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Tag: technology
What Canadians think about Asian immigration, culture and technology
More than 60 per cent of Canadians think Asian immigration will positively impact the country, states a new poll, even as India, China, Philippines, Pakistan and South Korea consistently top the list of source countries for newcomers.
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Trying to break barriers in Canada’s digital ecosystem
Entrepreneurs are urging the government to invest more in the tech sector, which is rife with untapped immigrant talent.
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Immigration is Key to Growing Canada’s Digital Economy
The director of digital data and skills at the Business Council of Canada says in this guest column that the digital economy is a rising economic powerhouse, but it is operating nowhere near capacity. The answer? Our immigration system.
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Canadian Seniors Find Ways To Stay Active During Pandemic
Retired seniors have a wealth of skills, insights and experience that the country can gain from. However, they are unable to volunteer or seek part-time jobs for fear of contracting COVID-19. How are they coping?
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Analysis: Ethnic Media Question Government Decisions to Lift Pandemic Lockdowns
As federal and provincial governments in Canada grapple with how to adapt to a ‘new normal’, ethnic media outlets provide vital platforms for discussion into possible ways forward.
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Canadian Software Company in China Re-Opens Amid Fears of ‘Second Wave’
With the coronavirus appearing to now be under control in the country where it started, China is firing up its economic engine. But as one Canadian entrepreneur found, rejuvenating business will require focusing on new opportunities.
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Technology Helping Newcomers to Metro Vancouver
One year after Canada first resettled 25,000 Syrian refugees into Canadian communities — a number that has since grown to 40,000 — the refugee program has left Canadians divided as to its merit and efficacy.…
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Settlement Work Must Keep Up With Tech-Savvy Newcomers
When it comes to technology use, immigrants to Canada are well ahead of settlement agencies. It’s a reality the sector needs to face. Organizations can and need to incorporate technology more effectively to serve their…
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Promising Prospects for B.C. Students from Mexico
Though its diaspora community in British Columbia might not be the biggest or most visible, Mexico is Canada’s third largest trade partner and the ninth largest contributor of international students. In fact, it sends the…
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