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November 25, 2021
Arts & Culture

Local Black-owned travel company gets funding to grow

Here's how the owner of Elevate and Explore Black Nova Scotia, a Black-owned travelling business, is motivating Black people to tour Nova

June 21, 2021
Immigration

Capitalizing on the “Immigrant Experience” to Succeed in Canada

Javier Ortega-Araiza shares his experience building a business in Canada and what it reveals about The Great White North’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

business women are opening new business ventures despite risks
March 17, 2021
COVID-19/Economy

Undaunted by COVID-19, These Women Entrepreneurs Are Thriving

Canada has more than 1.1 million small and mid-sized businesses, and 28 per cent of the country’s entrepreneurs are women. Even

April 27, 2020
Economy/News

Immigrants are Drivers of Entrepreneurship in Canada, Study Finds

Newcomers are adapting to life in Canada by starting their own businesses and have become the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the

March 26, 2020
Commentary/Immigration

Immigrant-Owned Businesses a New Trend in the North

Minesh Prajapati, 45, moved from Brampton, near Toronto, to Kirkland Lake. Now, with a colleague, he buys a new Subway sandwich franchise

April 10, 2019
Economy/Immigration

The Gig Economy: An Immigrant’s Glee

The shift from structured, 9-5 work to freelance employment is happening rapidly. Circumstances push immigrants towards contract or part-time jobs because of

A trainer teaches the Girls’ Menstrual Health Education Program in Dhading, at Days for Girls, a school in the Himalayans.
February 25, 2018
Economy

Women Entrepreneurs Step Up

Women from virtually every continent arrive in Canada every day, but few go on to set up their own businesses or other

August 16, 2017
Arts & Culture

The Loneliness of Being an Immigrant

“I don’t have anything else to do,” says Keith Bi. He is cleaning pig intestines—a tedious job. In the sink of his

May 2, 2017
Arts & Culture

These Young Entrepreneurs Define the Canadian Dream for many Immigrants

In partnership with Apathy is Boring, New Canadian Media will be posting first-person accounts from the 150 Years Young Project, a campaign

June 7, 2016
History/Immigration

Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Past and Present

Skilled immigrants are more likely than Canadian-born citizens to be their own boss, according to the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council. By the

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