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Canada announces hiring blitz as immigration backlog hits 1.3M applicants
By Laura Osman The Canadian Press
Posted August 24, 2022 1:22 pm
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser now projects it will take only a few months longer than originally hoped to get application wait times back on track, even though the crisis in Ukraine and other “external” events…
Published August 26, 2022
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Her work permit expired the day it was issued, leaving this refugee claimant hopeless
Eden Zebene is pregnant but can't access OHIP, work or study due to IRCC's delay and error
Priscilla Ki Sun Hwang · CBC News · Posted: Aug 25, 2022 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
A refugee claimant who fled from civil war in Ethiopia says she's exasperated after Canada's…
Published August 26, 2022
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As South Asian languages grow in Canada, parents want more learning options for kids
By Saba Aziz Global News
Posted August 23, 2022 1:54 pm
Like many immigrants in Canada, Masooma Aftab is concerned about keeping her native language alive in the family.
The Canadian-Pakistani mother said as her son started going to school, she noticed that his conversational…
Published August 26, 2022
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On Ukraine's Independence Day, refugees say 'we want to be happy'
'I want to ask for help to stop Russia with this war,' Mariia Mamaisur says
Kate Bueckert · CBC News · Posted: Aug 24, 2022 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
Wednesday marks the Independence Day of Ukraine and people staying at the Woolwich Guest House for Ukrainian refugees…
Published August 26, 2022
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When...your boss is abusing you, you can't just leave': Jamaican migrant workers expose Canada's ‘systemic slavery’
Elianna Lev
Tue, August 23, 2022 at 4:44 p.m.·4 min read
An open letter written by Jamaican migrant workers working in Ontario is highlighting the unfair and dangerous working and living conditions they face on a daily basis, as well as the inequality of certain work permits.
The…
Published August 26, 2022
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Local host family still waiting for Ukraine refugees amid months-long delay
Local host family still waiting for Ukraine refugees amid months-long delay
Their London-area home is ready for them, fitted sheets on beds and all.
Author of the article:Jonathan Juha
Publishing date:Aug 23, 2022
Their London-area home is ready for them, fitted sheets on their…
Published August 26, 2022
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Feds won't extend bilingualism bonus to employees who speak an Indigenous language
Stephanie Taylor
The Canadian Press / Staff
OTTAWA - The federal Treasury Board says it has no plans to expand a bonus -- now paid to employees who speak English and French -- to those who know an Indigenous language.
The bilingualism bonus is an extra $800 employees receive a…
Published August 23, 2022
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More dialogue needed to address religion-based violence, say faith groups
Greater Sudbury more welcoming to Sikhs today, says community member
CBC News · Posted: Aug 22, 2022 1:25 PM ET | Last Updated: August 22
Karan Badesha says it was difficult to find work in Sudbury, when he arrived in 2015, but the city has since become a more welcoming place for…
Published August 23, 2022
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Death of migrant worker in Norfolk, Ont. prompts call to change permanent immigration status
By Don Mitchell Global News
Posted August 22, 2022 6:30 pm
Farm workers in Niagara Region are hoping for action from Canada and Jamaica’s Ministry of Labour departments on better living conditions on Canadian farms. The group wrote a letter on the subject a week before a migrant…
Published August 23, 2022
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Canadian Medical Association’s 1st Indigenous leader takes office
By Fakiha Baig The Canadian Press
Posted August 22, 2022 7:54 am
Persistent staffing shortages in emergency health care close video
In a brightly lit surgical room around sunrise, Dr. Alika Lafontaine recounts why he chose to become an anesthesiologist as he fills syringes for…
Published August 22, 2022
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