Newcomers and Immigrants in Canada

With a reduction in the number permanent residencies granted by Ottawa, some immigrants in New Brunswick are paying for legal advice in hopes of increasing their chances of staying in Canada.

The first of seven cohorts have started a new employment initiative at the local food bank program aimed at providing hands-on training.

'This moment could have ended very differently if my wife hadn’t been there'

The City of Ottawa has converted unused office space in a downtown building into transitional housing for 140 asylum seekers — just blocks from Parliament Hill.

Vernon and District Immigrant Community Services Society congratulates those who became Canadian citizens and completed the Language Information for Newcomers to Canada with a feast

Calgary’s Ukrainian community is celebrating their culture and sharing it with this city this weekend at the Arcadia Recreation Centre in the southeast.

Sashya Zahaby with Labour for Palestine Ottawa says the sit-in was organized as part of a national call to support Gazan Canadians and their families. Activists are calling on the government to bring more Palestinians to Canada.

International students are becoming increasingly worried about their status in Canada as post-graduate work permit (PGWP) requirements become stricter, and the prospect of tighter border laws hang over their heads.

For decades, Magdalena Olszanowski has seen herself as a Pole living in Canada, not a Canadian. That all changed when her Montreal-born children began questioning their identity, forcing Olszanowski to confront her own sense of belonging in Canada and to reconsider the cultural divide that had long shaped her perspective.

An exhibit initiated by the District’s Settlement Workers in Schools program is on now at the Burnaby Village Museum, featuring the experiences of Afghan refugees who are making meaningful […]

Get ready, Toronto! The ultimate celebration of Korean culture is back and bigger than ever. 

Whether or not Alberta should withhold social services from some immigrants is among the issues Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is tabling for debate this summer, as she and 15 members of the “Alberta Next Panel” will travel across the province to consult citizens on potential referendum questions. 

The Dictée Paul Gérin-Lajoie de la Mairesse supports newcomers improving their French — and offers up big Concordia prizes.

After moving to P.E.I., Victoria Lange discovered a way to reconnect with her Latin American roots through salsa dancing, eventually learning and teaching Cuban-style salsa. Now, her workshops have become a space where both Latino newcomers and Islanders build community, find joy and connection.

After Keerthy Vinukonda came to Canada from India, she commuted 20 hours a week to jobs that would get her work experience to allow her to become a permanent resident.

Vien Huynh-Lee’s family came to Canada as refugees from Vietnam and moved to Manitoba. Despite the challenges of living in a place so different from Vietnam, they found a home in this rural community.