Members of visible-minority groups have a stronger sense of loyalty to federal government than provincial government, reports a new study from the Institute for Research…
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Somali Parents Unaware of Savings Opportunities
Ever since its peak in the early 1990s, Somali immigration to Canada has been moving at a steady pace, with nearly 1,500 new permanent residents…
View More Somali Parents Unaware of Savings OpportunitiesSaving With RESPs Not Un-Islamic
Hussin Masaud, originally from Iraq, has resided in Canada for over 26 years. A father of three, he attests to having Registered Education Savings Plans…
View More Saving With RESPs Not Un-IslamicEducation Saving Difficult For Newcomers
For newcomers to Canada from countries like India, who may be struggling to become financially secure, the government has a number of plans that may…
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Pros and Cons of Family Reunification
Justin Trudeau has now officially been elected as Canada’s 29th Prime Minister and with him come promises of investment in infrastructure, electoral reform and changes…
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‘When It Came to Sex Ed, My Parents Failed Me’
Do you know how I first found out about sex? I was eight years old and a Muslim classmate from Pakistan, who was also eight,…
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On the eve of Canada’s 148th birthday, the Association for Canadian Studies released the findings of a survey titled: “Is Canada a Land of Equal…
View More Research Watch 5: A Dollar Value on Extended FamiliesParenting and the Prevention of Radicalization
Christianne Boudreau isn’t the first parent in history to wonder how her child ended up on the path he did — and she certainly won’t…
View More Parenting and the Prevention of RadicalizationNewcomer Parents Face Challenges Navigating School System
Not long after I landed in Canada from Chile in 2010, I met a young man through some mutual friends. He was a high school…
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Why Ranking Schools May Not be Such a Smart Idea
The Fraser Institute has added Ontario’s schools to a growing list of school rankings in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. The…
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