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Grants for community-building programs available in B.C.

February 18, 2019 admin Community, Featured, Living, neighbourhood small grants program, news

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 06:10:35 +0000

Neighbourhood Small Grants Program now open for applications Have an idea to bring your neighbours together in your community, celebrate diversity and increase a sense of belonging? Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG) from the Vancouver Foundation are once again available for people who want to make a difference in their neighbourhoods. Grants of up to $500 are […]

Canada Immigration

Anglicize your name as a newcomer? Yes or no?

January 3, 2019 admin canadianizing your name, changing your name, Community, Living

Credit to Author: Margaret Jetelina| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 17:43:40 +0000

Is your name hard for other cultures to pronounce? Have you considered Canadianizing it? Here’s how other immigrants feel about this very personal choice With Canada being so culturally diverse, almost every immigrant has a “name story” — be it the mispronunciation of their ethnic name, using a Canadianized version of their name, or struggling […]

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Big rise in hate crimes in Canada last year

December 6, 2018 admin Black, Community, ethnicity, Featured, Hate Crime, Jewish, Living, muslim, RACE, Religion, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Margaret Jetelina| Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 18:17:17 +0000

Police-reported hate crimes increase, with almost half motivated by race or ethnicity Although hate crime in Canada has been on a slow rise since 2014, last year it saw a sharp increase — Statistics Canada says police-reported hate crime in Canada in 2017 was up 47 per cent over 2016. In terms of actual incidents, police reported 2,073 hate […]

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Battling everyday, casual racism in Canada

November 4, 2018 admin casual racism, Community, Discrimination, everyday racism, Featured, Living, RACISM, racism in canada, stereotyping

The effects of stereotyping versus outright discrimination Janice Tinio was having a standard phone conversation with a client when things took an uncomfortable turn. “I was working on his account when he said to me, ‘Oh, you have an accent. Where are you from? You French?’ … I said, ‘Oh, I’m from Jamaica.’ Then he […]

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Newcomers’ guide to Halloween in Canada

October 24, 2018 admin Community, costumes, Featured, halloween in canada, homemade halloween costume ideas, immigrants, leisure, newcomers, trick-or-treating, zombie

Halloween (October 31) in Canada today is primarily about dressing up and trick-or-treating, but the tradition actually stems from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. Celtic festival of Samhain Samhain was celebrated the day before the Celtic new year, Nov. 1, a day that marked the end of summer and the beginning of the winter. […]

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Immigrants get involved in municipal elections

September 28, 2018 admin Community, elections, Featured, gautam nath, godwin chan, Living, municipal elections, Trish Mandewo, vote

Gautam Nath runs for mayor of Toronto, and other Canadian immigrants seek seats in the upcoming municipal elections You may have had a knock at your door recently by a candidate for city councillor or school trustee or even mayor! These local politicians are looking for your vote in the upcoming municipal elections this fall […]

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Gratitude for Canada woven in red and white

August 1, 2018 admin Calgary, canadian flag, Community, crochet, Featured, immigrant, Living, minu bhatia

Indian-born Minu Bhatia crocheted a Canadian flag to show her gratitude to her adopted country People usually forget a good deed done for them, others remember it but don’t think of reciprocating. Then there is Calgary-based immigrant from India Minu Bhatia. She not only fondly remembers the benevolence of the Canadian society, but has gone […]

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New to Canada? Be a culture shock absorber!

July 18, 2018 admin Canada, Climate, Community, culture shock, Featured, language barrier, Living, Nazreena Anwar-Travas, new to canada, technology gap

Indian-born Nazreena Anwar-Travas shares her experiences with culture shock! What awaits most immigrants to Canada is not just a new country or new currency or new cuisine. “Be braced for culture shock,” you might have heard your friends say when you were busy packing your bags. The culture there is so different! What is this […]

News Vice

Joel McHale Told Us How His Netflix Show Mines the Internet for Comedy Gold

July 16, 2018 admin clips, comedy, Community, culture, Entertainment, humor, joel mchale, NETFLIX, reality tv, Youtube

‘The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale’ is a wackier version of ‘The Soup,’ and six new episodes just dropped on Netflix.

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Study points to social integration as key for immigrant success

July 16, 2018 admin Community, Featured, immigrant success, jelena zikic, Living, top 25 canadian immigrants, York University

York University academic and associate professor Jelena Zikic wants to understand why some immigrants in Canada succeed professionally, while others don’t. An immigrant from Serbia herself, Zikic has been studying career transitions of immigrant professionals for several years, examining both personal and structural barriers to their career success in the Canadian labour market, as well […]