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Economy

Gig Economy Continues to Push Immigrants into Unstable Jobs

By Isabel Inclan in Toronto, Ontario Having temporary or multiple jobs used to be common for new immigrants who needed to gain the so-called “Canadian…

Barriers Stop Women from Reaching Full Potential

Marcus Medford March 17, 2018 No Comments economy employment Ethnic Women as Active Participants immigrant Immigration Isabel Inclan job Latin America Ontario skill Toronto women

By Isabel Inclan in Toronto, ON It is no secret Canada is aiming to increase its immigration numbers over the next three years. The Liberal…

Politics

Latinos Encouraged to Make Their Vote Count

Marcus Medford October 18, 2015 No Comments 2015 COMMUNITY election Federal Latin America Latina Latino Raul A Pinto Raul Pinto Tu Voto Vale, Tu Voto Decide Vote

by Raul A Pinto in Mississauga, Ontario For a long time the Latin American community has felt widely overlooked in Canada, according to Liberal candidate…

Commentary Politics

PULSE: Latin America – What You Didn’t Read in the Mainstream

Marcus Medford February 4, 2015 No Comments Colombia Express Entry System Latin America Mexico migrant workers Migration

by Aurora Tejeida (@Aurobots) in Vancouver As the New Year kicks off there is a lot to keep abreast of within the Latin American diaspora.…

Commentary

Research Watch: New Ryerson – Maytree Alliance will Seek to Reinforce Business Case for Diversity

Marcus Medford September 5, 2014 No Comments Business Canada child migrants diversity European Union government Immigration Latin America Maytree Migration Montreal P2P Pathways to Prosperity policy research Ryerson Toronto

by Priya Ramanujam (@SincerelyPriya) in Toronto When it comes to research pertaining to immigration and new Canadians, things are definitely picking up quickly this fall. In the…

Pulse: Latin America (July – Aug. 2014)

Marcus Medford August 31, 2014 No Comments CBN Noticias CIC Colombia Hispanic La Portada Latin America Latinos Magazine Mexico Pan American Games temporary foreign workers TFW Toronto Trade undocumented migrants

by Aurora Tejeida (@AuroBots) in Vancouver The following is a compilation of the most important news stories reported by Latin American media in Canada, during July and…

Commentary

Pulse: Latin America

George Abraham February 9, 2014 No Comments Border Services CBSA ethnic media Latin America Mexico Peru Vancouver Venezuela

by Maria Assaf This is a compilation of the most important news stories reported by Latin American media in Canada, during Dec. and Jan. Harper…

Commentary

Our Homegrown Pigmentocracy

George Abraham June 13, 2013 No Comments Aboriginal Africans Barack Obama Caribbean colonial Eurocentric First Nations Latin America melanin minorities Oprah Winfrey pigment racialized skin colour South Asians Visible Minority

by Camille Hernandez-Ramdwar A couple of years ago, I was interviewed by student Nayani Thiyagarajah at Ryerson University for a video documentary entitled Shadeism.…

Health

Diabetes screening among immigrants

George Abraham February 5, 2013 No Comments Africans Caribbean Diabetes health immigrants Latin America physicians South Asian

By Pamela George A.P is an engineer who worked in India for many years. He migrated with his wife to Canada twenty years ago.…