Post-secondary institutions in Canada and around the world have made a concerted effort to internationalize higher education in response to an increasingly diverse and globalized world. For the purpose of…
The arbitrary requirement for “Canadian work experience” is one of the main challenges Newcomers face in regards to accessing meaningful employment. Indeed many Newcomers resort to “survival” jobs as the…
Existing policy in the Child, Family, and Care Services Act includes cultural rights for Indigenous youth in care, however this legislation is not effectively meeting youth-in-care needs. Youth in care…
Language revitalization is something that I feel needs our focus. It is the healing in this process that our Nations should be striving for, and should be putting more action…
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is frequently referred to as “Canada’s poorest area code.” The community is home to the largest population of people experiencing poverty and homelessness in Vancouver. A number…
British Columbia is one of Canada’s most diverse provinces. With European settler influence establishing English and French as Canada`s national languages we have lost the richness of more than 30…
Vision: Developing policy to create, maintain, and foster safer environments for Indigenous people, racialized Newcomers, persons with disabilities, those impoverished, and LGBTQ2S+ (two-spirit), people for all-gendered communities. The purpose of…
The repatriation of childbirth back to Indigenous communities in the Northern Health Region of British Columbia (BC) is beneficial to holistic and Indigenous-led healthcare. Policy interventions internationally, federally, provincially, and…
Canada has an ambitious three-year plan to bring 1.3 million immigrants to the country between 2018 and 2021. Today, more than 40% of Canadian population is either a first- or…
A majority of Newcomer residents in Vancouver, unceded homelands of Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations, do not feel they belong to the city.2 To support integration, a federally funded…