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By Straight | B.C.’s human rights commissioner, Kasari Govender, calls systemic racism “a difficult and urgent problem” in this province. That’s the impetus behind a new public-awareness campaign asking British Columbians to examine their own internal racism.
Read more...By BC Business | As demand for labour recovers in B.C., certain skills have bounced back to pre-pandemic popularity
Read more...By HR Reporter | Despite increased efforts around diversity and inclusion, many working Canadians continue to experience discrimination, according to a recent survey. Almost one-third (31 per cent) of those who identify as belonging to a visible ethnic minority say they have witnessed or experienced judgment or misconduct at their current workplace based on ethnicity […]
Read more...Starting a municipal council meeting with prayer was ruled unconstitutional in a 2015 Supreme Court decision.
Read more...By Vancouver Sun | A peer-reviewed 2019 research study by Richard Alba of City University of New York and Jeffrey Reitz of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto found most people in mixed unions, and their children, feel more integrated into mainstream culture than do members of a single minority […]
Read more...Are you a newly arrived immigrant and looking for ways to share your skills and experience with employers? BC JobConnect is a free easy-to-use web-based tool where you can create an online profile and share your resume. To learn more, go to www.bcjobconnect.ca Build your profile today!
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A free online resource centre that helps newcomers find the information they need to get a job or explore careers.
