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Economy

Gig Economy Continues to Push Immigrants into Unstable Jobs

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 papers are credited, or study for a new career. But…

Barriers Stop Women from Reaching Full Potential

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

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

Politics

Latinos Encouraged to Make Their Vote Count

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

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 Toronto riding York Centre. The Liberal candidate, who has one…

Commentary Politics

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

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

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 the headlines that made the most waves in recent weeks…

Commentary

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

Priya Ramanujam 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

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 Watch we take a look at some important research coming…

News Top Stories

Pulse: Latin America (July – Aug. 2014)

Aurora Tejeida 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

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 La Portada believes Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker program is going…

Commentary

Pulse: Latin America

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

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 ethnic media in Toronto (Dec. 12, 2013) On Nov. 28,…

Commentary

Our Homegrown Pigmentocracy

Camille Hernandez-Ramdwar 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

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 in a Caribbean context, and used the term “pigmentocracy”. The…

Health

Diabetes screening among immigrants

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

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, English speaking – the model immigrants that Canada is always…