Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada acknowledges gaps in employment during COVID-19, allowing newcomers an easier way to resettle in rural communities by relaxing the rules around work experience.
View More Helping Rural Communities Recover from the Last RecessionCathy Wong (61), who emigrated from Hong Kong, had an unpleasant experience last December, with a racist bus driver. The incident came on the eve…
View More Cathy Wong’s Fear of a Bus DriverAs a Vancouver society working to support refugees fears closure after being denied federal funding, a similar organization in Manitoba said Ottawa approached it to…
View More Double Standard, Inadequate Support Hurt Refugee Claimants, Says KwanFor many Sikhs in Canada today, the Komagata Maru incident still looms large in our consciousness. For anyone not familiar with this event in our…
View More Refugees from U.S. are Breaking the LawThe man who put Filipinos on the political map of this country has died in Winnipeg, his home for more than five decades. Conrad Santos,…
View More First Filipino Politician Conrad Santos Dies at 81A year after being called “Canada’s most racist city,” Winnipeg is on its way to becoming more inclusive, and immigrants can be part of the…
View More Winnipeg’s Racism Problem: Immigrants Can HelpSettlement agencies and other organizations are busy ramping up their services to prepare for the 10,000 Syrians that will arrive in Canada by the end…
View More Manitoba To Provide Skills Training for Refugees[Part 3 of 3 of an in-depth investigative series] The settlement service sector across the country is undergoing major changes and facing several challenges as…
View More B.C. and Manitoba Settlement Agencies Suffer Under New Control