By: Yusra Qadir Canada welcomed over 400,000 immigrants last year. The country aims to welcome 430,000 more this year according to the Canadian government’s Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024. Over the next three...
It has been over a year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit communities across the globe. While the effects of the pandemic and cautionary measures to contain the pandemic have impacted...
In her former home country of Eritrea, Genet was used to being a social butterfly. Once she came to Canada, however, her social life changed dramatically. Although fluent in three...
The current pandemic has meant that already-isolated refugee, newcomer, and Indigenous children are at greater risk of falling even further behind. By providing these families with tablets to keep them...
Somali Canadian Women and Children Association (SCWCA) is rolling out the HIPPY program in Edmonton this fall. Executive Director Sahra Hashi shares her plans and hopes for their first HIPPY...
The new Multicultural HIPPY site in Regina will serve 20 newcomer families in the first year. We asked HIPPY Coordinator Kirandeep Bhullar to share her plans and hopes for their...