by Selina Chignall in Ottawa As 25,000 Syrian refugees live through the process of resettlement and beginning new lives in Canada, a Statistics Canada study…
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Where are the (Ethnic) Women?
by Anita Singh in Toronto Twenty-five per cent of Canadian MPs in the 41st parliament were women. While this proportion has doubled since the 1990s,…
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by Priya Ramanujam (@SincerelyPriya) in Scarborough, Ontario Several observers have noted that immigration is, generally, a non-partisan issue in Canada. That probably explains why it’s…
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Immigrants Excluded from “Middle Class”
by Anita Singh (@tjsgroupca) in Toronto, Ontario As we trudge along towards an expected fall election, the race is on to gain votes from the…
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by Abbas Somji (@abbassomji) in Toronto, Ontario The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is urging elected officials to do more to combat hate crimes.…
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Immigrants With PhDs: Difficult Transitions, Marginal Advantages
by Daniel Munro In general, holding a PhD in Canada is associated with good employment outcomes. But while aggregate outcomes are good, immigrants with PhDs…
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Are Immigrants Happy? It Depends …
by Our Special Correspondent (@NewCdnMedia) Immigrants to this country are generally happier than the folks they left behind in their ancestral nations, but most diaspora…
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Blinded by “Merit”
by Hamlin Grange (@HamlinGrange) in Toronto Few people would disagree that Blacks and other non-whites are treated differently than whites by the criminal justice system.…
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All New Entrants Face Barriers, Not Just Viz Mins
by David Murrell Economist Andrew Jackson of the Broadbent Institute in Ottawa has argued that visible-minority Canadians earn less money, and have higher unemployment rates,…
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by Ranjit Bhaskar Social mobility, access to opportunity and fairness are foundational principles of Canadian society. Sold on these ideals, immigrants arrive ready…
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