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 LikeThe 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…
View More Ethnic Seniors Wait for Long-Term CareFamily 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,…
View More Flying in Family Class: An In-Depth Series (Part II)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…
View More Hepatitis B Education Crucial for NewcomersLanguage barriers can have a negative impact not only on initial access to health services, but also on the quality of health care and treatment…
View More Family Not the Best Interpreter of MaladiesAs a signatory of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Canada acknowledges the right to adequate health care for all. However, uninsured individuals living in…
View More Health-care Options for the Uninsured“Racism and racial health inequities are a hidden and serious concern with detrimental consequences for all people in Canada.” This is the position of the…
View More Calling for Racial Health Equity in CanadaWhen Jasmine, a young engineer from Iran, arrived in Toronto, she immediately applied for the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). She knew she had to…
View More Navigating Health Care as a NewcomerOne outreach worker is creating a bilingual volunteer program because there’s not enough support for Chinese seniors, especially those in Vancouver’s Chinatown. Chanel Ly, a…
View More Youth Volunteers Support Chinatown Seniors
Canada’s health care system is an expensive under-performer because it is out of sync with both international trends in the delivery of care and with…
View More Canadian Health Care System in Need of Urgent Care: Experts