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Closing the Immigrant Wage Gap: Is Speaking English Important?
Commentary by: Arvind Magesan in Calgary, AB Statistics Canada has released new data from the 2016 census that shows more than any other G8 country,…
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By: Caora Mckenna in Halifax If you’ve ever travelled or worked abroad, speaking and listening in a language that isn’t your own, you know the…
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By: Tim Mayfield in Melbourne, Australia The latest Australian census data is in and it makes for interesting reading. Of particular note, 72 per cent…
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Journalism: What is Lost in Translation
by Our National Correspondent in Ottawa Lucile Davier, currently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa, has spent many years looking at journalism that…
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by Shan Qiao in Toronto Hiring multi-language speaking staff, creating real-time interpretation apps, even launching an ethnic bank to serve primarily immigrants, Canadian banking business…
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Hungarian Canadian Tackles Image of Racist Quebec
by Matt D’Amours in Montreal Is there any topic touchier in Canada than Quebec’s identity politics? It might be easier to answer this question from…
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by Matt D’Amours in Montreal It can be difficult for reporters to get information or comment from an organization for their reporting in general, but…
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by Priya Ramanujam in Scarborough, Ontario At a time when national and local mainstream media seem to be downsizing and shutting down daily, where does…
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