taken it upon themselves to improve the lot of classmates who are refugees in Canada. Administrators are often ignorant about their particular challenges.
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Parents Faced with Tough Choices as Schools Reopen
As back-to-school season approaches, parents are faced with a difficult decision to either send their children to school or opt for online education.
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Canadian Seniors Find Ways To Stay Active During Pandemic
Retired seniors have a wealth of skills, insights and experience that the country can gain from. However, they are unable to volunteer or seek part-time jobs for fear of contracting COVID-19. How are they coping?
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Girl Interrupted: Her Education was First Derailed by War, then COVID-19
After her education was interrupted by the Syrian Civil War, Aya Abou Rshd, continues her education in Ottawa online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Life After Truth: Film Review and Interview with the Writer of ‘After Fact’
As the journalism scene shifts and adapts, local community journalism has seen several cuts, Lindsay Fitzgerald discusses this theme explored in the film, After Fact.
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CESB Exclusions Leave International Students with Uncertainty
International students have largely been left out of the federal government’s financial support packages. That’s little surprise, writes columnist Wesam AbdElhamid Mohamed.
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Parents Use New Family Time to Help Kids Rediscover their Roots
Several parents are putting social isolation to good use, taking time to teach their children about their immigrant heritage. This story traces their lineage and finds out why it matters to these families and the country.
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