Having temporary or multiple jobs used to be common for new immigrants who needed to gain the so-called “Canadian experience” and wait until their academic…
View More Gig Economy Continues to Push Immigrants into Unstable JobsTag: Latin America
Barriers Stop Women from Reaching Full Potential
Data shows there are former engineers, doctors and architects working as cab drivers, and are seemingly already falling through the cracks in today’s job market
View More Barriers Stop Women from Reaching Full PotentialLatinos Encouraged to Make Their Vote Count
For a long time the Latin American community has felt widely overlooked in Canada, according to Liberal candidate Michael Levitt, who is running in the…
View More Latinos Encouraged to Make Their Vote CountPULSE: Latin America – What You Didn’t Read in the Mainstream
As the New Year kicks off there is a lot to keep abreast of within the Latin American diaspora. Here’s a look at some of…
View More PULSE: Latin America – What You Didn’t Read in the MainstreamResearch Watch: New Ryerson – Maytree Alliance will Seek to Reinforce Business Case for Diversity
When it comes to research pertaining to immigration and new Canadians, things are definitely picking up quickly this fall. In the second installment of Research…
View More Research Watch: New Ryerson – Maytree Alliance will Seek to Reinforce Business Case for DiversityPulse: Latin America (July – Aug. 2014)
The following is a compilation of the most important news stories reported by Latin American media in Canada, during July and August. A columnist for…
View More Pulse: Latin America (July – Aug. 2014)Pulse: Latin America
This is a compilation of the most important news stories reported by Latin American media in Canada, during Dec. and Jan. Harper meets up with…
View More Pulse: Latin AmericaOur Homegrown Pigmentocracy
A couple of years ago, I was interviewed by student Nayani Thiyagarajah at Ryerson University for a video documentary entitled Shadeism. I spoke about shadeism…
View More Our Homegrown PigmentocracyDiabetes screening among immigrants
A.P is an engineer who worked in India for many years. He migrated with his wife to Canada twenty years ago. Both are highly educated,…
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