Category: Culture, Inclusion & Equity

In 2024, the federal government introduced significant changes to its immigration policy, reducing the cap on international study permits and tightening eligibility for temporary foreign workers and permanent residents. Immigration,…

I teach Literacy and CLB 1. Pictures can help students understand, but I have found that having a speaker and audio version of the students’ language is also very useful.…

A sense of belonging promotes knowledge acquisition by fostering a positive learning environment, supportive of risk taking and emotional safety (Johnson-Myers, 2020). As a prerequisite for learning, especially for adult…

As language educators in Canada, one of our most important responsibilities is to help newcomers understand the country they now call home. Language learning goes far beyond grammar and vocabulary.…

The new school year has just started. We’ve already enrolled many students from diverse backgrounds. To me, it feels like learning everything new all over again. Their languages, their cultures,…

As immigration picks up and people from diverse cultures and backgrounds move to “safer” places, the host countries are increasingly exposed to new cultures and lifestyles. Suddenly, the neighborhood is…