I moved from Ecuador to Canada for a tech career—and found community in salsa dancing
“You can never be sad or mad when you’re dancing”
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immigration
I escaped Mexico’s cartels. Fourteen years later, the only work I can find is as a janitor.
“Every night, my wife and I ate a quick meal before cleaning buildings across the city”
My family and I fled gang violence in Mexico and made a home in Canada
"There are times when I miss home, my family, the sun. But sharing the stories of the recipes I brought from Mexico has helped me reclaim my identity here."
I’m an immigrant living in Quebec. Bill 96 is making me reconsider my future here.
The controversial Bill 96, which enacts French language reform laws across Quebec, is making non-French-speaking immigrants like Alena Matushina reconsider their future in the province.
What Canada can learn from Germany’s mass, unplanned migration
Five years ago, more than a million refugees arrived in Germany. Today, many are working full-time. Here are the lessons Canada can learn from what went right—and wrong—in Germany.
There’s been no flood of Americans heading north. Well, not U.S. citizens at least.
But a lot more people who came legally to the U.S. from other countries have fled Trump’s America, making Canada their home
No protection for asylum seekers at U.S.-Mexico border
Sara Gold and Andrea Salguero: There are some 15,000 asylum seekers waiting in Ciudad Juárez due to the U.S. government’s ’Migrant Protection Protocols’
Trudeau’s weasel words on Bill 21 are more than his opponents can say
Even an impassioned Jagmeet Singh wouldn’t commit during Monday’s debate to fighting Quebec’s new law on religious symbols
The long history of ’go back to where you came from’ in Canada
Donald Trump’s ugly tweet captured beliefs and sentiments that have deep roots—in Canada
Where I come from
Prajakta Dhopade: Trudeau’s response to Trump’s racist tweets—that Canada is different—is almost believable, but ultimately naive