by Florence Hwang in Regina Skilled immigrants are more likely than Canadian-born citizens to be their own boss, according to the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council.…
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Research Watch #10: Entrepreneurship for Survival
by Howard Ramos in Halifax Canada’s immigration system recruits the overwhelming majority of its immigrants to the country through economic pathways. Still, many highly educated…
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by Aziza Hirsi in Toronto In July 2015, three sisters – Ilhan, Hodan and Ayan Ibrahim – launched Qurtuba Publishing House, an Islamic publishing company…
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Growing up in a small village in Iran near the Caspian Sea, Maria Rasouli felt the rush of freedom as she explored her surroundings riding…
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Defeat? No Way, I Still Have Two Feet!
by Devanshu Narang in Toronto “What is your motivation in life?” My talkative, confident frame, turned silent. The interview is going good so far –…
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Though its diaspora community in British Columbia might not be the biggest or most visible, Mexico is Canada’s third largest trade partner and the ninth…
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by Tazeen Inam in Mississauga, Ontario Forty-two-year-old Hoda Yasir is considered one of the most trusted and punctual house-cleaning ladies in the west part of…
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