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Why talented Canadians can’t find work
Friday, May 20th, 2011
May 19 2011
Three reports have been released in the past week warning that Canada’s labour market is so badly broken that it creates more losers than winners and threatens the country’s economic vitality… there were common themes: • Waiting for the policy-makers to solve the problem won’t work… • Waiting for big business to spot and hire talented newcomers won’t work… • Waiting for the “invisible hand of the market” to bring supply and demand into balance won’t work… This makes it essential for decision-makers to work together.
Tags: economy, immigration
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Unhealthy neighbourhoods play big role in obesity, diabetes epidemic
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
May. 17, 2011
There is a worldwide epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Canada’s two million cases of diabetes are expected to double over the next decade, according to a 2008 report from the Canadian Diabetes Association. Three times as many young teenagers are overweight now as there were 25 years ago… People who live in the northern, unwalkable fringes of low-income Toronto… will live about 20 fewer years than those in downtown, vibrant neighbourhoods
Tags: Health, housing, immigration, participation, standard of living
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Justice tempered with compassion
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
May 17 2011
On April 29… the Federal Court of Appeal ruled that Ottawa cannot reject an immigration application from an individual who is too poor to pay its $550 processing fee. “The Minister is obliged to consider a request for an exemption from the requirement,” the court said in a unanimous judgment… To immigrant groups, it is a legal breakthrough. To critics of the court, it is a retrogressive judgment that will drive up costs and unleash a flood of applications from illegal immigrants… Federal bureaucrats will no longer be able to deport would-be immigrants because they can’t afford Ottawa’s steep application fees
Tags: ideology, immigration, rights
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Enforce our labour laws
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
May 16 2011
… the extent to which vulnerable workers in Ontario are being ripped off by some employers, as outlined in a new study, is startling. One in three low-wage workers has had wages unfairly withheld or outright stolen by employers, according to the Workers’ Action Centre report. For some, it’s paycheques that are short hours, for others it’s being denied vacation pay or forced to work copious overtime hours for no pay at all. This amounts to “wage theft” and an indictment of the government’s ability to enforce its labour laws and regulations on behalf of those who need the protections the most.
Tags: crime prevention, globalization, immigration, standard of living
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Immigrants cost $23B a year: Fraser Institute report
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
May 17, 2011
Young immigrants pay taxes that support social services for Canada’s aging population; immigrants fill the low-paying jobs that others do not seem to want; Canadians are ennobled by allowing people to share in the country’s economic riches; immigration enriches the cultural life of Canadians, and future generations end up repaying their parents’ debt by earning an average or above-average living in the long run. Mr. Grubel and economic consultant Patrick Grady argue, however, that these benefits either do not hold up to close scrutiny or that they are simply not worth the economic cost.
Tags: budget, economy, immigration, standard of living, tax
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More can be done to combat ‘wage theft,’ labour minister admits
Friday, May 13th, 2011
May 12 2011
… a new report that found one-third of low-income workers had their wages withheld or stolen by employers… a Workers’ Action Centre report… concluded that “the lack of protection in Ontario workplaces leaves many of the workers … with little hope of getting the wages they’re owed, resulting in significant economic hardship.”… DiNovo urged the government to follow recommendations such as targeting “industries like cleaning, hospitality, retail and construction, where newcomers to our province have a long, long history of substandard employment practices.”
Tags: crime prevention, economy, immigration, rights
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Delays and fees equal discrimination, law prof alleges in complaint
Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
April 2, 2011
“The Government of Canada decides how many immigrants and what type of immigrants, should be permitted to come to Canada each year. This decision is based on consideration of short and long term needs. The economy, social fabric of Canada and demographics of population are just a few examples… To deal with the huge backlog of applicants – there are currently 147,769 parents and grandparents waiting to fill 11,200 spots – “you either increase the size of the pie slice going to parents, and reduce the slice going to millionaires or skilled workers, or you increase the total size of the pie.”
Tags: Health, immigration, rights
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Newcomers ride networks to security and success
Saturday, March 5th, 2011
Mar 05 2011
… to maximize the gifts of newcomers, immigrants, entrepreneurs and social capital, we need a regionwide strength fund to support the local informal action that is already happening right now, outside this room, from welcoming to integrating to incubating our future — and then, just get the heck outta the way.
Tags: immigration, multiculturalism, participation
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Integration has always been this province’s preferred option [QC]
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
March 1, 2011
“Multiculturalism” can describe ethnic diversity, or designate a policy concerning integration of immigrants. Evidence tends to show that Quebecers reject the Canadian policy of multiculturalism in two domains: defining the rules of secularism in a modern democracy, and integration of immigrants. Multiculturalism as a policy is only one of several possible ways of approaching these issues in a democracy.
Tags: ideology, immigration, multiculturalism, participation, rights
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Canada near top in integrating immigrants, survey says
Monday, February 28th, 2011
Feb. 28, 2011
Canada place third behind Sweden and Portugal on the latest Migrant Integration Policy Index, a benchmark European study that measures a range of indicators, from political engagement and paths to citizenship to public education. Canada’s ranking crept up two places from fifth two years ago, due largely to government efforts to recognize the credentials of foreign-trained professionals and to the addition of education measures that gave high marks to the multicultural model.
Tags: immigration, multiculturalism, participation
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