Some highlights from a recent report from Statistics Canada on the Diversity of the Canadian Population, 2006 to 2031: The ethnocultural diversity of the Canadian population Approximately 3 in 10 Canadians (between 29% and 32%) could be a member of a visible minority group in 2031, regardless of the projection scenario. Canada would then have [...]
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CCCED and Black Powder Teachings have just released a new publication, ‘Bridging the Gap between New Canadians and Aboriginal Peoples,’ a teaching toolkit. ‘Bridging the Gap’ began as a grassroots project to develop an anti-racism curriculum for students and teachers at the Bow Valley College ESL program in Calgary, and this program was successfully piloted [...]
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A recent (September 23rd) release from the C.D. Howe Institute offers some interesting suggestions for how to alter current Canadian Immigration Policy to the economic betterment of new and recent immigrants. The full report findings from the C.D Howe Institute can be accessed here, but the report’s principle recommendation is to reform Canada’s current point [...]
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Posted in All posts, News, Volunteer, immigration on Aug 26th, 2009
From CCCED Resource Team Member, Valerie Pruegger… Dear Friends and Supporters, The Canadian Overseas Mentorship Experience (C.O.M.E.), funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, is a new and unique mentorship opportunity offered to 105 pre-approved foreign trained professional and skilled worker immigrants from the Philippines and India before they come to Canada. The program centers on [...]
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A recent article in the Globe and Mail by Tavia Grant and Jennifer Yang (click here) explores how immigrants are bearing the brunt of the recession… Excellent piece. ‘…for newcomers who are forced to accept jobs below their qualifications, the damage to their careers is often permanent – a term dubbed “the scarring effect.” The [...]
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