The Indian diaspora in Canada is devastated by the COVID-19 crisis unfolding thousands of kilometres away, fearing for family members and friends.
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Spotlight on Brampton: Health-Care System Neglected for Too Long
In this fourth and last part of his “Spotlight on Brampton series,” LJI reporter Mansoor Tanweer examines how the city’s insufficient health-care infrastructure and the car-centric urban design are making Brampton’s immigrant population even more vulnerable.
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Spotlight on Brampton: A Case Study of Invisible Immigration Policies
Brampton is one of the most diverse cities in Canada. In this introductory article to his four-part series “Spotlight on Brampton,” LJI reporter Mansoor Tanweer shows how, in a city where over half of the population is foreign-born, housing, transport and health-care policies become de facto immigration policy.
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Dr. Alice Benjamin: A Cut Above the Best
Meet Dr. Alice Benjamin, a distinguished maternal-fetal medicine specialist and, as of Nov. 27, 2020, an Officer of the Order of Canada.
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Valentine’s Surprise for Migrant Workers and International Students
Facing plunging immigration levels, Canada is opening its doors wider to attract and retain skills and talent from around the world.
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Growing Demand for Community-based Support Services Creates Jobs
While the pandemic has created a focus on long-term care homes and senior’s residences, an often overlooked opportunity for job seekers is working as a personal support worker (PSW) or a development services worker (DSW), write Roxanna Spruyt of DeafBlind Ontario Services, Brian Dunne of PHSS and Ron Coristine of Community Living Chatham-Kent.
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What an Inclusive Recovery from the COVID-19 “Economic Firestorm” Could Look Like
This fourth edition of our special project, “Bridging the Mainstream-Ethnic Digital Divide in COVID-19 Literacy,” focuses on the economic impacts of the pandemic on immigrants and visible minorities, as covered in ethnic media in comparison to mainstream media.
View More What an Inclusive Recovery from the COVID-19 “Economic Firestorm” Could Look LikeEthnic Seniors Wait for Long-Term Care
The wait to get a long-term care bed in Ontario has increased significantly in the last six years. An individual on a wait-list to transfer from a hospital bed to a long-term care facility waits…
View More Ethnic Seniors Wait for Long-Term CareFlying in Family Class: An In-Depth Series (Part II)
Family reunification is at the core of the Liberal government’s immigration policy. After our two-part in-depth piece on the pros and cons of the family class immigration stream, this new series takes a closer look at the process…
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Immigrants from Asia are three to 12 times more likely to get hepatitis B than their Canadian-born counterparts, says a new public education campaign launched by S.U.C.C.E.S.S., an immigrant-serving organization in British Columbia. Dr. Eric Yoshida,…
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