Si les refus aux frontières d’étudiants étrangers sont rares, ils sont nombreux à voir leur demande de permis d’études rejetée. Au fil des années, il semble que les demandes provenant de certains pays soient plus susceptibles d’être refusées.
View More Permis d’études : les critères ciblent certains étudiants étrangers plus que d’autres
Slow vaccine rollout in Canada and mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements for the Hajj may prevent Canadian pilgrims from visiting Mecca.
View More COVID-19 May Prevent Canadian Pilgrims from Hajj
Nicaraguan exiles are struggling to find their footing in Canada as the country faces an unprecedented COVID-19 health emergency. The latest wave of young refugees is constantly confronted by social barriers to employment, housing and health care. These challenges perpetuate their sense of being outsiders as they attempt to settle in a new country.
View More Nicaraguan Refugees Fear Falling Through the Cracks in Canada
The pandemic is far from over, yet fatigue and frustration with COVID-19 public health restrictions have led to growing protests across Canada. And in the case of Montreal, the most recent demonstration has even erupted into small pockets of violence.
View More Anti-Lockdown Protests Grow as COVID-19 Spreads
The fact that Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, was found guilty of murdering George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, should be considered a victory, but there lies a long, difficult road ahead, writes Marcus Medford.
View More Don’t Hold Your Breath: Thoughts on the Derek Chauvin Trial
The international Afghan community is being called on to help secure a peaceful transition as America’s planned military withdrawal from Afghanistan looms later this year.
View More Afghan Community Apprehensive as U.S. Forces Prepare Exit
What is needed to tackle vaccine inequality is a model of world co-operation where the battle with the pandemic is not fought “on the bodies of Black and brown children and women … in nations of the Global South,” panellists at a recent Oxfam webinar said.
View More Vaccine Inequality Costs Lives in Global South and Hurts Us All
“Not speaking English is not an impediment to our work.” One migrant justice organization is calling on Ottawa to expand the pathway to permanent residency for essential migrant workers by removing the language requirement.
View More Migrant Workers Call on Ottawa to Remove Language Barrier for PR
Many immigrants who come to Canada in the skilled workers class, find it difficult to get employment that matches their education and skill level. Seeking help from Canadian settlement agencies, many find that the agencies instead encourage them to settle for jobs they are overqualified for because of a lack of ‘Canadian experience.’
View More Agencies Ask Newcomers to Settle for Less
The Indian diaspora in Canada is devastated by the COVID-19 crisis unfolding thousands of kilometres away, fearing for family members and friends.
View More ‘All We Can Do Is Pray’: Indian Diaspora Shaken by COVID-19 Crisis Back Home