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
Although Peel Regional police reports show a decrease in domestic violence this year, the director of Family Services of Peel says that for every 20 reported cases, there are another 40 unreported cases.
View More Police Reports Do Not Tell True Scale of Domestic Violence
Columnist Jagdeesh Mann writes on the Punjab farmers’ protest and how it isn’t as far removed from our shores as Canadians may believe.
View More Standing with India’s Protesting Farmers
Marginalized in community less likely to contact authorities despite intimate partner violence.
View More Beaten and Almost Killed, Why Many Domestic Abuse Survivors Never Contact Police?
Three immigrant women in British Columbia share how long waitlists for child care affect their chances at building careers.
View More Lack of Child Care Forces Immigrant Women in B.C. to Put Careers on Hold
The number of investigations into marriages of convenience to enter the country come down but application refusal rates remain the same.
View More Immigration Canada Rejects 1,700 Fake Marriage Applicants
Immunity passports are being lauded as a measure to ensure those with an immunity can carry on without lockdown restrictions. But both critics and supporters are having a heated debate on the subject. Detractors cite loss of privacy, personal rights encroachment and unreliable data on immune responses as points against immunity passports.
View More No Plans to Adopt “Immunity Passports” in Canada, but the Debate Rages On
Columnist Marcus Medford writes on Etobicoke restaurant owner’s entitled behaviour and decision to open his restaurant for indoor dining despite COVID-19 restrictions.
View More Adam Skelly is No Champion for Small Business
Ghost consultants have long been a scourge within the immigration consultancy profession. These unlicensed practitioners offer bad, misleading advice that can get immigrants deported, on top of facing bankruptcy.
View More Citing “Ghost Consultants,” Immigration Consultants Praise Creation of College of Immigration Consultants
Four-time MLA Mable Elmore, the only Filipino-Canadian member of the B.C. legislative assembly, given a parliamentary secretary position instead.
View More B.C. Filipino Community Outraged After Veteran MLA Shut Out of Cabinet, Again