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A Norfolk County company wanted to hire Ukrainian refugees. First step? Build them a place to live
J.P. Antonacci The Hamilton Spectator Sat., Jan. 7, 2023
Olha Diletchuk first came to Titan Trailers near Courtland in June, one week after she and her two young children landed in Canada as refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine.
“I was ready to do any job just to stay here. I was…
Published January 10, 2023
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Building an anti-racist child-care system in Canada
Policy Options Kaitlin Peters January 9, 2023
In 2021, a Montreal daycare flagged a three-year-old Black child for ”troubling behaviour,” deciding to call Quebec’s youth protection services before having a meeting with the child’s parents. The parents – both of whom had…
Published January 10, 2023
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Refugee group says Ottawa will help bring 600 LGBTQ Afghans to Canada
Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press December 22 2022
An LGBTQ refugee group says Ottawa is helping resettle to Canada 600 Afghans who are fleeing persecution due to their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Earlier this week, Toronto-based Rainbow Railroad said it has only been…
Published December 29, 2022
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Quebec suspends immigration program for non-French-speaking entrepreneurs
The Canadian Press Dec. 21, 2022
Business people from abroad who are thinking of immigrating to Quebec with a business project but don't speak French will have to change their plans in 2023.
The Minister of Immigration, Francisation and Integration, Christine Fréchette, announced…
Published December 22, 2022
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Newcomer YouTubers help immigrants get settled in Canada with advice and candid takes
Dakshana Bascaramurty The Globe and Mail 21 December 2022
The Idumota Market in Nigeria’s capital – also known as Lagos Island Market – is a dizzying warren of shops and street vendors selling house slippers, dresses, bottled water, wristwatches, knockoff designer purses, and…
Published December 22, 2022
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Here's what happens when your immigration application is assigned to inactive employees ID
Priscilla Ki Sun Hwang · CBC News · Posted: Dec 22, 2022
After CBC News published a story about how Canada's immigration department assigned tens of thousands of applications to hundreds of inactive employees and placeholder codes, the department explained its processing system…
Published December 22, 2022
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North Bay embraces Ukrainian student refugee
Chris Dawson Bay Today December 22, 2022
Yukhym Baranovskyi enjoys the community of North Bay.
"North Bay is a cozy city with very beautiful nature," the 22-year-old said.
"North Bay reminds me of my hometown with its architecture."
You see, home for Yukhym is the region of…
Published December 22, 2022
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Refugee group partners with Ottawa to bring hundreds of LGBTQ Afghans to Canada
Nick Logan · CBC News · Posted: Dec 22, 2022
A leading advocacy organization for LGBTQ refugees is partnering with the federal government to resettle hundreds of Afghan refugees fleeing persecution because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Rainbow Railroad has…
Published December 22, 2022
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New study shows that high rates of workplace injuries in Montreal involve immigrants
The Canadian Press 20 December 2022
A new study from a Montreal research institute for occupational health and safety estimates that up to 80 per cent of people who are injured at work in the city and require rehabilitation are immigrants.
Jessica Dube, a researcher with the…
Published December 21, 2022
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LGBTQ refugee group only able to resettle four per cent of Afghans, urges Ottawa help
Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press December 20 2022
LGBTQ refugee group Rainbow Railroad says it has only been able to resettle 4 per cent of the nearly 3,800 Afghans who have asked it for help since the Taliban took over their country.
The Toronto-based group documents…
Published December 21, 2022
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