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Privy Council Office spending thousands to keep tabs on ethnic press
ShareOTTAWA—Citizenship and Immigration Canada isn’t the only federal department spending hundreds of thousands of dollars keeping a keen eye on the country’s ethnic media. The Privy Council Office, the bureaucracy that supports the prime minister, spent $463,300 last January on a two-year contract with the same ethnic media monitoring company that Citizenship has paid almost more »
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“On Their Own: The Trials of South Asian Seniors Issue”
ShareOn Their Own: The Trials of South Asian Seniors is an hour-long Canadian documentary airs for the first time Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 8 pm on OMNI 2. The unique documentary examines the plight of senior immigrants of South Asian origin. By sharing the story of one remarkable elderly couple surviving on their own, more »
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Culture change needed to erase bullying
ShareVANCOUVER – More than 130 students, anti-bullying experts, and key stakeholders came together at Premier Christy Clark’s ERASE Bullying Summit to identify key priorities and actions that will help school, communities and individuals work together to combat bullying. “The summit brought together a wide range of participants who were in agreement: stopping bullying requires a more »
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Film reveals Canadian Sikh community’s World War I stories
ShareWhen it comes to the history of Canada’s South Asian community, Sikhs form a significant portion of the mosaic. Every year, Canadians participate in the Remembrance Day ceremony and pay special tribute to those compatriots who died defending their country during the wars. Until recently, nothing much was known about handful of Sikhs who joined more »
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Speaking in tongues: census 2011 reveals Canada’s language diversity
ShareBilingualism is surging in Canada, but not necessarily in the country’s two official languages. Statistics Canada released the last batch of data from the 2011 census on Wednesday, this time focusing on about 200 languages that make up the linguistic portrait of the country. The data suggest that multiculturalism is not simply an abstract concept more »
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It’s Canada Day, so How Canadian Are You, Eh?
Share Here’s your chance to find out how much you actually know about Canada! Test your knowledge of Canadian history with Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s online game “How Canadian Are You, Eh?” Each time you or your friends take the quiz, you’ll be challenged by 20 random questions drawn from a collection of over 150 more »
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British Columbia needs more skilled immigrants now
ShareVICTORIA – The Immigration Task Force (ITF) released their final report today confirming that B.C. will need more skilled immigrants to fill labour and skills shortages throughout the province, announced Minister of State for Multiculturalism and ITF Chair John Yap at an event held today at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver. The Immigration more »
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Immigrant workers will be subject to mandatory language testing: ministers
ShareSASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN –The Government of Canada is strengthening its partnership with employers to ensure the economic immigration program better meets the needs of Canada’s economy, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today at a roundtable discussion with Saskatoon employers. The Government is building a fast and flexible economic immigration system that focuses on more »
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Canada’s best diversity employers for 2012
ShareThe winners of this year’s Canada’s Best Diversity Employers competition, sponsored by BMO Financial Group, were announced today, recognizing 50 organizations that lead the nation in creating diverse and inclusive workplaces. Each year, the editorial team at Canada’s Top 100 Employers reviews the top employer pool to identify the leading organizations that have developed a more »