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Enrollment in Ontario’s private Muslim schools has multiplied. But so have the tuition costs. Zainab Hasan and Shelyna Khalfan discuss why they send their children to Islamic school. By Asher Greenberg I’ve been in the building less than five minutes and I have already committed a cultural faux pas. I awkwardly withdraw my hand [...]
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By Rebecca Tromsness Source: Statistics Canada (2006) and University of Toronto professor David Hulchanski’s study: “The Three Cities Within Toronto” — Specific data sources: Dot map provided by David Hulchanski, University of Toronto (City #1 highlight added) Pie chart data provided by Statistics Canada (2006). First map and bar chart data provided by David Hulchanski’s study [...]
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Low income is one factor that directly affects immigrants’ ability to choose where they live, creating a cultural divide between downtown and the suburbs. Many non-white immigrants come to Canada with high levels of education but are not getting good jobs, says University of Toronto social work professor David Hulchanski. This leads to a mismatch [...]
Read more...Andrea Caceres Cahero dropped out of high school to enter the work force when her mother asked for financial help. By Melinda Maldonado The Mexican-born 23-year-old says moving from Monterrey, Mexico to Toronto at 16 was a rough transition. Studying in English at a new school was hard. Although there were many Spanish-speaking girls at [...]
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