In the year since the death of Alan Kurdi brought the plight of Syrian refugees into the world spotlight, we have seen an outpouring of public support. More than 30,000 Syrians have found new homes in Canada, more than 10,000 of those through private sponsorship. Hundreds of thousands have migrated to Europe. And yet, efforts […]
By Alia Dharssi, Calgary Herald “Our problem is that, since about 1990, we have not been able to fully make the best use of our immigrants,” said Michael Bloom of the Conference Board of Canada. “We know that because they haven’t reached the level of pay, of income that matches the Canadian-born. They haven’t done as […]
Alice Truong, Quartz Since 2000, long before companies like Google and Facebook began releasing their diversity stats, Intel made its EEO-1 reports, which are filed with the US government and break down staff race and gender across all ranks, publicly available. Transparency was a good first step, and key to holding the company accountable, but […]
Marie Bountrogianni, The Globe and Mail Canada tops Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries when it comes to higher education. More than half of our citizens (53 per cent) have a tertiary qualification, compared to the OECD average of 32 per cent. However, many Canadians with post-secondary degrees are working in jobs that […]
When a customer who need an interpreter visits a branch, the RBC advisor opens the language app on a tablet and in less than a minute is connected to a qualified staffer. The three can then talk over the video link, with the interpreter also having access to an optional on-screen whiteboard. The service is […]
Stuart Anderson, Forbes Immigration has been a hot-button issue in America for over 150 years and may be for another couple of centuries. Still, amid the controversy, there are a number of facts that I’ve discovered through research about high-skilled immigrants that give a sense of the overlooked benefits and contributions of immigrants, as well […]
Khaled wakes up early. Most people in the refugee camp in Polykastro, in northern Greece, do – the tents get too hot to sleep shortly after the sun rises. But Khaled wakes up with intent: he has to get to work, one of the rare people in the camp who do. He starts prepping the […]
Jessica Scott-Reid, Chatelaine Three Syrian women who arrived in Canada via a Jordanian refugee camp this past spring will soon debut a community-funded catering company that serves authentic Syrian food. The idea for the business came about at a welcome dinner held at the Eucharist Church in Hamilton for recently arrived Syrian refugees. But instead […]
Carol Sanders, Winnipeg Free Press The Immigrant Centre is hosting its annual job fair, with more than 30 employers looking for workers. Last year, 1,700 newcomers took part in the Immigrant Centre job fair, said Amie Membreno, manager of employment services at the centre. “Unemployment is a very difficult problem to overcome, especially for newcomers to […]
The Canadian Club of Toronto In the latest event in our Canada 150 Series, Dave McKay, President & CEO of RBC, will investigate how we can best harness the innovative power of our next-generation entrepreneurs. He is joined on Friday, September 30th by a panel of some of the country’s best and brightest young innovators, Mallorie Brodie (Bridgit), Lauren Friese(TalentEgg), and Ethan […]