NCM’s Isabel Inclan speaks to Gerardo Perez, one of the hundreds who are seeking asylum in Canada. In this story, he details how the desperation of remaining in limbo led him to resort to a one-week hunger strike.
View More “I have no more rights than a deer”: asylum seeker
Immigration advocates are criticizing the government’s “strategic” decision to allow failed refugee claimants to apply for permanent residence, calling the requirements “nitpicky” and “unfair.” NCM’s Fernando Arce continues our series on coverage of the 4th annual Metropolis Canada conference.
View More Precarious labour is a matter of government policy, will
Experts are calling on the settlement sector to address the blind spots that exist in areas of diversity, equity and inclusion. NCM’s Daniela Cohen reports on Metropolis Canada’s @50: Diversity, Inclusion and Eliminating Racism conference.
View More Using data to integrate anti-racism in the settlement sector
The Scotiabank Giller Prize shines a light on the best of Canadian literature, promoting the works of both emerging and established authors. A testament to the increasing contribution of immigrant voices to Canadian literature, the award’s 2021 longlist includes the novels of four immigrant writers.
View More Four Immigrant Canadian Writers Longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize
There may be up to half a million undocumented residents in Canada, according to some estimates, with the majority settling in Toronto. While critics welcome the City’s new initiative to raise awareness of this population group’s lives, hardships and contributions, they say politicians at all levels need to address root causes of poverty and homelessness in immigration debates.
View More Toronto’s ‘Undocumented Residents Day’ – Nice, But Not Enough: Critics
The federal government is foreshadowing a major overhaul of the immigration intake system so that it does not pit low-skilled workers against highly qualified applicants, reports Local Journalism Initiative reporter, Fernando Arce.
View More ‘We Can’t Take Immigrants for Granted’: Minister
Farzana Doctor, author of “Seven,” makes sure that the characters in her stories are psychologically informed. “There is so much misinformation out there about how people experience and remember trauma. I want to dispel that,” she tells NCM’s Baisakhi Roy.
View More Author Farzana Doctor On Trauma, Belonging and Female Genital Mutilation
Iranian-Canadian immigrant, Hanisa Rahbari shares her “coming out” story for Pride Month. It’s a journey marked by struggles and barriers that leads to a celebration of self-identity.
View More A Transgender Immigrant’s Journey to Find Her Real Self
Prolonged stay-at-home orders and expanded policing powers could lead to more harassment of immigrant and BIPOC communities, aggravating the historical harassment these communities have faced, advocates say.
View More Expanded Pandemic Orders Could Increase Police Harassment
Largely racialized, the taxi industry has taken a massive hit from the pandemic. Lobbying by the industry to get a fairer shake has only been partially successful, leaving many to wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that many cabbies are new immigrants.
View More Toronto Tries to Soften Blow on Cabbies