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Homeless advocates call on Toronto to address 'dangerous' shortage of shelter spaces this winter
Muriel Draaisma · CBC News · Posted: Nov 08, 2022
Homeless advocates gathered outside the office of Toronto Mayor John Tory on Tuesday to demand that the city immediately open more emergency shelter spaces for unhoused people ahead of winter.
The Shelter and Housing Justice…
Published November 9, 2022
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Quebec looks to fast-track permanent residency for francophone immigrants
CBC News · Posted: Nov 09, 2022
Quebec could be accepting more immigrants — but only if they're francophones.
Premier François Legault's government, which was firmly opposed to increasing the number of immigrants, might create a new program or category that would target…
Published November 9, 2022
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Toronto adds 1,000 spaces to shelter system as winter approaches
Shawn Jeffords · CBC News · Posted: Nov 07, 2022
The City of Toronto is expanding its shelter system as winter approaches, stressing that the need for beds continues to grow while the resources to fund them remain strained.
The city will add 1,000 spaces to its system during the…
Published November 9, 2022
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Why are migrant farm workers calling for permanent residence status for all? A Niagara lawyer explains
Zahraa Hmood St. Catherine’s Standard Tue., Nov. 8, 2022
Mandip Grewal is a staff lawyer with the Niagara Community Legal Clinic, focused on handling the legal concerns of seasonal farm workers in the Niagara region, particularly Niagara-on-the-Lake. "I've seen workers speak…
Published November 9, 2022
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With record Canadian immigration targets, housing fears soar, but anxieties are unfounded, experts say
Yvette Brend · CBC News · Posted: Nov 08, 2022
Finding enough workers to assemble pre-built walls and floors at the Etobicoke plant where Paul Askett manages manufacturing is a grind.
He's hoping that a record wave of new Canadians expected over the next three years will help…
Published November 9, 2022
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Smaller centres poised to benefit from the coming population boom
Dene Moore Special To The Globe And Mail November 4, 2022
The city of Peterborough, Ont., has a synagogue, a mosque and a Buddhist temple. City hall hired its first diversity, equity and inclusion officer last year. There is a Middle Eastern restaurant operated by Syrian refugees…
Published November 7, 2022
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Canada sees rise in Mexican asylum seekers, with majority landing in Montreal
By Marisela Amador The Canadian Press November 4, 2022
Canada has seen a spike in the number of Mexicans seeking asylum here this year, with the vast majority of them coming to Montreal. They say they are fleeing Mexico in search of jobs and safety, but statistics show most…
Published November 7, 2022
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Dissidents ask Canada to extend immigration lifeline for those fleeing Hong Kong
Steven Chase November 6th 2022 The Globe and Mail
Human-rights activists and former pro-democracy legislators from Hong Kong, in self-imposed exile around the world, are calling on Ottawa to extend and expand a program that helps residents fleeing the former British colony to…
Published November 7, 2022
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Canada's plan for more immigrants aims to boost workforce, but experts say they'll need support
Geoff Nixon · CBC News · Posted: Nov 06, 2022
A plan to welcome a record number of immigrants to Canada includes bringing in needed workers, but experts and employers say more could be done to help newcomers arrive and thrive in their new home.
The federal government wants to see…
Published November 7, 2022
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Some Quebec colleges say Ottawa denies 80 to 90 per cent of study permits from Africa
Morgan Lowrie · CBC News · Posted: Nov 04, 2022
Some Quebec junior colleges say 80 to 90 per cent of the international students they've accepted from Africa are being refused study permits by the federal government, jeopardizing their ability to offer programs and raising…
Published November 4, 2022
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