Oct 9, 2019 | Featured News
This summer, Vancouver Foundation surveyed 7,980 British Columbians on the state of community participation across the province. They wanted to know if people are participating less in their community or just differently; who’s most active and in what ways; and what...
Oct 9, 2019 | Featured News
By CTV News | Experts say Canada is in the midst of a skilled labour shortage – and it’s limiting the growth of businesses. According to a survey by the Business Development Bank of Canada, 53 per cent of small-and medium-sized enterprises say the labour shortage will...
Oct 6, 2019 | Featured News
Over the past nine months, Dr. Sara Pavan and S.U.C.C.E.S.S. have been conducting research on the civic and political participation and disengagement of immigrants across Metro Vancouver. In this community forum, we will share the results of 40 in-depth interviews...
Sep 21, 2019 | Featured News
By Globe and Mail | The growing wage gap between immigrants and Canadian-born workers has hit a new high, with new Canadians earning 10 per cent less on average, says a new report. The gulf, which spans age, gender, region and occupation, is costing the country $50...
Sep 13, 2019 | Featured News
By Vancouver Sun | OPINION: The vast majority of immigrants will, at some point, pass a language test and successfully answer questions on Canadian history, culture and values, culminating in the oath of citizenship The world is experiencing the largest displacement...
Sep 7, 2019 | Featured News
By Vancouver Sun | Wallace Chung’s story reflects the Chinese experience in Canada in the 20th and 21st centuries. Wallace Chung started building a model of his favourite ocean liner in 1960. But he didn’t finish it until 2017 — 57 years later. What happened?...