Statistics Canada has released new data from the 2016 census that shows more than any other G8 country, Canada is a nation of immigrants. One in five Canadians (21.9 per cent to be exact) were…
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I’ll Take the Establishment Head-On: Obhrai
Even before our interview got underway, he told me, he was about to post a tweet that criticizes the Liberal government’s plans to send peacekeepers to Africa. “I’m blasting them and I said BS, Africa…
View More I’ll Take the Establishment Head-On: ObhraiSave Us from Depression: Immigrant Journalist
I was confident I was not being naïve or a ninnyhammer when I decided to relocate as a family to North America yet again, this time to Canada. That was a year ago. I had…
View More Save Us from Depression: Immigrant JournalistAdapting to Canada No Easy Feat: Award Winners
In 1993, when Dr. Hude Quan came to Calgary from China, he knew nothing about the city. With the support of a scholarship, he joined the University of Calgary’s PhD program in epidemiology. Dr. Quan…
View More Adapting to Canada No Easy Feat: Award WinnersDistinction Awards Honour Calgary Changemakers
Calgary is celebrating the best of its immigrant communities at the 20th annual Immigrants of Distinction Awards this month. Immigrant Services Calgary (ISC) will host the awards show on Mar. 11. Krystyna Biel, the chief…
View More Distinction Awards Honour Calgary ChangemakersCalgary Multicultural Orchestra Aims to End Poverty
Jose Duque, an immigrant from Venezuela, is using music to keep children in band practice and out of trouble on the streets. In his native country, Duque participated in the El Sistema program, for over 16…
View More Calgary Multicultural Orchestra Aims to End PovertyImmigrants Don’t See ‘Redneck’ Side of Alberta
For some, Alberta’s history is just about cowboys, oil, and Conservatives, but a new television series is shedding light on the many contributions that minority groups have made in the province. An Omni TV magazine-style…
View More Immigrants Don’t See ‘Redneck’ Side of AlbertaNew Efforts by Government to Assist Refugees
The Saskatoon International Airport was a scene of exultation and relief on Sept. 17 when a family of seven Syrian refugees arrived to be reunited with their distant Canadian cousin. Carlo Arslanian, a Syrian Canadian…
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Parties Speak To Immigration Platforms
Unlike in Europe and the U.S., immigration rarely takes centre stage in Canada as all the major federal parties see it as vital for the country even if they differ on the implementation part. The…
View More Parties Speak To Immigration PlatformsTaking Immigration and Settlement to Twitter
Patricia Gallagher admits it is hard to keep up with social media in her line of work. As the Operations Manager at the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS) she has a vested interest in utilizing…
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