Canada announces first-ever category-based selection invitations for newcomers with work experience in transport

September 18, 2023—Ottawa—On May 31, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced changes to Express Entry through category-based selection. These changes will help address labour shortages and...

Unmarried cohabitants should be protected too

Bill C-22 will provide income security to Canadians with disabilities, but it needs to be done right

Canada’s first national disability benefit, Bill C-22, received royal assent on June 22, 2023. The bill was reintroduced in 2022 after initially being tabled two years...

Canada’s war crimes investigation may not deter Russia, but it matters to Ukrainians

In June 2022, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland travelled to Ukraine to call for the prosecution of Russian war crimes. “The United States is sending...

We gave $7,500 to people experiencing homelessness — here’s what happened next

Homelessness is a deeply misunderstood and complex issue. When people hear the term, they tend to associate it with mental illness or problematic substance use. Individuals...

Older Canadians’ savings are shaped by their long-term care preferences

Canada’s aging population is growing. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the proportion of Canadians aged 80 and older will surpass nine per...

What Canadians need to know about West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne infection that can be life-threatening

During the late summer of 1999, New York City recorded an unusual number of cases of encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). At the same time, the...

Ontario needs to remove barriers to child-care subsidies for low-income families

In September, a major turnover in child care occurs, as preschoolers graduate to kindergarten and a new wave of preschoolers enters into early learning and care...

How climate assemblies can help Canada tackle the climate crisis

Canada’s ongoing and record-breaking wildfire season and the recent heat waves around the world have galvanized Western public attention to the climate crisis like never before....

In the Indo-Pacific, Canada has core interests but weak clout

Canada is a Pacific nation by geography, demography and history. Politics and colonial history have anchored Canada in the Atlantic, but the forging of a dominion...