Commentary by Hamlin Grange in Toronto While working as a television journalist with Canada’s public broadcaster, CBC, in Toronto, I produced a documentary series on…
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by Matt D’Amours in Montreal Community organizations and immigrant lobby groups in Quebec are speaking out against a provincial welfare reform bill that would require…
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Recognizing Credentials Pre-Arrival Vital to Success
by Danica Samuel in Toronto New online programs are looking at how work is done in other parts of the world in order to more…
View More Recognizing Credentials Pre-Arrival Vital to SuccessResearch Watch #7: Enclaves and Earnings
by Priya Ramanujam (@SincerelyPriya) in Scarborough, Ontario Several observers have noted that immigration is, generally, a non-partisan issue in Canada. That probably explains why it’s…
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Canada’s Translator Service Industry Needs Stronger Regulation
by Shan Qiao (@dmaomao) in Toronto Susan* felt lucky to land her first job as an interpreter a few months after settling in Ottawa. But the…
View More Canada’s Translator Service Industry Needs Stronger RegulationPoilievre Calls for “One Stop Shop” to Accept Foreign Credentials
by Themrise Khan and Kelsey Johnson in Ottawa The federal government is calling on its provincial counterparts to develop a national standard for registered professionals…
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Immigrants Looking Beyond Big City Living
by Mark A. Cadiz (@markacadiz) in Toronto Newcomers to Canada, now more than ever, are thinking twice about where to lay down their roots. Rural…
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“Employers Likely to Always Have Limited Role in Immigrant Selection”
by Our Special Correspondent (@NewCdnMedia) Canada’s most seasoned academic on immigration, Prof. Jeffrey Reitz, suggests that the decision of the government to postpone and reduce…
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Imagining the Agency of the Future
In light of major changes in the way immigrants receive “settlement services” in the country, New Canadian Media invited Meyer Burstein and Carl Nicholson to…
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All New Entrants Face Barriers, Not Just Viz Mins
by David Murrell Economist Andrew Jackson of the Broadbent Institute in Ottawa has argued that visible-minority Canadians earn less money, and have higher unemployment rates,…
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