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2015 Overwaitea Food Group and UFCW Local 1518 Joint Diversity Scholarship

February 28, 2015 – 8:04 am | 2,694 views

Up to ten $1,000 scholarships are available and will be awarded to applicants who have promoted diversity awareness and acceptance in their in their community and have not previously received the Joint Diversity Scholarship. This …

Immigration: Is big money paying off?

February 28, 2015 – 7:42 am | 2,692 views

Refugee immigrants are reporting higher incomes to the Canada Revenue Agency than investor-class immigrants, according to data compiled by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC).
Furthermore, the rate of investor immigrants reporting any income whatsoever is far …

Afghan immigrant studying in Vancouver wins Loran scholarship

February 27, 2015 – 8:07 am | 2,649 views

When Somaya Amiri was a little girl, she’d watch each morning as her big brother hoisted a backpack over his shoulders and walked to school in Afghanistan’s Behsood District. She remembers desperately wanting to go …

2015 BC’s Annual Immigrant Professionals Conference

February 26, 2015 – 9:32 am | 3,234 views

The Conference will be held on March 21, 2015 at Hilton Metrotown Hotel from 8am to 4:30pm. The keynote is delivered by Iman Aghay, the founder of Success Road Academy which is the one of …

2015 Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism

February 25, 2015 – 7:59 am | 2,263 views

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism. The Award recognizes outstanding contributions to multiculturalism and the integration of newcomers. Each award recipient earns a certificate of honour and the …