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Two surveys have been launched to gather community input around gaps and opportunities related to newcomer settlement in Cape Breton-Unamaki. The surveys are the work of the Cape Breton Local Immigration Partnership which describes itself as a collaborative, community initiative, designed to foster welcoming and inclusive communities for newcomers.
When Ken Oguzie arrived in Nova Scotia in 2014, he was faced with the challenge of convincing prospective employers that his previous work experience counted for something. He was very well qualified academically, with a bachelor’s degree in business management from a U.K. university and a masters degree in social policy and development from the London School of Economics. But even with this background, Oguzie said his early job-hunting experience was like a “roller-coaster.”
Kherin Dimalanta arrived three and a half years ago under a live-in caregiver visa. After a few years of working in Ottawa, she had hoped to apply for permanent residency and bring her own two children to live with her in Canada. But six months after she arrived, Dimalanta went for a routine blood test as part of an insurance application and discovered she had chronic kidney disease. The diagnosis meant she was no longer medically admissible to Canada, even though she had already worked and paid taxes in Canada for months before she fell ill.
L’éducation des enfants est l’un des premiers détails à régler lorsqu’une famille immigrante s’installe. Le système d’éducation ontarien est, pour plusieurs raisons, bien différent de ce qui existe dans les pays africains, par exemple. Tibila Sandiwidi a pour tâche d’aider les nouveaux arrivants à comprendre ce système, à faire leurs choix et assurer l’intégration des élèves. M. Sandiwidi est l’un des travailleurs d’établissement du Centre de santé communautaire du Grand Sudbury rattaché à l’accueil et la rétention des nouveaux arrivants. Il travaille de près avec le Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon et le Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l’Ontario.
An Ontario teenager who worked as a cleaner at a long-term care home and died after being diagnosed with COVID-19 was a Syrian refugee who moved to Canada with his family in 2016, according to the CEO of Paramount Fine Foods, Mohamad Fakih. Yassin Dabeh, 19, of London, Ont., worked at Middlesex Terrace, a long-term care home in nearby Delaware, Ont.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-teen-staff-covid-death-1.5885718
In making the announcement in November, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino reiterated that Canada continues to support the people of Hong Kong and to stand up for democracy and human rights. There is, nonetheless, an abiding fear that hangs over many of the Hong Kong expats. Asylum seekers approached by the Star were reluctant to share details of their escapes. Even their supporters were concerned over the surveillance by Hong Kong and Chinese officials here.