Exhibit puts faces behind the numbers

Oakville BeaverMay 16, 2008 Hiba KesebiSpecial to the Beaver A picture is worth a million numbers. At least that was the case Tuesday at the Halton Regional Centre, where people from throughout the GTA gathered to view the 20 Journeys exhibit that tells the story of...

If we let immigrants fall behind, all of Canada will join them

Globe and MailMay 2, 2008 Don DrummondSenior vice-president and chief economist at TD Bank Financial Group Most Canadians feel they have not been getting ahead economically. The 2006 census results released yesterday by Statistics Canada show this isn’t their...

Door to Canada

Ratna Omidvar is the chair of the TRIEC founding board of directors. The Maytree Foundation’s Ratna Omidvar had to struggle to gain entry into Canada; once here, she realized that she had to strike a bargain with her new country to become the leader in her own...

Recent immigrants income falling behind

National PostMay 1, 2008 Meagan FitzpatrickCanwest News Service OTTAWA — Recent immigrants are losing the battle to close the earnings gap with Canadian-born workers, and women in particular are falling behind, according to the latest release of 2006 census data...

Steve Hart: Kiwi experience:

Unemployment New Zealand HeraldApril 26, 2008 Steve Hart Justin Treagus knows all too well the issues migrants face when moving to New Zealand for a new life. He spent months out of work due to his lack of “Kiwi experience” when he first arrived. He says...

Jobs for workers of the world

Financial TimesMarch 3, 2008Bernard Simon Stefan Atton would have been happy just to get a job as a truck driver when he sat down for an interview at Toronto’s Steam Whistle Brewery in 2002. By the time the interview was over and his references checked, he had...