Start-up Visa Program starting to gain traction
By Brenda Bouw, Globe and Mail | Link to Article The federal government’s Start-up Visa Program, launched two years ago to lure immigrant entrepreneurs to grow their companies in Canada, … Continued
News May, 2015
Canada slips out of top-five countries in integrating immigrants
By Nicholas Keung, Toronto Star | Link to Article Canada has dropped out of the top five nations when it comes to integrating immigrants, due to policy changes by Ottawa … Continued
Temporary foreign workers’ vulnerability noted in sexual harassment case
By CBC News | Link to Article An Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruling has highlighted the vulnerability of temporary foreign workers in a case where two women worked in what … Continued
Now accepting Eleanor Strong and Jim Siemens Bursary applications
2015 ELEANOR STRONG BURSARY This bursary is in honour of Eleanor Strong, the Founder and first Executive Director of ISSofBC. She was instrumental in establishing the model for providing settlement … Continued
Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP)
Date: June 11, 2015Venue: PICS Head Office, 12725 80th Ave. Surrey Learn more
Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP)
Date: May 28, 2015Venue: PICS Head Office, 12725 80th Ave. Surrey Learn more
Newcomer Education Series: Career Choices and Life Success
Date: August 31, 2015Venue: KPU Surrey, 12666 72 Avenue Learn more
Newcomer Education Series: English Language Studies
Date: July 27, 2015Venue: KPU Surrey, 12666 72 Avenue Learn more
Newcomer Education Series: Student Awards and Financial Assistance
Date: June 29, 2015Venue: KPU Surrey, 12666 72 Avenue Learn more
Expired Maple Leaf Card can turn immigrants into exiles
By Nicholas Keung, Hamilton Spectator | Link to Article