Communities across Canada are ramping up their efforts to link their local settlement services to meet the needs of newcomers through the federal Local Immigration…
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Integration Not Sole Responsibility of Newcomers
Robin Higham’s What Would You Say? … as guest speaker at the next Canadian citizenship ceremony is an anecdote-based approach to understanding the rights and…
View More Integration Not Sole Responsibility of NewcomersResearch Watch #7: Enclaves and Earnings
Several observers have noted that immigration is, generally, a non-partisan issue in Canada. That probably explains why it’s not a topic of debate during this…
View More Research Watch #7: Enclaves and EarningsSuccessful Integration for Syrian Refugees
Forty-two-year-old Hoda Yasir is considered one of the most trusted and punctual house-cleaning ladies in the west part of Mississauga. Still, the Syrian-born refugee doesn’t…
View More Successful Integration for Syrian RefugeesDespite Discrimination, Arab-Muslim Youth Still Achieve Success in Quebec Schools
Recently, four teenagers allegedly left Quebec to join extremist groups in Syria. Their departure prompts concerns about whether we are doing an adequate job of…
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“Employers Likely to Always Have Limited Role in Immigrant Selection”
Canada’s most seasoned academic on immigration, Prof. Jeffrey Reitz, suggests that the decision of the government to postpone and reduce reliance on employer participation in…
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Diversity Charter Takes Root in Peel Region
Peel Region has always been my home. Born in Waterloo, I moved to the City of Brampton with my mother and younger sister when I…
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Canada Inspires Scandinavian Policy Rethink
Dr. Trygve Ugland, professor at Bishop’s University in Quebec, recently published a paper titled “Canada as an Inspirational Model: Reforming Scandinavian Immigration and Integration Policies,”…
View More Canada Inspires Scandinavian Policy RethinkWhich Country Would You Die For?
With the World Cup in Brazil coming to a close, it’s politically correct to ask, which team were you cheering for? With Canada not in…
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Reasonable Accommodation: What is Reasonable?
In any discussion about multiculturalism, pluralism or interculturalism, the question of balance between integration, or “fitting in” to the mainstream, and accommodation, or the mainstream…
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