Study permits scrapped for foreign workers | Asian Pacific Post | Chinese newspaper -Vancouver, Richmond, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, North York, Montreal

Rental housing crisis demands urgent action and rent controls | South Asian Post | Indo Canadian newspaper - Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Toronto, Brampton, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal

Commentary By Ricardo Tranjan A new study shows that if you are a minimum-wage worker looking for a place to rent, you’re out of luck. Pretty much anywhere in Canada. The report, by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, of which I’m a co-author, calculated the “rental wage” for cities across the country. The rental wage is how much per hour workers need to earn to afford a rental unit without spending more than 30 percent of their total i…

Study permits scrapped for foreign workers | Asian Pacific Post | Chinese newspaper -Vancouver, Richmond, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, North York, Montreal

By Suneet Gill New Canadian Media Canada’s new policy that allows temporary foreign workers to pursue education or training without separate study permits is a welcome change, says Metro Vancouver’s largest nonprofit dedicated to helping immigrants. “I think for someone that is already established, it’s a very good avenue to have more flexibility and be better prepared to have more credentials to act in different jobs,” said Hugo Velazquez, the …