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An article in PLAN Canada: Contemporary Practices in Social Planning

May 14, 2014 – 6:06 am | 4,419 views

Lessons from Comprehensive Social Plan Development
by Angeles, L., O. Shcherbyna, and J. Foster
PLAN Canada, Spring 2014 issue. Vol. 54 No. 1
Canadian municipalities have increasingly become responsible for social service delivery and infrastructure maintenance since the …

Call for Video Entries PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival on Migration, Diversity and Social Inclusion

May 13, 2014 – 6:42 am | 2,676 views

New York, NY (13 May, 2014)– The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) invite youth to submit original and creative videos focusing on Migration, Diversity and Social inclusion by …

Canada must see immigration as a competitive edge – Gordon Nixon says

May 12, 2014 – 6:48 am | 3,036 views

Diversity and immigration are important parts of Canada’s past, present and future.
Canadians have built a prosperous and civil society, one rich in opportunity, that people of many different cultures call home. Our economic strength is …

Attend the 2014 New Canadian Entrepreneur Awards

May 12, 2014 – 6:18 am | 3,121 views

Join Ethno BC for this gala evening to recognize and celebrate the achievements and contributions of the 2014 New Canadian Entrepreneurs in BC. This event sells out quickly and is attended by past award recipients, …

Study finds ‘entrenched’ racial bias in Canadian TV ads

May 8, 2014 – 6:38 am | 3,242 views

Generally speaking, Canadians are proud to think of our country as diverse, open and inclusive. But when it comes to selling us something, advertisers mostly trust white people to do the job.
That’s according to a …