Tri-Cities News

By Canadian Immigrant News Canada’s Immigration Matters initiative, presented by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), looks at how immigration strengthens Canada. This initiative uses storytelling to inspire newcomers to Canada and also promote their positive engagement in the community. The purpose is to foster balanced and informed conversations about immigrants in communities across Canada. The […]

By Vancouver is Awesome  A new report by Statistics Canada says job losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been consistently more severe for women than for men.  The report says that from March 2020 to February 2021, women accounted for 53.7 per cent of year-over-year employment losses.  The analysis points to a high proportion […]

Ontario invited 64 skilled workers to apply for a provincial nomination on May 25. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued the invitations to immigration candidates who had a profile in the Expression of Interest (EOI) system. Invited candidates were registered for the Regional Immigration Pilot. They may now apply for the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream. This is the […]

It’s said to be the most Asian city outside Asia. Where a quarter of residents speak a Chinese language and the char siu rivals what’s served in Hong Kong barbecue shops. Where a Sikh gurdwara, a Tibetan monastery and a Chinese evangelical church coexist in harmony along a three-kilometre stretch of road dubbed the Highway to Heaven. […]

May is Asian Heritage Month. Boldly Asian is a CBC Toronto series shining a light on GTA changemakers who are pushing boundaries within their Asian Canadian communities and beyond. Making a mixed marriage work takes effort, but many interracial couples in the GTA say it is always rewarding.  Just ask Michelle Jobin and Tobias Wang. Wang is […]