Archive 1997-2016
Maunir Louis spends 12 hours a day at the wheel of his taxi. It’s difficult and demanding work: he has chronic back problems, but can’t afford to take enough time off to get the rest he needs.
They call them parachute kids — children of immigrant families who are left in Canada, while their parents live overseas.
Fitzroy Nesbitt has found a creative way to avoid Canada’s mandatory construction apprenticeships – working for himself.
The skills of foreign-trained professionals recruited to come to this country are being squandered and it’s costing the Canadian economy an estimated $5.9 billion annually, a report by the United Way/Centraide Ottawa says.