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Canada’s immigration system will overhaul the way it classifies occupations in fall 2022. The changes will affect some economic class and foreign worker applicants, although the federal government has yet to communicate which sorts of applicants will be affected. Canada’s system for categorizing occupations is called the National Occupational Classification (NOC). The NOC is reviewed […]

If your goal is to get Canadian permanent residence, you have a number of options depending on your individual circumstances, and your settlement goals. For starters, you will want to decide if you are going to Canada as an economic-class immigrant or family class. If you do not have close family in Canada, then you might […]

Migrant farmworkers say theres a lack of privacy and hygienic conditions inside of employer-based housing, and theyre calling on the government to be quicker about its commitment last year to implement stronger national standards, according to an advocacy groups report.

From insufficient access to toilets to cramped living conditions, a new report released Thursday that includes testimonies from migrant farm workers in Canada paints a bleak picture of their housing conditions.

In her new book 'Border and Rule,' Harsha Walia argues that changing the world isn’t a solitary calling, it requires solidarity.

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Share this article Share this article OTTAWA, ON, May 12, 2021 /CNW/ - The pandemic has disproportionately affected low-wage workers, young people, women and racialized Canadians. Last month, our government released a plan to support them in Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience. This plan will ensure a robust economic recovery that is inclusive of all Canadians and that finishes the fight against COVID-19. Immigrants create jobs, help to drive economic growth and wil...

Before the pandemic, labour market performance gaps between Canadians and immigrants were either closing or remaining steady. In a recent report, Statistics Canada compared immigrant and Canadian employment and wages between 2000 and 2019. They found the outcomes differed depending on which outcome they were measuring, gender, and years in Canada. The study looked at employment rate, that is instances of employment, as well as weekly wages of men and women ages 25 to 54. Immigrant men who had b...

© Unknown Canadian PM Trudeau and Minister of Defense stand in salute to PLA, Vancouver Canada Haidilao restaurant with 60+ surveillance cameras installed Chinas Orwellian "social credit system" that records the social and financial behaviour of individuals and corporations across China, using a vast surveillance system, has expanded globally, and is now openly operational at the renowned Haidilao hot pot restaurant, in Western Canada. Ryan Pan, a manager with Haidilao Hot Pot in Vancouver con...

The province will also finish phasing out the lower wage for liquor servers, which critics have called sexist since it is mainly paid to women. Under the policy, critiqued in The Tyee’s Slaves to Tips series, servers could legally be paid $1.25 less an hour than other workers. Both of those moves follow through on commitments the government made three years ago in response to recommendations from the government-appointed Fair Wages Commission. At that time, Bains also announced an initial inc...