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Toronto job fair for refugees brings together newcomers with major employers
CBC News · Posted: Nov 21, 2022
Refugees living in the Greater Toronto Area got a chance to connect with major employers downtown on Monday.
At the Toronto Refugee Hiring Event in Metro Hall, more than 200 refugees registered for interviews with a dozen employers.
Some got a job…
Published November 23, 2022
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Achev employment agency helping newcomer women thrive in job markets
Qiam Noori Mississauga News Friday, November 18, 2022
Canadian women face systematic challenges in finding desired jobs, expanding careers, or settling in a new community. But those challenges are even harder for newcomer women or women of colour, according to Tonie Chaltas, head…
Published November 23, 2022
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Facing barriers to practice medicine, Niagara’s internationally trained doctors looking to be ‘part of solution’
Victoria Nicolaou The Record Fri., Nov. 18, 2022
Moises Vasquez came to Canada from Colombia as a refugee — with no English skills, but more than 10 years experience working in an emergency department as a general practitioner.
After arriving at Chez Marie Refugee Assistance…
Published November 23, 2022
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As Canada boosts immigration, skills mismatch ‘discouraging’ newcomers
Saba Aziz Global News November 16, 2022
When Tanya Raizada immigrated to Canada as a permanent resident this summer, she was hoping that her resume with over a decade of work experience would be good enough to help land her a job in her field.
Before moving to Toronto in June…
Published November 17, 2022
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Landlord doubles rent for Syrian refugees using exemption that allows for unlimited increases
Robert Williams The Star Wed., Nov. 16, 2022
KITCHENER — An exemption in the Rent Control Act for newer rental units means a Syrian refugee family’s monthly cost for a Kitchener town home will more than double in February.
Jumping from a current rent of $1,900 per month to $4,000…
Published November 17, 2022
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Public opinion on migration could sour amid food insecurity and climate change
Andrew Griffith November 15, 2022 Policy Options
The inter-related pressures of food insecurity and climate change will increase migration pressures within and between countries, as Parag Khanna argues in his book, Move. While this is mainly with respect to the Global South, even…
Published November 17, 2022
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Canada spent millions to upgrade its systems. Why are immigration backlogs still so bad?
Nicholas Keung The Star Tue., Nov. 15, 2022
When Ian Bromley invited his girlfriend to come from Costa Rica and visit him after Canada’s border had reopened, the Toronto man thought it would be a few weeks before she could get her visa.
After trying unsuccessfully to navigate the…
Published November 17, 2022
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Indian immigrants take top spot among Hamilton’s recent immigrants, census data shows
Ritika Dubey The Hamilton Spectator Fri., Nov. 11, 2022
Indian immigrants represent the largest portion of Hamilton’s recently arrived immigrant population, according to the latest census report.
Indians make up 18 per cent of the total recent immigrants in Hamilton, according to…
Published November 15, 2022
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Canada identifies international students as ‘ideal immigrants’ but supports are lacking
Published: November 9, 2022 The Conversation Isaac Garcia-Sitton
The number of international students in Canada has steadily increased over the last decade, contributing approximately $22 billion to the Canadian economy, and an estimated $5.1 billion in annual revenues to…
Published November 15, 2022
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Ukrainian newcomers face challenges as some landlords demand months of advance rent
Sharif Hassan November 10, 2022 The Canadian Press
Galyna Durysvt spent months looking for a rental apartment in the Greater Toronto Area after fleeing the war in Ukraine.
She’d view prospective rentals and put in applications but kept hitting a wall in her search when some…
Published November 15, 2022