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Personal histories shape how immigrant families transmit their home language to children

According to Statistics Canada, in 2021, one in four Canadians had at least one mother tongue other than English or French. Many people grow up with their family’s heritage languages — like Mandarin, Punjabi, Spanish or Arabic — as part of their family’s cultural heritage.

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Governments need to focus on AI’s real impact, not get caught up in the hype generated by Big Tech

Statistics Canada recently released a detailed report estimating which professions are likely to be affected by artificial intelligence in the next few years.

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In Canada, Your Parents' Homeownership Could Triple Your Chances Of Owning A Home, New Study Reveals

Homeownership - and the role of parents' wealth in affording it - is hotly debated today as Canadians struggle to save for and purchase a home amid the rising cost of living.

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Who dies in a heat wave? How to help protect the vulnerable in our communities

Extreme heat is a silent killer.

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Children with special health needs are more likely to come from poorer neighbourhoods

Children’s health depends a great deal on where they live. Those who spend their early years in deprived neighbourhoods — measured using a combination of variables, including the percentage of residents with low income or education — are much more likely to have special health needs.

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Eurozone escapes recession; UK mortgage approvals hit 18-month high – as it happened

Fastest growth in 18 months as GDP expands by better-than-expected 0.3% in Q1 2024, after two quarters of contraction

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Canada Wholesale Trade Likely Rose 0.8% In February

Statistics Canada's flash estimate shows a 0.8% increase in Canadian wholesale trade, signaling economic growth and recovery post-pandemic.

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Canada to require all new cars to be zero-emission by 2035

Automakers are pushing back, arguing goal is unrealistic given higher cost of EVs and patchwork nature of charging infrastructure

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How technology can help victims of intimate partner violence

Intimate partner violence is a major public health concern. According to Statistics Canada, in 2018, 44 per cent of women experienced some form of intimate partner violence in their lifetime. Rates of intimate partner violence are not only alarmingly high, but steadily increasing. In 2022, there were 117,093 victims of…

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Canada to double cost-of-living financial requirement for international students from Jan 1: Immigration minister

Ottawa to double cost-of-living req. for int'l students Jan 1. India top origin country for study permit holders in 2022. Miller: financial req. not kept up w/cost of living, students arrive w/inadequate funds. Changes incl. 20,635$ req., yearly LICO adjustment, 30hr/wk work limit. Miller: gov't to limit visas to ensure…

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Food insecurity in Canada is the worst it's ever been — here's how we can solve it

According to the latest Statistics Canada data, household food insecurity in the 10 provinces has reached a record high. Drawing on data from StatCan’s Canadian Income Survey, our new report has found that the percentage of households with inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints rose to…

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Canada's Start-Up Visa program is struggling to fill the shoes of its predecessor

To bolster its rapidly-growing tech sector, the Canadian government introduced the Tech Talent Strategy in June 2023 with the aim of attracting workers and entrepreneurs. As a part of this strategy, the government announced improvements to the Start-Up Visa program.

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With a pharmacare bill on the horizon, Big Pharma’s attack on single-payer drug coverage for Canadians needs a fact check

Health Minister Mark Holland announced in August that the federal government intends to introduce pharmacare legislation in the fall. Now the battle lines are being drawn.

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Poor police practices are endangering 2SLGBTQ+ survivors of intimate partner violence

Intimate partner violence is a prevalent and growing issue in Canada. According to Statistics Canada, there were 114,132 police-reported victims of intimate partner violence in 2021, marking the seventh consecutive year of increased rates of violence.

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To reduce rising crime rates, Canada needs to invest more in social services

Every summer, Statistics Canada releases crime rate and crime severity data for the previous year. This year, Canada’s Crime Severity Index (CSI) increased by 4.3 per cent, the violent CSI increased by 4.6 per cent, and the non-violent CSI increased by 4.1 per cent. Moreover, aside from a drop during…

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High drug prices in Canada are just one side of a bad equation

The Canadian health-care system is under pressure as service levels decline while costs escalate. Drugs are one of our largest health-care expenditures. A federal agency, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB), is supposed to control drug prices for Canadians.

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Canada proposes new bail bill despite lack of supporting data, minister says

Canada's government has introduced a bill seeking to make it harder for some repeat offenders of violent crimes to get bail even as the federal justice minister says it lacks data to show violent crimes committed by people on bail are on the rise, while pre-trial detentions make up a…

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Immigration fuels record-high population growth in Canada

Canada’s population surged by more than 1 million in the past year, the largest spike since post-World War II baby boom.

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Record international migration spurs historic rise in Canadian population

Canada's population increased by more than a million people for the first time in history in 2022, almost entirely due to a surge in immigrants and temporary residents, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday.

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Declining naturalizations signal larger problems in Canada's citizenship and immigration system

A recent press release from the Institute for Canadian Citizenship that cites Statistics Canada data has highlighted concerns over a 40 per cent reduction in Canada’s “naturalization rate” — the rate at which permanent residents are becoming citizens.

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Northern Ontario needs more local post-secondary education — and the province's funding

School and career pathways for youth who grow up in northern regions look very different than those of their peers who grow up in the larger urban and southern areas of the country.

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Working more and making less: Canada needs to protect immigrant women care workers as they age

The pandemic has heightened Canadians’ awareness of the 3D jobs — dirty, difficult and dangerous — done by many migrant workers in our communities.

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To prevent child sexual abuse, we need to change our thinking — and stop exploitation before it happens

Every year, thousands of children are victims of sexual abuse in Canada. The impacts of abuse can be long-lasting, with psychological and physical consequences for victims, and significant economic impacts on our society.

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Supporting minority languages requires more than token gestures

In August 2022, Statistics Canada released the latest census data on languages in Canada. According to the data, over nine million people — or one in four Canadians — has a mother tongue other than English or French (a record high since the 1901 census).

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High food prices could have negative long-term health effects on Canadians

Recent high food price inflation has plagued many Canadian families, especially those on tight budgets. Statistics Canada reported in October that in-store food prices increased at a faster rate than the all-items Consumer Price Index for the 11th month in a row.

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