The job market in Canada has become a struggle that students are finding difficult to navigate. Statistics Canada reports that Toronto has the highest unemployment rate in Ontario with 8.6 per cent of Torontonians being unemployed as of August. Toronto has been seeing a steady increase in its unemployment... Read more
How will lifting the restriction to work off-campus for over 20 hours affect international students?
Opinion Oct 12, 2022
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser’s announcement on Oct. 7 introduced a temporary measure of removing the previous 20 hour work-week limit for international students to grapple with labour shortages. This change will affect more than 500,000 eligible international students residing in Canada starting Nov. 15. This policy has been brought... Read more
After the first few weeks of the vaccine passport system enforcement, service workers in Ontario speak up against harassment caused by anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers. The manager at Nadege Patisserie, Lauren Shelton said her staff has faced serious aggression by anti-vaccine protesters. She said there are regular instances of people... Read more
Impact of disability on Canadian families needs to be a priority for government
CanadaCOVID-19LifestyleNewsPoliticsTorontoToronto Sep 19, 2021
Parents, educators and advocates for children with disabilities are hoping the upcoming federal election will put a priority on families and women in the workplace. Students across Canada have been struggling with consistent shutdowns throughout the past year and a half. The transition to online learning was especially challenging,... Read more