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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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Did Canada use facial-recognition software to strip two refugees of their status? A court wants better answers
Nicholas Keung The Star Mon., Sept. 19, 2022
Canadian authorities can’t just brush off allegations that they are using facial-recognition software to discredit asylum-seekers, a court has ruled.
The decision by the Federal Court comes in a case that has cast a spotlight on the…
Published September 20, 2022
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Afghans stranded and running out of money in Pakistan plead for Ottawa to speed up their approvals
Robert Fife & Janice Dickson The Global and Mail September 18 2022
Wahid Ibrahimi was a security guard at the Canadian embassy in Kabul. After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August, 2021, forcing the embassy to close and putting him and other Afghans who worked there…
Published September 19, 2022
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Migrants across Canada call on Ottawa for action on regularization, permanent status
Holly McKenzie-Sutter · The Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 18, 2022
Thousands of migrants and their supporters held rallies across Canadian cities on Sunday to call on Ottawa to extend permanent status to undocumented people.
There were also calls to swiftly implement an inclusive…
Published September 19, 2022
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Services for newcomers being offered in new joint location
Jinsh Rayaroth Timmins Today September 16, 2022
The grand opening of the joint settlement service centre in Timmins means a lot to local immigrants.
The centre at 330 Second Ave., Suite 105, opened in December 2021 and celebrated its grand opening this week. It allows people to…
Published September 16, 2022
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Airbnb donates temporary housing for displaced Ukrainians and Afghan refugees
Stephanie Babych Calgary Herald Sep 15, 2022
A donation of emergency housing from Airbnb.org is helping Canadian immigration agencies to connect incoming Afghan refugees and displaced Ukrainians with temporary homes.
With the donation, the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society…
Published September 16, 2022
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Canadians who aren't white say border agents discriminate against them as they return home
Joanne Roberts · CBC News · Posted: Sep 16, 2022
Canadians who aren't white say they're discriminated against at the Canadian border, and they believe it's because of their race.
A 33-year-old woman from Winnipeg said she's gone through a full range of experiences at the border…
Published September 16, 2022
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Representation matters: Black youth talk about the power of connection and community
CBC Communications · Posted: Sep 14, 2022
There was a sense of comfort, empowerment, and belonging for the 400 Black youth who recently gathered in Halifax during the National Black Canadians Summit.
As author and educator Moashella Shortte said: "There is joy in the coming…
Published September 15, 2022
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