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P.E.I.'s seafood processing industry says it's "extremely happy" with changes that will make it easier for businesses to hire and keep temporary foreign workers.

I found the whole process deeply troubling, from the questions on the citizenship test that disingenuously framed Canada's history, to having to swear allegiance to the Queen, writes Callum Wratten.

This weeks events around Metro Vancouver include storytelling in Indigenous Cities and a concert from Turning Point Ensemble.

We delve into the stereotype—and why it needs to be dismantled. May 27, 2021 A demonstrator holds a sign that reads “Not Your Model Minority” during a National Day of Action rally in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, U.S., on Saturday, March 27, 2021. (Photo: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images) In honour of Asian Heritage Month, the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice released an Anti-Asian Racism PSA called “Eyes Open.” Chinese-Canadian po...

iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Jan 18, 2021 11:34am Several tech companies are seeking government contracts in the areas of digital transformation, data storage, and IT products and services. As consultations continue in advance of the 2021 budget, which is expected to be released in the coming months, several businesses are looking for funding for taxation, financial-reporting, and financial-literacy projects. According to a recent filing, the Chartered Professional Accountants ...

Kelowna contractor ordered to pay $90k in unpaid wages to temporary foreign workers © Provided by Global News construction worker putting decorative plaster on house exterior A Kelowna-based construction business has been ordered to dish out more than $90,000 in unpaid wages to three former employees hired under the Temporary Foreign Workers Program. The three workers were hired by Everlasting Stucco in 2018 as stucco plasterers and were listed on the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) i...

December 28, 2020 - 7:00 AM A Kelowna contractor who exploited foreign workers and was ordered to pay $90,000 in unpaid wages to several people he hired through the Temporary Foreign Workers Program has lost an appeal to have the ruling overturned. According to a Nov. 23 B.C. Employment Standards Tribunal decision that was recently published, Kelowna firm Everlasting Stucco and Stone argued the Tribunal made several errors and failed to "observe the principles of natural justi...