MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO REMOVE RACIST LANGUAGE IN WEST VAN COVENANTS: REPORT

May 26, 2022

Removing racist language from West Vancouver land title documents could cost the municipality more than $1 million, according to a staff report going before council on Monday. The report explores options on how the district can deal with outdated and discriminatory clauses on covenants, which restrict what an owner can do on the property. If the district embarks on its own quest to remove the clauses, it would have to search through...

UKRAINE REFUGEES GET DONATIONS AND WARM WELCOME FROM MAPLE RIDGE

May 26, 2022

A group of Ukrainian refugees received a warm welcome in the community on Saturday. Nine families, comprised of about 30 individuals, received donations of pants, socks, T-shirts, dress shirts, hats, toques, gloves and mittens, raincoats, sleeping bags, shoes, boots, vests, and heavy winter jackets – all items from The North Face clothing company. The items were distributed from the basement of Maple Ridge city councillor Ahmed Yousef’s own house. Yousef...

CELEBRATE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CANADIAN DURING CITIZENSHIP WEEK

May 26, 2022

It’s Citizenship Week this week, from May 23 to 29, 2022. During Citizenship Week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is asking Canadians across the country and around the world to show their pride in their history, culture, achievements and shared citizenship. “This week is a chance to celebrate what it means to be Canadian — from the rights we enjoy, to the responsibilities we share, to the diversity that makes...

BUSINESSES OFFER JOBS FOR AFGHAN NEWCOMERS

May 26, 2022

The Government of Canada is working hard to resettle at least 40,000 Afghan nationals as quickly and safely as possible. Canada has now welcomed a total of 13,050 Afghan refugees, with more arriving every week. For many newcomers, securing meaningful employment is a critical step in their resettlement journey and is integral to financial independence. It also helps ease Canada’s labour shortages and supports our country’s post-pandemic...

DOORS OPEN RICHMOND SHOWCASES THE CITY’S DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

May 23, 2022

By Canadian Immigrant Magazine| The city of Richmond, B.C., is one of the most diverse cities in Canada with over 60 per cent of its population born outside the country. Every year, Doors Open Richmond celebrates this cultural diversity by offering a look inside the city’s places of worship, cultural and civic centres, local businesses, museums and heritage sites. The 15th annual Doors Open Richmond (DOR), being held from June...

CANADIAN POLITICIAN WANTS TO IMPROVE SUPER VISA FOR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS

May 23, 2022

By CIC News | Canadian Member of Parliament Kyle Seeback is proposing a new bill to support parents and grandparents coming to Canada. The proposed changes would affect the Super Visa for parents and grandparents. Currently, the Super Visa allows parents and grandparents of Canadians to visit for two consecutive years without having to renew their status. The visas themselves permit multiple entries to Canada over the course of 10 years. Much...

BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR CHANGE: CANADA’S ANTI-RACISM STRATEGY 2019-2022

May 23, 2022

“The Government of Canada is working hard to build a country where everyone’s rights and freedoms are protected, and everyone’s voice is heard.” —The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada Building a Foundation for Change: Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy 2019–2022 is guided by a vision of Canada where all Canadians benefit from equitable access to and participation in the economic, cultural, social and political spheres. It builds a foundation for...

FROM RUSSIA TO LANGLEY CITY: A UKRAINIAN COUPLE’S STORY

May 23, 2022

Dmitry Lozinsky was in deep trouble. He was sitting in an interrogation room at the Senkivka “three sisters” three-way border crossing where the boundaries of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine meet. There was a portrait of Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the wall, looking down at him while a Russian border guard accused him of being a terrorist. It was in February, the early days of the fighting, and he and...

RACIST CLAUSE REMAINS ON LAND TITLE FOR BRITISH PROPERTIES HOME

May 25, 2022

A West Vancouver woman says she was infuriated to find racist language still exists on her home ownership documents, two years after the district vowed to take action to strike out these “discriminating covenants.” “I was very angry. I wanted to get the awareness out that this is still happening,” said Michele Tung. “My goal is to get rid of these covenants, because I don’t want to have to tell...

NEW REPORT CONTAINS 54 RECOMMENDATIONS AIMED AT ADDRESSING RACISM AND PROMOTING INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE AT UBC

May 15, 2022

This May marks two years since George Floyd was murdered. Handcuffed and pinned to the ground by his neck under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, Floyd desperately pleaded for help until the moment he took his very last breath. Floyd’s cruel death ignited a racial reckoning felt around the world. As Black Lives Matter protests burgeoned across North America immediately after, institutions of higher education also came under...

HOW TO IMMIGRATE TO CANADA AS A NURSE IN 2022

May 15, 2022

The pandemic has exacerbated the need for nurses in Canada. One of the ways to fill job vacancies in the industry is to offer pathways to permanent residency for foreign nurses. Canada was experiencing nursing shortages even before the pandemic. Since COVID-19 swept the world in March 2020, the federal and provincial governments have been adding programs to encourage more nurses to come into the labour force. Ontario, for example, is planning...

IRCC’S APPLICATION BACKLOG GROWS BEYOND 2.1 MILLION PEOPLE

May 15, 2022

Canada’s immigration backlog has grown beyond 2.1 million across all lines of business as of April 29, according to the latest Canadian government data obtained via email by CIC News. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s backlog has progressed as follows since last summer: April 30-May 2, 2022: 2,130,385 persons April 11-12, 2022: 2,031,589 persons March 15 and 17, 2022: 1,844,424 persons February 1, 2022: 1,815,628 persons December 15, 2021: 1,813,144 persons...

NEW MEASURES TO ADDRESS CANADA’S LABOUR SHORTAGE

May 10, 2022

By Government of Canada | As Canada continues to recover from the pandemic, employers are actively looking to fill hundreds of thousands of vacant positions in all sectors across the country. Immigration is more important than ever to fuel Canada’s economy, as our strong economic growth is now outpacing our ability to find and keep workers. Canada is a top destination for global talent. We need to use this fact...

B.C. GOVERNMENT PROVIDES MORE SUPPORT FOR NEWCOMERS

May 3, 2022

By Vancouver Sun | Newcomers arriving in British Columbia now have better access to labour-market services, trauma counselling and co-ordinated community connections through a one-time investment of $15 million to settlement-service organizations across the province. “B.C.’s settlement sector continues to go above and beyond to support refugees and newcomers as they transition to life in Canada,” said Nathan Cullen, Minister of Municipal Affairs. “To support their incredible work and to ensure those...

B.C. INTRODUCES ‘MONUMENTAL’ ANTI-RACISM LEGISLATION

May 3, 2022

By Vancouver Sun | Community groups and watchdogs hope B.C.’s new anti-racism legislation, tabled Monday, will be the first step in addressing systemic racism in health care, policing and government institutions. The bill allows government agencies to ask people about their demographics including race, ethnicity, gender, faith, sexuality, ability and income. The data will be used to identify the extent to which systemic racism harms Black and Indigenous people and people...

IMMIGRANTS HAVE LONG HUNGERED TO OWN PROPERTY

May 2, 2022

By Vancouver Sun | In 1891 the government of Canada awarded the first Ukrainian immigrants to Canada, Ivan Pylypiw and Vasyl Eleniak, 160 acres of land to farm. They were among millions of struggling newcomers from Ukraine, Scotland, Iceland, Russia, France, Italy and elsewhere who responded to young Canada’s offer in the 1800s and early 1900s to homestead so-called free land to log, ranch or cultivate. Many other newcomers snapped...

BC’S ANTI-RACISM DATA ACT AIMS TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES FROM DISCRIMINATION

May 2, 2022

Today the Province of BC introduced long-awaited legislation to identify and address systemic racism and inequality in government programs and services. The Anti-Racism Data Act will enable government to “securely collect and safely analyze demographic information on race, ethnicity, faith, gender, sex, ability, income and other social identity markers” in government programs and services where “using these statistics in the right way can show where there are systemic inequalities so...

MAY IS ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH

May 1, 2022

Asian Heritage Month is an opportunity for us to learn more about the many achievements and contributions of Canadians of Asian heritage who, throughout our history, have done so much to make Canada the country we know and love. The theme for Asian Heritage Month 2022 is, “Continuing a legacy of greatness”. This month is a reminder for all Canadians to come together to combat anti-Asian racism and discrimination in...