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Gender Equality Week: How Canada promotes equality for all newcomers

September 21, 2023 admin 2slgbtq+, childcare, gender equality week 2023, gender-based analysis, labour force, life in canada, racialized newcomers, women in Canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2023 12:00:02 +0000

Canada is celebrating its fifth annual Gender Equality Week. The campaign takes place every year in September. This year the theme is United for Gender Equality: Stronger Together. It aims to increase awareness of the unique identities and to promote inclusivity of all people in Canada regardless of gender, sexual orientation, racial background, or level […]

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How Canada works to help newcomer women across the country

May 16, 2023 admin Canada, canada immgration, canadian newcomer women, employment services for women, IRCC, language skills for women, newcomer women, newcomer women services, women in Canada, Women’s Health

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 13:00:40 +0000

In late March, the province of Ontario announced a $768,000 investment in the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW). This funding is intended to help “address [employment] barriers [for women] by focusing on increasing … recruitment, retention, and advancement in non-traditional and/or growing economic sectors” through CCMW’s “Addressing Barriers to Employment for Muslim Women” project. […]

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How are immigrant women faring in Canada’s workforce?

March 8, 2023 admin 2021 canadian census, Canada, canadian labour force, covid-19, family, immigrate canada, immigration, IRCC, jobs, jobs in canada, labour force, newcomer women, Pay Gap, racialized newcomer women, women in Canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:58:34 +0000

International Women’s Day takes place annually on March 8th as a global recognition of the contributions that women make in the workplace, the work they do in the home as well as their cultural and societal contributions. It also acts as a day to bring awareness to many of the ongoing struggles women face globally. […]

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