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

5896941 Manitoba Limited - operating as Thompson Shell, owned by Adnan Chaudhary - was fined $12,000 in Winnipeg June 25 by provincial court Judge Tim Preston after pleading guilty to charges of . . .

‘The food is the most problematic thing.’ It’s only the beginning of the challenges, advocates say.

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...

Human trafficking charges laid against owners of Calgary cleaning company Human trafficking charges have been laid against the owners of a Calgary-based cleaning company who are alleged to have recruited and financially exploited foreign nationals. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 13, 2021 9:54 AM MT | Last Updated: April 13 Upon arriving in the country, the employees are believed to have been exploited for personal financial gain, the RCMP release said.(David Bell/CBC) Human trafficki...

The expedited work permit for immigrant entrepreneurs is no more, here are some other options. The Owner/Operator category has been removed from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) as of April 1, 2021. This category allowed applicants to apply for a work permit without having to do the advertising requirement of the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). There have been more changes affecting immigrant entrepreneurs this year. As of January 1, Canada is not processing U.K. applican...

Debates about public safety and temporary foreign workers continue without input from those whose health is most affected. Migrant workers themselves are largely invisible amid discussions about risk.