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Alberta's 2026 Referendum Through the Eyes of a New Canadian Citizen

Almost every question on the referendum faces a wall.

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Kumaran Nadesan thinks we need more impolite Canadians

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Canada’s New LMIA Thresholds Could Move Jobs Into the Low-Wage Stream

Wage offers near provincial thresholds may face longer recruitment, shorter employment periods, worker caps, and metropolitan-area processing restrictions after July 17.

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[Cold Takes #5] The Canadian Dream Is Costing Some Immigrants Their Boldness

"I am a guest in this house and guests don't rearrange the furniture."

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Daria Lysenko on what it's like to work in newcomer settlement

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