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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

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

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

December 9, 2015
Economy

Syrian Finds New Life, Success in Canada

Over the next six years, the cost of bringing Syrian refugees to Canada will reach $1.2 billion. The federal government has earmarked

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

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