Loizza Aquino was the Youth Award winner among this year’s RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants When Loizza Aquino was just one- year-old, she and her family left the Philippines to start a new life in Canada. Landing in Winnipeg, Manitoba, their new surroundings were quite a contrast from their Southeast Asian roots. Yet her parents […]
Read moreViews on immigration slipping, says new Angus Reid analysis Half of Canadians would prefer to see the federal government’s current immigration targets of 310,000 new permanent residents for 2018 decreased, says a new study that analyzes current and historical public opinion data. For those currently opposed, the qualifications of immigrants do not appear to matter. While […]
Read moreCalgary-based Canadian Cultural Mosaic Foundation is presenting an event this Friday to raise discussion on discrimination. The event, called Tackling Ableism, Ageism, Heterosexism, Racism, & Sexism through our language, will be held on Friday, August 24, 6:30 p.m., at the CommunityWise Resource Centre in Calgary. The event that aims to provide the public with tangible tools […]
Read moreThere is new hope for Canadian immigrants who have been struggling to sponsor their parents and grandparents to Canada under the existing lottery system. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ahmed Hussen announced that the Government of Canada will accept up to 20,000 applications for the sponsorship of parents and grandparents in 2019, four times the number […]
Read moreRBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Trish Mandewo to run for Coquitlam City Council Zimbabwe-born entrepreneur Trish Mandewo, an RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant (2017), has proven to be a community dynamo since arriving in Canada in 2009. Not only has she had successes as an entrepreneur, consultant and founder of Women’s Collaborative Hub, a non-profit […]
Read moreMustafa Alio is a co-founder of Refugee Career Jumpstart Project in Toronto, Canada Syrian-born Mustafa Alio has always followed his convictions. His friends thought the 23-year-old was crazy when he decided to leave his home country in 2007. He was the district manager for Syria’s largest telecommunications company, Syriatel, owned a dream apartment and drove a […]
Read more5th annual Oakville Diwali Gala to raise funds for Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital Plans are underway for the fifth annual 2018 Oakville Diwali Gala, Oakville’s largest South Asian gala, in support of Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH). On September 14, more than 500 guests will enjoy a royal evening as Oakville Diwali presents Rang Mahal, a Palace of Colours at […]
Read moreAre you geared up and ready for your exciting move to Canada? A new life, home, friends and culture eagerly await your arrival. However, we know that a milestone this big comes with a huge amount of planning too; from accommodation to work, and everything in between. That is why we wanted the process of […]
Read moreWith the legalization of marijuana comes stricter driving laws, which could have an impact on immigrants and visitors The possession of marijuana for personal use has been legalized in Canada. But, along with that, there are new laws on transportation-related offences that could impact visitors and immigrants in Canada. On June 21, 2018, Bill C-46, the […]
Read moreMore Canadians view border-crossers as economic opportunists than genuine refugees Two-thirds of Canadians believe irregular migration into the country has reached a crisis point, according to a new Angus Reid poll. And about the same number (65 per cent) are of the view that Canada has received “too many” irregular crossers for the country to handle. […]
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