More than five million Canadians have lost their jobs or seen a significant reduction in their hours since March. Even as millions apply for financial assistance, others are finding new opportunities through digital technology.
View More Embracing Digital Technology to Find Work
NCM presents Part 1 of a Three-Part Series about how Canadian immigrant communities are handling the COVID-19 pandemic. First, we begin with the Chinese-Canadian community, followed by personal stories from within African and Indian diasporas.
View More PART 1: Debate Around Wearing Masks Gets Fierce in Chinese Community
While braving the frontlines and risking exposure to COVID-19 is an immediate concern, there are also larger systemic issues that place an added burden on the shoulders of immigrant women.
View More Immigrant Women Now Find Themselves on Two Frontlines
“Technical errors shouldn’t frustrate the broader purposes of Canada’s immigration laws.” — Luke McRae
View More ICU Nurse who Faced Deportation Mid-Pandemic is Spared by Immigration Officials
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.
View More Parents Use New Family Time to Help Kids Rediscover their Roots
As borders close to contain the spread of COVID-19, immigrants hoping to settle in Canada are seeing their long-awaited plans derailed. New Canadian Media talks to people trying to move from India to Canada, whose lives have suddenly been thrown into limbo.
View More COVID-19 Fallout: Global Travel Bans Delay The Canadian Dream
The federal government announced Wednesday that special flights back to Canada will be offered at an average cost of $2,900, which is far more than the usual average airfare.
View More Government Offers Flight Lifeline for Stranded Travellers, At a Cost
Public health and safety guidelines change on a daily basis as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across Canada. Information is conveyed in English, French and sign language, but there’s concern that important and even life-saving information is not being translated for newcomers who don’t comprehensively understand either of Canada’s official languages.
View More Sounding the Alarm Over Canada’s Language Gaps in Pandemic Information
Many people who have lost their lives have not been able to have a proper funeral in Italy. Others remain trapped, forced to watch the suffering unfold and find a sense of reinvention and meaning in their own lives.
View More Italian Diaspora Mourns Passing of Elder Generation
Migrants at Canada’s busiest detention centre are on a hunger strike to draw attention to crowded living conditions that could result in an outbreak. Insufficient information from Canada Border Services Agency about the coronavirus is also contributing to growing concerns among migrants.
View More UPDATED: Migrant Detainees Launch Hunger Strikes to Protest Government Inaction on COVID-19