TORONTO Throughout her career, registered psychotherapist Elda Almario has spent a great deal putting the mental health of children she works with ahead of her own. But during the pandemic, she says, it’s become even less likely for her to “take a break and reflect.” Over the past few months, Filipina front-line workers like Almario have found an outlet to relieve bottled-up anxiety, loneliness and fear: Writing their stories down and sharing them. “Allowing space for my experience to come to the surface became a form of self-care for me,” Almario told CTVNews.ca in an email. “It was great to have a voice and be heard especially during a time when I have been so focused on my work due to increased demands and complex needs.”
Posted: Jan 20, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 20
How COVID-19 is delaying permanent resident status for some people
Toronto3 months ago
2:10The pandemic is getting in the way of some people applying for, or receiving, their permanent resident status. Angelina King shares the story of one woman who now has to move abroad.2:10
Published Friday, January 15, 2021 5:43AM EST Last Updated Friday, January 15, 2021 7:16AM EST TORONTO - Pooria Behrouzy was honoured to be offered a full-time job as a COVID-19 vaccine support worker at Trillium Health Partners last month. The international student in health informatics at George Brown College was already on staff at the Mississauga, Ont., hospital network after working on an IT project, and he was eager to contribute to the rollout of the vaccine that s brought hope during the pandemic s increasingly grim second wave. But a roadblock stopped Behrouzy from accepting the full-time shifts offered: as an international student, he can only work a maximum of 20 hours per week while classes are in session or he risks losing his study permit and legal status in Canada.
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Concerns about COVID-19 have left more than 100 migrant farm workers from Trinidad and Tobago stuck in Ontario, far from their families and unsure of when they'll be able to return home.