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‘Lighting it Forward’ with the gift of diyas

“In multicultural Canada, diyas can be a symbol of our country’s diversity and a very timely reminder that light will always overcome darkness when we look out for one another” says Vancouver entrepreneur, Harbinder Singh Sewak

Hate crimes surge sharply in Canada

Statistics Canada records alarming higher numbers of hate-motivated crimes targeting religion, sexual orientation, and race or ethnicity

Provinces seek more control over immigration

Several provinces are urging Ottawa to let them select the newcomers they need to overcome critical labour shortages

Canada’s visa nightmare traps 2.7 million people

Canada is struggling with the worst immigration backlog of all time which is severely impacting businesses and clogging the country’s court system

British Columbia to end immigration detention in jails

British Columbia has announced that the province will terminate its immigration detention contract with the Canada Border Services Agency

Immigrant data gaps fuel healthcare worker shortage

‘We simply don’t know how many internationally educated healthcare professionals are in the country’

Harnessing the power of business to help refugees

New initiative looks at how some of Canada's biggest employers can play a key role in expediting refugees' integration

Healthcare worker exodus grows in Asia

As Canada and other western nations hunt for foreign nurses, countries like India and the Philippines are struggling to control a growing exodus of their healthcare workers

Canada’s inflation nightmare

With the Consumer Price Index at a 30-year high, most Canadians — including new immigrants — are feeling "stressed and sleepless."

Bring them to Canada, now!

The World Sikh Organisation is demanding that Canada immediately evacuate the remaining Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan, following another terror attack on the community