Tri-Cities News

By BC Gov News | Everyone living in B.C. is encouraged to take the BC Demographic Survey to help identify systemic racism in government services. The survey is online and available in 15 languages at: https://antiracism.gov.bc.ca/bcdemographicsurvey People without access to a computer or smartphone can take the survey by calling toll-free: 1 833 376-2452 “We have heard […]

By Immigration.ca | Visible minorities landed more Canada jobs  in May, bucking the overall national trend as the unemployment rate nudged up to 5.2 per cent, the first monthly increase since August, according to the latest Labour Force Survey. “Among the three largest racialized population groups in Canada, the unemployment rate fell by 0.6 percentage points on […]

By Immigration.ca  Canada Immigration Minister Sean Fraser unveiled a second economic immigration pathway for skilled refugees and other displaced people through the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) on Monday in a much-anticipated move. Through the new EMPP Federal Skills Job Offer Stream, Canadian employers hire refugees and other displaced people who qualify under any  National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 category […]

By BC Gov News | More than 30 students, representatives of community organizations, and Indigenous and education partners participated in the fourth community roundtable on anti-racism in education to discuss the K-12 Anti-Racism Action Plan and work to address racism in education. “We are striving to create an anti-racist education system where everyone feels represented, […]

By BC GOV NEWS | The Province’s Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) is offering real-time interpretation services in more than 200 languages for dispute resolution and other information. “Renters and landlords have been clear that the former residential tenancy dispute-resolution services, offered only in English, were not adequately addressing their needs,” said Ravi Kahlon, Minister of […]