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Atlantic provinces see rapid growth in immigration, Census figures show
Hina Alam · CBC News · Posted: Oct 26, 2022
Chijioke Amadi has called Prince Edward Island home for the past 15 years since arriving from Nigeria.
He landed in the province in 2007, when he was 21, to study engineering at the University of Prince Edward Island. His road hasn't…
Published November 4, 2022
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Manitoba becomes 4th province to say it will stop imprisoning migrants
Brigitte Bureau · CBC News · Posted: Oct 24, 2022
The Manitoba government says it will stop incarcerating migrants detained by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), according to information obtained by Radio-Canada/CBC.
The office of Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen…
Published October 24, 2022
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New video from seasonal farmworkers in Niagara-on-the-Lake calls for permanent resident status
Zahraa Hmood St. Catherine’s Standard Wed., Oct. 19, 2022
The Jamaican seasonal farmworkers behind a letter published this summer comparing Canada’s seasonal foreign workers program to “systematic slavery” have released a new video further describing what they say are subpar…
Published October 24, 2022
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Mei-ling Wiedmeyer and Omar Chu: All people who live and work in Canada should have access to health care
Mei-ling Wiedmeyer and Omar Chu Vancouver Sun Oct 18, 2022
An estimated one in five British Columbians do not have a primary care provider, and some have gone to desperate lengths to find one. These stories are heartbreaking, and we think that everyone living in B.C. deserves…
Published October 19, 2022
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Newmarket program assists youth experiencing anti-Black racism
Newmarket Today Staff 17 October 2022
On Saturday, MPP Dawn Gallagher Murphy met with the team at the Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association (NACCA) to hear more about the impact that a six-month $49,600 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium…
Published October 19, 2022
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I used to be stateless. That's why I value my Canadian permanent resident card so much
JN Joniad · for CBC First Person · Posted: Oct 15, 2022
This First Person article is the experience of JN Joniad, a former Rohingya refugee who lives in Toronto. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ.
When my permanent residency card arrived in…
Published October 19, 2022
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Ottawa Public Health confronts systemic racism, initiates action plan for reform
By Gail Pope Capital Current October 17, 2022
A report examining systemic racism within Ottawa Public Health has highlighted various challenges faced by racialized employees at the City of Ottawa agency that’s leading local efforts to fight COVID-19 and bring greater “health…
Published October 19, 2022
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Migrants and supporters in Canada advocate for regularization, permanent status
Griffin Jaeger · CBC News · Posted: Oct 16, 2022
When Samuel Kisitu, a father of three, fled his home in Uganda to come to Canada in 2019, he thought he came to the promised land, where his dreams could be fulfilled.
Instead, he was met with the reality of living undocumented…
Published October 19, 2022
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Don’t speak English or French? In Hamilton, you might earn 57 per cent less than people who do
Ritika Dubey Spectator Reporter Thu., Oct. 13, 2022
If your English or French is weak, you might be earning 57 per cent less than Hamiltonians with better linguistic skills, according to the latest census data.
The fluency of official languages in Hamilton strongly reflected on…
Published October 13, 2022
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International students enticed to Canada on dubious promises of jobs and immigration
Nazim Baksh, Lisa Ellenwood, Mark Kelley, Satbir Singh Aulakh · CBC News · Posted: Oct 13, 2022
Dilpreet Kaur's parents were worried it would be difficult for her to find a job in her home state of Punjab, India, where her father toils long, lonely hours as a rice and wheat…
Published October 13, 2022
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