This is the last in our 3-part series on how the pandemic is affecting specific immigrant communities. African Canadians, it seems, face a particular challenge: a reported low current rate of infection, but worried about historical trends that suggest the worst is yet to come.
View More Part 3: Online Chatter of ‘Black Immunity’ to COVID-19 Not Based in Evidence
Days after being sworn in as prime minister on November 4 last year, Justin Trudeau listed priority tasks for his ministers. Like that of his colleagues, the list for John McCallum, Minister of Immigration,…
View More High on Immigration, Low on Citizenship
The federal government is calling on its provincial counterparts to develop a national standard for registered professionals to ensure foreign credentials are recognized, Employment Minister Pierre Poilievre said. Right now, Poilievre said, there are 13…
View More Poilievre Calls for “One Stop Shop” to Accept Foreign Credentials