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City of Guelph to honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: 8 ways for individuals to take action
Guelph Mercury Friday, September 23, 2022
The City of Guelph is encouraging employees and the community to reflect on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 and to take an active part in the reconciliation process.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) 95…
Published September 29, 2022
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Women’s shelter stretched thin amid high inflation, housing crisis
Ritika Dubey The Hamilton Spectator Thu., Sept. 22, 2022
The 22-bed facility isn’t meeting the growing demand at a west Mountain women’s shelter.
Interval House of Hamilton is currently home to about 31 women and children — well over its designed capacity.
While the non-profit…
Published September 29, 2022
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Recruiters and employers increasingly taking advantage of temporary foreign workers, advocate says
Joel Ballard, Francis Plourde · CBC News · Posted: Sep 23, 2022
Temporary foreign workers are reporting paying recruiters and employers thousands of dollars to obtain a permit to work in Canada — only to end up with nothing.
CBC Radio-Canada spoke with multiple experts who say…
Published September 29, 2022
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Canada’s immigration minister leaves door open to extending Afghan resettlement programs
Nicholas Keung The Star Thu., Sept. 22, 2022
As Canada reaches the halfway point of meeting its commitment to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says he’s not ruling out lifting the current cap and welcoming more into this country.
But for the…
Published September 29, 2022
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300 to 400 Ukrainians arrived daily to Pearson Airport in Mississauga this summer
Karen Longwell insuaga.com September 21, 2022
An estimated 300 to 400 Ukrainians, fleeing war, arrived daily at Pearson Airport in Mississauga in June and July.
These refugees have visas through Canada’s Ukraine Authorized Emergency Travel, according to a report to the Region of…
Published September 22, 2022
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Some international students in Barrie taking Georgian College courses online due to student visa backlog
Brett Glover The Star Thu., Sept. 22, 2022
One international student in Barrie feels they’re missing out due to online learning, while it may boil down to an increased demand in student visas.
Jim Swales, a Barrie man who has hosted international students at his home for several…
Published September 22, 2022
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Iranians in Toronto protest after young woman dies in police custody in Iran
Griffin Jaeger · CBC News · Posted: Sep 20, 2022
Members of the Iranian community in Toronto are taking a stand against what they say is the world's silence following the death of a 22-year-old woman in Iran after she was detained by the morality police.
Mahsa Amini was arrested…
Published September 21, 2022
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The future for tens of thousands of international students is in jeopardy. Here’s why
Janet Hurley The Star Wed., Sept. 21, 2022
Leila Ghodrat Jahromi should have been sitting in class at Simon Fraser University this week, studying for her master of education degree.
Instead, the Iranian student is sitting in her temporary home in Turkey as she waits for a…
Published September 21, 2022
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Will your immigration application be fast-tracked? It depends whether it hits Canada’s new ‘Green Bin’
Nicholas Keung The Star Wed., Sept. 21, 2022
More and more would-be immigrants to Canada may soon find themselves in the fast lane — or seeing others cruise past them — as a result of the government’s expanding use of an automated triage system for applications.
The system is…
Published September 21, 2022
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Ontario has promised to put immigrant nurses to work faster. That change is long overdue
Yamaan Alsumadi · CBC News · Posted: Sep 20, 2022
I'm a fourth-year nursing student studying at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont., and I'm in a classroom filled with people who are perfectly qualified to help out with Ontario's health-care shortage.
Instead, they're…
Published September 20, 2022
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