Current curbs on international travel, economic crises, the targeting of minority groups, organized crime and inhumane practices like female genital mutilation (FGM) in faraway places are among the factors that will continue to force migrants to put their lives at risk to reach Canadian shores.
View More Border Services lists “X-Factors” Driving Irregular Migration
Visible minorities make up 48.9 per cent of British Columbia’s population. The province has experienced a surge in racist incidents before and during the pandemic, prompting a campaign asking residents to reflect on themselves.
View More B.C. Human Rights Commissioner asks Canadians to Self-Check, “Am I Racist?”
The extended economic impacts of COVID-19 have highlighted the issue of food insecurity in Canada, especially among marginalized people. One Brampton man has created a program to help those affected by giving them access to fresh organic produce.
View More How a Brampton Non-Profit Battles Rising Food Insecurity
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it a “shadow pandemic” of intensified domestic violence and violence against women. Activists from two Ontario non-profits talk about their observations and what needs to change to achieve a violence-free society.
View More United Nations Focuses Attention on Gender-Based Violence
A career in journalism can mean risking your safety in many parts of the world. Refugee journalists based in Toronto share their stories of fleeing the dangerous situations at home in the documentary The Cost of Freedom
View More The Cost of Freedom – Refugee Journalists in Canada
Applicants and immigration experts believe the IRCC has not been efficient in processing citizenship applications during COVID-19.
View More 87,000 Waiting to Take Citizenship Test
The Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression is engaging Canadians across the country as it works on policy recommendations targeting hate speech on social media. The need has never been greater, various civil society organizations admit.
View More Canadian Commission on Democractic Expression Takes Aim at Cyberhate
Canada’s major media outlets have good intentions, but they don’t yet have anything to show for their efforts at creating more diverse newsrooms.
View More Are Canada’s Big Media Finally Tackling Equity Issues Head-on?
As Ontario prepares to enter a second lockdown this holiday season, Filipino-Canadians are finding ways to adapt to their traditionally large Christmas celebrations around COVID-19 safety regulations.
View More Philippine Christmas Traditions in Canada: The Show Must Go On
The Brampton-based mental health organization SOCH focuses on addressing the stigma that South Asian men in Ontario face when dealing with mental health.
View More Men’s Forum Addresses Mental Health in South Asian Community