By: Charles Lammam and Milagros Palacios in Vancouver With home prices rising across the country, many of us would likely assume that housing costs (including rent and mortgage…
View More Taxes are the Canadian Family’s Largest ExpenseTag: housing
Breaking Silence Around Elder Abuse
by Beatrice Paez in Toronto Asking seniors subtle questions about their daily routines opens up dialogue – and can point to signs of elder abuse,…
View More Breaking Silence Around Elder AbuseFalling Dollar Benefits Some Immigrants, Industries
by Tazeen Inam in Mississauga Canada’s falling loonie has added extra dollars to the pockets of residents who rely on financial assistance from abroad. Foreign…
View More Falling Dollar Benefits Some Immigrants, IndustriesRefugee Housing Hiccups Show Opportunity for Change
Commentary by Don Curry in North Bay Like a Northern Ontario lake in January, the cracks are starting to show in the Syrian refugee housing…
View More Refugee Housing Hiccups Show Opportunity for ChangeHousing Refugees Won’t Affect Low-Income Rentals
by Tazeen Inam in Mississauga, Ontario For most of the Syrian refugees arriving in Canada this month, their first challenge will be to find affordable…
View More Housing Refugees Won’t Affect Low-Income RentalsResettlement Agencies Prepare Despite Few Details
by Florence Hwang in Regina, Saskatchewan While the Liberal government announced this week that there would be 10,000 Syrians admitted to Canada by the end…
View More Resettlement Agencies Prepare Despite Few DetailsLow Rates Create Opportunities for Immigrant Homeowners
by Tazeen Inam in Mississauga, Ontario Shahzad Shamim recently settled in Canada with his family – three school-aged children, a wife and a mother –…
View More Low Rates Create Opportunities for Immigrant HomeownersSaving Vancouver from Silo Culture
by Hadani Ditmars in Vancouver, British Columbia A woman moves her hand in a delicate arabesque, as a Spanish guitar plays distinctive chords that can only…
View More Saving Vancouver from Silo CultureYouth Volunteers Support Chinatown Seniors
by Deanna Cheng in Vancouver One outreach worker is creating a bilingual volunteer program because there’s not enough support for Chinese seniors, especially those in…
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