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RURAL COMMUNITIES NEED MORE SETTLEMENT DOLLARS: CONFERENCE BOARD
February 27, 2022
By New Canadian Media | Settlement services for new immigrants, especially in small towns and rural communities, need to be boosted to ensure the successful integration of newcomers, according to the Conference Board of Canada. Yet, over the last five or six years, “settlement service funding has not kept up with the growth in the immigration levels plan,” states the independent think tank, which focuses on economic and public policy...
WHY CANADA NEEDS TO SPEED UP THE IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEUR VISA PROGRAM
February 27, 2022
By Toronto Star | Mike Lazaridis, Arlene Dickinson, Tobi Lutke, Susur Lee — what do these Canadians have in common? They immigrated to this country before going on to entrepreneurial fame. Each has a unique story, but immigrant entrepreneurs play a special role in this country’s economic development. First- and second-generation entrepreneurs undertake 34.7 per cent of all early-stage entrepreneurship in Canada — significantly higher than most other comparable economies. And according...
B.C. WILL ‘OPEN ARMS’ TO UKRAINIANS FLEEING VIOLENCE, BUT LEAVING ISN’T EASY
February 27, 2022
By Vancouver Sun | Ron Nikkel is working to help his sons and their families come to B.C. from Ukraine, but with the country in chaos he’s afraid they may not be able to leave. “I’m definitely worried,” said the Abbotsford man, whose two sons, their wives and four kids live in Kryvyi Rih near the eastern border. While his sons are Canadian citizens, their wives are Ukrainian, and only...
BUSINESS SUMMIT INTENDS TO BREAKS BARRIERS FOR BLACK ENTREPRENEURS
February 27, 2022
By Vancouver Sun | Jackee Kasandy’s “Aha moment” in reaching the conclusion she could help Black entrepreneurs to obtain a bigger voice came during the COVID pandemic when she learned her fair-trade import and retail business didn’t meet the criteria for a lot of available assistance programs. Although she had grown to a medium-sized business before the pandemic, Kasandy had struggled to find financing, as an immigrant without a lot...
WHY THE UKRAINIAN DIASPORA SETTLED IN THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES
February 25, 2022
By Tri-Cities News | As Russia invades Ukraine, descendants of the Ukrainian diaspora are watching with concern to what’s happening to their ancestral homeland. Canada has one of the largest populations of Ukrainians outside Ukraine. In 2016, there were 1.36 million people in Canada that said they had Ukrainian ancestry, about four per cent of the population. Of those, almost 700,000 live in the three Prairie provinces, where they make...
PROGRAM LAUNCHED TO ASSIST WOMEN AND GENDER-DIVERSE TV PRODUCERS
February 18, 2022
By Canadian Immigrant Magazine | A new six-month initiative to assist up to 10 women and gender-diverse creators to break into the television industry has been launched by Women in Film & Television Vancouver (WIFTV), a non-profit creating an equitable screen-based industry for women and gender diverse people. The WIFTV Emerging TV Producers Program is free and open to B.C.-based producers or writers who want to gain producing skills, and...
By CIC News The Canadian government has just announced its Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024. Canada is increasing its immigration targets yet again. It will look to welcome almost 432,000 new immigrants this year instead of its initial plan to welcome 411,000 newcomers. The announcement came today at approximately 3:35 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Over the coming three years, Canada will target the following number of new immigrant landings: 2022: 431,645 permanent...
IMMIGRANT WOMEN OF INSPIRATION 2022: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
February 18, 2022
Canadian Immigrant is seeking nominations for the ninth annual Immigrant Women of Inspiration! This year, the spotlight is on immigrant women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) who are contributing to the greater good and making positive change and are committed to leading and inspiring others to do more! A selection of these women will be featured in the April 2022 issue of our Magazine. If you are, or have...
By Canadian Immigrant Magazine | If there’s anything that the pandemic has proven, it is that there’s life beyond the big cities. Tens of thousands of people have left urban centres like Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver in favour of small town Canada. For newcomers, the lure of cheaper housing, more space and more opportunity has them looking further afield. For rural communities, the challenge is to balance progress while preserving...
CANADA NEEDS IMMIGRANTS: IMMIGRATION LEVELS PLAN 2022-2024 ANNOUNCED
February 16, 2022
Did you know? – Immigration accounts for almost 100% of Canada’s labour force growth – Nearly 80% of our population growth; by 2030, five million Canadians are set to retire and the worker to retiree ration will drop down to only 3:1. These numbers are a clear indication of the country’s strong economic need for increased immigration. The new 2022–2024 Immigration Levels Plan announced on February 14, 2022 is taking this into...
B.C. IMMIGRANT ORGANIZATION HOPES RACISM MAPPING TOOL WILL PROMPT CHANGE
February 13, 2022
By 100 Mile Free Press A new tool aims to help create and advance anti-racism policies and initiatives in Surrey and beyond by charting racist incidents out on a map. The Surrey Local Immigration Partnership is asking anyone who’s been a victim or witness to racist incidents to report it anonymously through RAMP, a Racism Mapping Project. Surrey LIP is holding an online workshop on Feb. 5 from 10 to 10:30 a.m., to...
B.C. POPULATION GROWTH HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR IMMIGRANT SUPPORTS: ADVOCATES
February 13, 2022
By Victoria News Canada is one of the fastest-growing nations in the G7 and that growth is driven in large part by immigration, newly releases census data shows. Immigrants account for around 80 per cent of Canada’s population growth, according to data released Wednesday (Feb. 9). B.C. was the province with the second-highest percentage of population growth since 2016 and four of the top five fastest-growing metropolitan areas in Canada...
SURVEY SHOWS NEW IMMIGRANTS IN A RUSH TO BUY FIRST HOME
February 11, 2022
By Globe and Mail As Canada’s housing market continues to be whipped to new price heights, a survey of new immigrant home buyers in the country’s biggest real estate market suggests some may be willing to pay more than non-immigrants to land that first home. In its year-end market round-up, the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board presented some survey results from Ipsos Public Affairs, which has been working with TRREB...
HOW CANADA LANDED 405,000 NEW IMMIGRANTS IN 2021
February 11, 2022
By CIC News A new Statistics Canada study shows immigrant children have a higher postsecondary education rate, and make more money after their mid-20s than the overall Canadian population. The study is based on 2019 income tax data from the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB), which provides a long-term perspective on how immigrant children integrate into Canadian society. The results show immigrants who came to Canada as children participated in postsecondary education more...
IMMIGRANT CHILDREN BECOME MORE EDUCATED AND HIGHER PAID THAN CANADIAN AVERAGE: STUDY
February 11, 2022
A new Statistics Canada study shows immigrant children have a higher postsecondary education rate, and make more money after their mid-20s than the overall Canadian population. The study is based on 2019 income tax data from the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB), which provides a long-term perspective on how immigrant children integrate into Canadian society. The results show immigrants who came to Canada as children participated in postsecondary education more often than...
BRITISH COLUMBIA’S 10 BIGGEST MUNICIPALITIES
February 10, 2022
B.C.’s population has surpassed five million people for the first time in its history, growing at a rate of 7.6 per cent between 2016 and 2021, the latest census data from Statistics Canada shows. The province has four of Canada’s five fastest-growing metropolitan areas — all of which are outside the Metro Vancouver region. The Kelowna, Chilliwack, Kamloops and Nanaimo census metropolitan areas all saw growth of 10 per cent or more in...
ONE MILLION JOBS FORECAST IN B.C.’S LABOUR MARKET OUTLOOK
February 8, 2022
By BC GOV. B.C.’s latest Labour Market Outlook (LMO) forecasts more than one million job openings into the next decade, creating opportunities for students and jobseekers to develop their skills and find rewarding jobs of the future. The LMO is a 10-year forecast that helps governments and businesses guide resources to support the future workforce and it gives British Columbians up-to-date information so they can make decisions about their future career...
BC’S TOP EMPLOYERS: 2022 WINNERS
February 8, 2022
By Vancouver Sun The following 115 organizations have been chosen as BC’s Top Employers for 2022 (employee count refers to full-time staff): ACCIONA Infrastructure Canada Inc., Vancouver. Construction services; 707 employees. Enhanced flexible work options over the course of the pandemic to help employees balance work and added personal responsibilities. Alida Inc., Vancouver. Customer intelligence software; 276 employees. Encourages ongoing employee development with full tuition subsidies for job-related courses as...
B.C. IMMIGRANT ORGANIZATION HOPES RACISM MAPPING TOOL WILL PROMPT CHANGE
February 6, 2022
By Langley News | A new tool aims to help create and advance anti-racism policies and initiatives in Surrey and beyond by charting racist incidents out on a map. The Surrey Local Immigration Partnership is asking anyone who’s been a victim or witness to racist incidents to report it anonymously through RAMP, a Racism Mapping Project. Surrey LIP is holding an online workshop on Feb. 5 from 10 to 10:30 a.m., to explain...
February 4, 2022
By News Wire For more than a decade, Canadian Immigrant magazine’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards program has been the leader in sharing and celebrating inspiring stories of immigrants. The stories of their immigration journeys, the barriers they have overcome, their amazing achievements and the difference they have made in their adopted country are important to share. So, for the 14th year, we are proud to continue doing so with the only...
REPORT SUGGESTS JOB CHANGES AND RENTAL VACANCIES HELP COQUITLAM’S CASE AS A ‘RESILIENT’ CITY
February 4, 2022
By Tri-Cities News Do you believe Coquitlam is a community that has met the needs of new residents in providing jobs, homes and a sense of belonging? Turns out, this may resonate with more people than we think. According to analysts with BCBusiness — a magazine dedicated to highlighting the province’s entrepreneurial community — Coquitlam has become a more livable municipality in the past year thanks, in part, to providing more employment options and rentals to meet its...
DONATED DIGITAL DEVICES REMOVES A MAJOR HURDLE FOR AFGHAN NEWCOMERS
February 4, 2022
By Globe and Mail | Sahar Sarwary and her family arrived in Toronto in August after fleeing Afghanistan and they quickly set about establishing their lives here, finding housing, looking for work and enrolling in school. Last month, they were able to get something else just as essential to their lives as newcomers: a computer. The iMac has been life-changing. Ms. Sarwary received it for free, through a program established...
February 4, 2022
By Globe and Mail When the freedom convoy was rolling into Canada’s capital this week, Arshdeep Singh Kang was more than 4,440 kilometres away in Los Angeles making a delivery. The 30-year-old long-haul trucker followed the news of the convoy on his phone during rest stops, but he certainly had no desire to be part of it. “I don’t believe in the issues they are raising,” Mr. Kang said. “I know...