Settlement

By Examiner Staff Thu., Oct. 27, 2022

The Peterborough census metropolitan area had nearly twice as many recent immigrants last year than it did five years earlier, 2021 Census statistics released Wednesday by Statistics Canada indicate.

Peterborough had 1,300 recent immigrants…

Rhythm Sachdeva CTV News Oct. 27, 2022

As millions of South Asians around the world celebrate Diwali this year, a festival symbolizing triumph over darkness and dating back 2,500 years, its strong foothold on regions far from the Indian subcontinent also comes to light.

A five…

Guelph Today October 27, 2022

Newly released 2021 census data shows a shift in Guelph’s growing immigrant population.

Immigrants made up 23.8 per cent, or 33,780 of Guelph's overall population in 2021, an increase of 5,885, or 17 per cent, over 2016.

The main places of birth for…

Anna Mehler Paperny October 27, 2022 Salt Wire

TORONTO (Reuters) - Immigrants' share of Canada's population has hit its highest point in the country's 150-year history and the biggest share among G7 countries, new data released by Statistics Canada showed on Wednesday.

Twenty…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

CTV News Oct. 13, 2022

In one of the latest disappointments in Canada’s efforts to aid Afghan refugees, a prominent Afghan women’s activist has had her temporary resident permit application denied, seemingly because of a bureaucratic mistake.

Bessa Whitmore and Sharen Craig have…