Nigerian Immigrants to Canada
Blog, Alberta, Immigration to Canada, manitoba, Ontario42K Nigerians in Canada In 2016, 42,435 Nigerian immigrants resided in Canada. Nigerian immigrants in Canada (2011) The most recent data (2011) shows that immigrants comprised 20.6% of Canada’s population; in other words, one in five...
The OTHER: do we have an us-versus-them mindset?
Blog, a professor of sociology, Canada, Canadian immigration, Community, discrimination, ethnicity, Featured, immigrants, immigration, isolation, McMaster University, newcomers, OTHER, othering, Vic SatzewichThe concept of self requires the existence of “the other.” Sociologists use the concept of “othering” to describe how differences are understood and identities are constructed. People often assume that because someone has a different...
Accenture gives $1.1 Million grant to ACCES employment to help newcomers
Blog, News, Accenture, ACCES Employment, AI, Careers, Careers & Education, digital platform, Immigrant jobs, newcomers, NewsProfessor of Computer Science; Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity; director of Canadian Institute for CybersecurityCity: Fredericton, New BrunswickCountry of Origin: Iran Ali Ghorbani came to Canada with his wife, Mahin, and...
Canadian refugee makes history as UN delegate
Blog, News, Featured, Mustafa Alio, News, Refugees, UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesWith little fanfare, Canada made history at a recent United Nations conference in Geneva by having a refugee as part of its official delegation. While Mustafa Alio’s role as a state delegate had gone largely unnoticed, it marked a...
Nominate now for RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards
Blog, News, Featured, News, RBC top 25, RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards of 2020, Success storiesIt’s time to nominate for the 2020 Awards! For more than a decade, the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards program has been a leader in sharing and celebrating inspiring stories of immigrants. The Top 25 are the only national […]...
South African Immigrants to Canada
Blog, Alberta, British Columbia, Immigration to Canada, Ontario45K South Africans in Canada In 2016, 44,660 immigrants from South Africa resided in Canada. South African immigrants in Canada 2001 and 2011 In 2011, the immigrants comprised 20.6% of Canada’s population; one in five people were...
Canada Immigration News Flash (January 2020)
Blog, News, NewsImmigration News from Canada US collecting DNA from some immigrants January 7, 2020. On Monday, the U.S. government launched a pilot program to collect DNA from people aprehended by the US border agents and submit it to the FBI with...
Malaysian Immigrants to Canada
Blog, Alberta, British Columbia, Immigration to Canada, Ontario24K Malaysians reside in Canada In 2016, 23,785 Malaysian immigrants resided in Canada. Malaysian immigrants in Canada 2001 and 2011 In 2011, immigrants comprised 20.6% of Canada’s population; one in five people were immigrants. The...
Temporary pause to the sponsorship program for parents and grandparents for 2020
Blog, News, Immigrate, News, parent and grandparent sponsorship, Sponsorship programProfessor of Computer Science; Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity; director of Canadian Institute for CybersecurityCity: Fredericton, New BrunswickCountry of Origin: Iran Ali Ghorbani came to Canada with his wife, Mahin, and...