“Human rights can be broken when it is out of the public eye.” Drunken Birds, presented at the 46th TIFF, is a film showcasing the harsh realities and precarious work of migrant workers in Canada.
View More Ivan Grbovic Presents Drunken Birds at TIFF 2021: Set on a Montreal Lettuce Farm
Ottawa is granting 90,000 applicants a pathway to permanent residency to reach its immigration target this year. But the program does nothing for the migrant workers feeding the country, says one migrant justice organization
View More Advocates Call Ottawa’s PR Program “A Smokescreen”
Even as Canada increases its vaccine supply, there is no plan to vaccinate undocumented essential workers. Two undocumented workers share their stories of working under precarious conditions as they struggle to keep safe on the job during the pandemic.
View More Migrant Workers: Frontline for COVID-19 Risk, but Back of the Line for Vaccines
Doctors and community leaders are calling for a “private” and “confidential” process of the vaccinations for undocumented workers worried they will be deported.
View More A Tough Call: Vaccinations or Deportations
A coalition of 270 organizations asks Ottawa to make the COVID-19 vaccine accessible to migrant workers and undocumented residents, without them having to fear detention or deportation.
View More Vaccine Access Needed for Migrant Workers and Undocumented
The legacy of the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) is rife with complaints of abuse and exploitation, despite successive revisions to the original guidelines. This piece focuses on the changes in caregiver policies over the years—and the practices that continue to persist. This is part of a larger series profiling newcomers across Canada whose lives have been touched by Canada’s immigration policies.
View More The Legacy of Canada’s Caregiver Policies: Part II
Facing plunging immigration levels, Canada is opening its doors wider to attract and retain skills and talent from around the world.
View More Valentine’s Surprise for Migrant Workers and International Students
Canada urges graduating foreign students to stay, as a new study shows COVID-19’s devastating effects on the international education market, migrant workers and recent immigrants.
View More “We Don’t Just Want You to Study Here, We Want You to Stay Here.”
This third edition of our special project “Bridging the Mainstream-Ethnic Digital Divide in COVID-19 Literacy” focuses on the unique challenges faced by temporary residents, migrant workers, asylum seekers and international students.
View More About “Cheap Immigrant Labour” and Student “Cash Cows”
A new study shows more than eight in 10 Canadians support providing a way for temporary foreign workers to remain in Canada.
View More Senators and Unions Push for Temporary Migrant Workers to Remain in Canada