After three farmworkers die in Ontario and hundreds are infected of COVID-19, authorities are finally reacting. Migrant workers’ advocates, health specialists and academics are calling on the federal government to protect them and to clear the path for them to become permanent residents.
View More COVID-19 Hitting Canadian Farms: “There had to be one dead for the authorities to react”
Thousands of Canadian citizens and permanent residents were travelling abroad before the pandemic was announced. Now, three months into lockdown, many are stranded abroad and concerned about when they will be able to return home.
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In our latest roundup, we found that ethnic media coverage focused on concerns with Canada’s longterm care facilities, and Health Canada’s warnings of unauthorized tests and imported medication.
View More Analysis: Ethnic Media Highlight Canada’s Record Death Rate in Care Homes
While Canadians from across the country have felt the economic impact of COVID-19, a new study from the Association of Canadian Studies (ACS) explains how…
View More Newcomers Among Hardest Hit During Pandemic, Research Shows
In just a matter of two years, disinformation campaigns occurred in 70 countries, as compared to just 28 in 2017, according to a report published by Oxford Internet Institute at Oxford University.
View More Online Misinformation is a Major Challenge for Public Health Officials
As federal and provincial governments in Canada grapple with how to adapt to a ‘new normal’, ethnic media outlets provide vital platforms for discussion into possible ways forward.
View More Analysis: Ethnic Media Question Government Decisions to Lift Pandemic Lockdowns
The level of care provided by internationally-trained or immigrant physicians is roughly equal to that provided by Canadian-born or American-born physicians, says Robert Falconer.
View More Research Shows Canada Has Overlooked Immigrant Doctors
Overshadowed by the steady stream of mainstream media coverage, a content analysis of ethnic media outlets shows how they have kept their audiences informed during the pandemic.
View More Analysis: How Ethnic Media is Covering the Pandemic
We’re asking our internationally-trained doctors to risk their lives during this crisis. The least we can do is offer them a stable future.
View More All Hands on Deck: It’s Time to Allow Internationally-Trained Physicians to Join the Fight
With the explosion in the number of COVID-19 cases, Canadian provinces are recruiting retired doctors and redeploying healthcare practitioners. Webinars organized by the Muslim Medical Association of Canada (MMAC) are providing refresher training to the healthcare community.
View More Retired and Re-deployed Doctors Pitch In During COVID-19 Pandemic