Recent Posts
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Episode 8: Is Canada a Safe Haven for 2SLGBTQ+?
Long waiting periods, service-provider and health stereotyping, and systemic racism are just some of the issues members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community come up against when they arrive to Canada. In […]
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Episode 7: Am I Canadian?
Whether you are a new immigrant in a remote rural area, or a small town, or in a metropolis, the challenges you might face will look different depending on where […]
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Episode 6: Finding Community
Newcomers to Canada arrive under a diversity of circumstances, from seeking economic opportunity, to reuniting with family, or fleeing intense conflicts in which they have become stateless. These circumstances shape […]
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Episode 5: How to be Canadian
There are many layers that make up an immigrant’s experience in a new country, but access to work and community are two of the most important. In addition to the […]
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Episode 4: The Points System Paradox
The Canadian immigration system awards “points” to people based on their professional and educational experience. But once they arrive, they find that they are not accepted in their field of […]
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Episode 3: Othered in Canada
Othering is the practice of locating someone outside of a particular identity or group. New immigrants to Canada may face “othering” experiences that foreground certain aspects of their identities in […]
