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  • What you need to know when applying for your SIN, permanent resident card, health card and more in 2025
    Congratulations, you’ve made it to Canada! After arriving in Canada, there are a few essential identification documents that you will need. It is important to have your Permanent Resident (PR) card, Social Insurance Number (SIN), provincial health care, driver’s license and potentially car insurance – all these documents will make life ...
  • IRCC to invite 10,000 sponsors under Parents and Grandparents program
    For many immigrants to Canada, reuniting with family is an important part of building a life in their new home. That’s why the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) remains one of the most anticipated immigration streams each year. Now, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has confirmed that the 2025 ...
  • Financial stress is the top challenge for newcomers in Canada
    A new report released by Securian Canada, titled Newcomers’ Realities, sheds light on a pressing but often overlooked issue: financial stress is the leading well-being challenge faced by newcomers to Canada. While many newcomers arrive with strong educational backgrounds and quickly secure employment, financial insecurity remains a persistent challenge—often long ...
  • How these women fell in love with hockey in Kenya — and found their way to a rink in Toronto
    There are only a handful of rinks across the entire continent of Africa. At one, these women have big dreams. Carol Joseph, left, Hanan Ali, and Chumbana Likiza, right, pose at Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto after flying from Kenya to take part in the Black Girl Hockey Club camp. ...
  • Research Shows Why African Women Entrepreneurs Are A Smart Bet For Climate Change Investment
    Women in Africa are often framed as especially vulnerable to climate change. Our earlier research suggested that women entrepreneurs often face a “triple differential vulnerability” to climate risk compared to men. What we mean is that there are three possible reasons for their additional vulnerability. First, their livelihoods are often in climate-sensitive sectors. ...