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Do policies of the lowest common denominator bring about system-level, change?

July 1, 2012 – 6:54 am | 2,690 views

In 2012, Olga Shcherbyna defended her thesis as a part of her graduate studies at the UBC’s School of Community and Regional Planning. A two-year study examined the success factors of the Toronto Region Immigrant …

Multicultural pot might not be working for Canada

September 7, 2011 – 9:20 pm | 2,272 views

According to a U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks, the Canadian ‘mosaic’ might not be the working to the advantage of Canada and its security.
“[Canadian] government representatives have commented that they felt people around the …

New citizenship test for immigrants is a real challenge

November 28, 2010 – 9:31 pm | 1,974 views

Failure rates for immigrants writing citizenship tests have soared since the spring, when tougher questions and revamped rules made it harder for newcomers to become Canadian.
The new test, introduced on March 15, was based on …

Canada’s Best Employers for New Canadians

April 8, 2010 – 9:38 pm | 2,463 views

Launched in 2007, the competition is managed by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in partnership with ALLIES. 35 companies which showed that they offer interesting workplace programs for new Canadians were named Best …

Canada’s Best Diversity Employers

March 26, 2010 – 9:40 pm | 2,262 views

Over 2,600 employers across Canada submitted applications for 2010 Canada’s Top 100 Employer project. 45 employers which were able to show interesting initiative for at least one of the five diversity groups* made it as …