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November 11 2024 Immigration A humanitarian response to resettling Gazans
“Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan 2024–2026 saw a significant decrease in immigration levels over the next three years, but that does not excuse Canada from fulfilling our humanitarian …
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November 11 2024 Immigration A program supporting immigrant women in the trades
“The future I see is very bright,” says Ish Kumar, manager of employment programs at the Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS) Society, referring to immigrant women’s …
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February 5 2024 Immigration The building blocks of a good life
As a B.C. and Lower Mainland-based organization that has been providing Canadian newcomer-immigrants with settlement services for 45+ years, MOSAIC has had a long and storied history. Yet, the …
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September 25 2023 Immigration Museum of Vancouver - How to make room in Vancouver for those who need it most
The GHETTO exhibition, now showing at the Museum of Vancouver (MOV) until November 12, is “a theoretical rezoning project that proposes the development of housing for refugees through the transfer…
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July 10 2023 Immigration Refugees Welcome: making room for Metro Vancouver’s asylum seekers in a tight rental market
In the years leading up to the pandemic, the Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia (ISSofBC) noted accelerated arrival numbers of refugee claimants in Metro Vancouver. Though the COVID-19 …
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June 26 2023 Immigration The power of community – Language support for displaced Ukrainian children
When then-Simon Fraser University (SFU) student Saba Fatemi and her peers won the 2019 SFU Student Community Engagement Competition with their “CommuniCreate” initiative – a program for …
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June 12 2023 Immigration A thousand miles in their shoes: a glimpse into the world of refugee claimants
Photo courtesy of Vancouver Public Library
The United Nations’ designated World Refugee Day on June 20th will be a day observedto celebrate and honour “the strength and courage of people who…
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April 24 2023 Immigration A newcomer’s appreciation of Canadian values
Speaking with Veronika Kotyk about her recent work, A Nest in the North, revealed the kindness, unexpected support and welcoming hospitality of Canadians to new immigrants, refugees and displaced …
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March 6 2023 Immigration Exploring the challenges experienced by professional female immigrants
People often study for years to achieve the degree of professional experience they need to excel in their careers. However, all this effort can seem wasted when a person immigrates to a new country,…