GTA Employers Offer Syrian Refugees First Job Opportunities in Canada
By TRIEC News |
News June, 2016
Employment catch-22 awaits many immigrants
By Patrick Blennerhassett, Business in Vancouver | For Drastant Mehta, moving to Canada from Kenya with his family was an issue of personal safety.
Beechville immigrant speaks out over nasty letter, nails left in driveway
By Cassie Williams, CBC News | An immigrant from Lebanon whose family received a threatening letter that said “you are not a Canadian” and called them “pig” over the upkeep … Continued
Syrian refugees’ new lives in Canada are anything but easy
By Tamara Khandaker, Vice News |
National Aboriginal Day Celebration
Date: June 21, 2016Venue: Bridgeview Community Centre For more information call 604-592-7081 Learn more
Surrey Canada Day Featuring Tom Cochrane with Red Rider
Date: July 1, 2016Venue: Multiple locations Learn more
Abused Chinese, South Asian seniors trapped by language barriers, immigration rules
By Lien Yeung, CBC News | A seniors advocate says many Chinese and South Asian elders experience unique challenges when it comes to abuse and more resources are needed to … Continued
Ottawa reconsidering cap reduction for temporary foreign workers
By Kelsey Johnson, iPolitics | Canadian meat plants continuing to grapple with an acute labour shortage on their plant floors may be getting some relief from Ottawa. Labour Minister MaryAnn … Continued
Ottawa vows to cut wait times for foreign workers joining tech firms
By Sean Silcoff and Michelle Zilio, Globe and Mail | The Canadian government is promising to speed up immigration of skilled foreign workers joining fast-growing technology companies, a drawn-out process … Continued
Hip hop is more than just music for Canada’s black immigrant youth
By Don McSwiney, University of Calgary Newsletter |