This week I have an intern, Gen, from Australia working in the Saskatchewan Office with me.
Immigration
The Right Moves on Immigration
On December 15, legislation aimed at curbing abuse of Canada’s asylum policies took effect. The government wants to introduce a faster and more equitable process for adjudicating asylum claims, but the opposition parties and refugee lobby strongly resist the changes.
Calling Out Honour-Based Violence
Today (Sunday, Nov. 25), is United Nations International Day to Eliminate Violence against Women. Creating awareness of the global epidemic of violence against women is crucial. But by taking an international perspective on the problem, as the UN has done, we risk...
Removing Barriers To Professional Practice for New Canadians
Ben Eisen discusses the need for Canada to adopt policy reforms to remove unnecessary barriers to professional practice that prevent many immigrants from working in the jobs they are trained to do.
Featured News
Canadians on the Move, to Smaller Communities
The Canadian Dream is increasingly being realized in smaller areas For decades, Canadians moved to the larger cities (census metropolitan areas, or CMAs) with their economic opportunities. The latest estimates indicate that CMAs have 72 per cent of the nation’s...
Leadership Needed in Canadian Healthcare; Apply Within
When the Premiers were first called to a sit-down lunch to talk about healthcare with Prime Minister Trudeau, there was plenty of talk about the potential for systemic change, innovation and accountability. It seemed that Canadians and their leaders were finally on...
‘Honour Killings’ May Be Added To Criminal Code
“The federal government on Monday affirmed its zero-tolerance stance against “honour killing,” declaring such “barbaric cultural practices” as “heinous abuses” that have no place in Canadian society.”
Honour Killings Must Be Confronted Here At Home
“Papp’s stated purposes in writing the paper are to urge government policies that would “blunt the effect of these detrimental and destructive cultural traditions” and to ‘encourage a systemic acceleration of Canadianization with regard to values of gender equality.'”
Culturally-Driven Violence Against Women: A growing problem in Canada’s immigrant communities
Executive Summary In a 1999 national survey of Canadian women’s experience of domestic violence, several disturbing patterns came to light; they included the fact that the highest prevalence of domestic violence against women was found in the homes of immigrants from...
Media Release – Culturally-Driven Violence Against Women: A growing problem in Canada’s immigrant communities
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy today released Culturally-Driven Violence Against Women: A growing problem in Canada’s immigrant communities. The report, written by Aruna Papp, M.Ed., M.A., a Toronto-based social worker who deals with domestic violence, focuses...
What Is Canada Becoming? Canada’s Tolerance Misplaced?
Sociologist Professor Mahfooz Kanwar questions whether we should continue to change the landscape of Canadian nationalism to the tastes of new immigrants who do not wish to assimilate into our culture. Worth a look from the Calgary Herald.
How Immigration Could Save America
Suppose that one million new immigrants responded to this opportunity. Unlike most foreign investors, these are people who would be making the ultimate commitment to America, choosing to live there and ultimately becoming citizens. These one million new investors would put $200-billion into the housing market immediately, soaking up excess supply without drawing on the strained balance sheets of financial institutions.
How Overseas Recruitment can Fix Labour Shortages (Linda West)
PowerPoint slides from Linda West’s speech on overseas recruitment as a good solution to labour shortages in Canada.
Overseas Recruiting Important
With Saskatchewan’s strong economy and aging population, hiring workers from overseas is a good way for employers to mitigate the effects of the labour shortage.
That was the message delivered by Linda West, one of the presenters at a meeting organized by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy on Tuesday.
No. 1,000,000 Here & There
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