Fadi Salback began playing soccer at a young age. His dream was to go to Europe and play in a professional league. Now he plays for Ukraine’s Podillya Khmelnytskyi FC.
View More Canadian Soccer Player Goes Pro in Ukraine
Tag: Ontario
Community Organizations Strive to Maintain a Human Touch Despite COVID-19
Community organizations have had to change how they deliver services in a pandemic but are finding ways to provide support for the vulnerable groups they serve.
View More Community Organizations Strive to Maintain a Human Touch Despite COVID-19
Ontario Silent on Whether Provincial Immigration Ministry will Return
As the federal government increases immigration levels, questions hang in the air about whether it was wise for the new Ford government in Ontario to abandon the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration in 2018. The organization had originally been responsible for the province’s policy on citizenship and immigration issues.
View More Ontario Silent on Whether Provincial Immigration Ministry will Return
Helping Rural Communities Recover from the Last Recession
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 Recession
COVID-19 Hitting Canadian Farms: “There had to be one dead for the authorities to react”
After three farmworkers die in Ontario and hundreds are infected of COVID-19, authorities are finally reacting. Migrant workers’ advocates, health specialists and academics are calling on the federal government to protect them and to clear the path for them to become permanent residents.
View More COVID-19 Hitting Canadian Farms: “There had to be one dead for the authorities to react”
Research Shows Canada Has Overlooked Immigrant Doctors
The level of care provided by internationally-trained or immigrant physicians is roughly equal to that provided by Canadian-born or American-born physicians, says Robert Falconer.
View More Research Shows Canada Has Overlooked Immigrant Doctors
All Hands on Deck: It’s Time to Allow Internationally-Trained Physicians to Join the Fight
We’re asking our internationally-trained doctors to risk their lives during this crisis. The least we can do is offer them a stable future.
View More All Hands on Deck: It’s Time to Allow Internationally-Trained Physicians to Join the Fight
Retired and Re-deployed Doctors Pitch In During COVID-19 Pandemic
With the explosion in the number of COVID-19 cases, Canadian provinces are recruiting retired doctors and redeploying healthcare practitioners. Webinars organized by the Muslim Medical Association of Canada (MMAC) are providing refresher training to the healthcare community.
View More Retired and Re-deployed Doctors Pitch In During COVID-19 Pandemic
Army of Volunteers Mobilize to Protect Frontline Workers
As hospitals face dire shortages in personal protective equipment (PPE), individuals and institutions are stepping into the void to help.
View More Army of Volunteers Mobilize to Protect Frontline Workers
Students Need ‘Extra Help’ Coping with Pandemic
The pandemic will likely have the most long-lasting effect on students whose academic rhythm has been disrupted, perhaps beyond repair. The shutdown also jeopardizes the education of the 642,480 international students in Canada.
View More Students Need ‘Extra Help’ Coping with Pandemic