🇨🇦 Birth tourism on the rise in Canada
🔹Canada attracts tourists not only with its nature and culture but also with one particular thing: the country grants automatic citizenship based on birthplace.
The topic of birth tourism makes headlines from time to time, and it seems that this trend is on the rise. However, there is no nationwide data to reflect the scope of this trend. Figures vary: from 2,500 suspected foreign births in a 2017 report to 4,400 births estimated by the Canadian Institute for Health Information in 2019. But one thing is clear: the numbers have grown significantly since the early 2010s, when only around 800 foreign births were recorded on average.
Birth tourism isn’t illegal in Canada, and many foreigners use this as an opportunity to give their children a possibly better future. In most cases, birth tourists are patients who have access to quality health care in their home countries but opt for Canada instead.
🔹Turists are willing to pay from $6,000 to $10,000 (for an uninsured non-resident) to give birth at a Canadian hospital to secure citizenship. However, as the study shows, not all bills end up being paid. In 2019–2022, health services across Alberta had $694,000 in unpaid hospital fees. These debts add to the strain on the health care system.
In addition, tourists take up hospital beds and physician hours meant for residents, which results in longer wait times or in need to travel to another hospital.
It is also quite difficult to estimate which countries travelers were predominantly from. The data available for Alberta shows that 77% of mothers were from Nigeria. Smaller portions came from the Middle East, China, India, and Mexico. But overall, birth tourists preferred to go where they had friends or family.
🔹A more radical way of preventing tourism would be to eliminate birthright citizenship. However, this could create a number of problems for refugees and other temporary residents who plan to continue living in Canada and who want to raise their children as Canadians.
Therefore, it seems more realistic to make exceptions that would nullify instant citizenship if a baby was born to a parent temporarily visiting Canada on a tourist visa.
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🔹Canada attracts tourists not only with its nature and culture but also with one particular thing: the country grants automatic citizenship based on birthplace.
The topic of birth tourism makes headlines from time to time, and it seems that this trend is on the rise. However, there is no nationwide data to reflect the scope of this trend. Figures vary: from 2,500 suspected foreign births in a 2017 report to 4,400 births estimated by the Canadian Institute for Health Information in 2019. But one thing is clear: the numbers have grown significantly since the early 2010s, when only around 800 foreign births were recorded on average.
Birth tourism isn’t illegal in Canada, and many foreigners use this as an opportunity to give their children a possibly better future. In most cases, birth tourists are patients who have access to quality health care in their home countries but opt for Canada instead.
🔹Turists are willing to pay from $6,000 to $10,000 (for an uninsured non-resident) to give birth at a Canadian hospital to secure citizenship. However, as the study shows, not all bills end up being paid. In 2019–2022, health services across Alberta had $694,000 in unpaid hospital fees. These debts add to the strain on the health care system.
In addition, tourists take up hospital beds and physician hours meant for residents, which results in longer wait times or in need to travel to another hospital.
It is also quite difficult to estimate which countries travelers were predominantly from. The data available for Alberta shows that 77% of mothers were from Nigeria. Smaller portions came from the Middle East, China, India, and Mexico. But overall, birth tourists preferred to go where they had friends or family.
🔹A more radical way of preventing tourism would be to eliminate birthright citizenship. However, this could create a number of problems for refugees and other temporary residents who plan to continue living in Canada and who want to raise their children as Canadians.
Therefore, it seems more realistic to make exceptions that would nullify instant citizenship if a baby was born to a parent temporarily visiting Canada on a tourist visa.
#healthcare
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Calgary has been named one of the most expensive cities in Canada
The recent cost of living survey released by Mercer shows that Calgary is in the top five for most expensive cities to live in Canada.
Calgary trails the usual suspects of Toronto and Vancouver, along with Montreal and Ottawa on the global rankings. This is the second straight year that Toronto finished as the most expensive Canadian city with Vancouver coming in second.
The survey says Canada is on the low end of the list for North America with 19 American cities ahead of Toronto.
Mercer says its cost of living survey measures the comparative cost of more than 200 items in each location, including housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods, and entertainment.
Compared to Canadian cities, the cost of living has increased more year-over-year in the US, with all American cities surveyed having gone up in the rankings since last year and all Canadian cities going down.
#Ontario #BritishColumbia #Alberta
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The recent cost of living survey released by Mercer shows that Calgary is in the top five for most expensive cities to live in Canada.
Calgary trails the usual suspects of Toronto and Vancouver, along with Montreal and Ottawa on the global rankings. This is the second straight year that Toronto finished as the most expensive Canadian city with Vancouver coming in second.
The survey says Canada is on the low end of the list for North America with 19 American cities ahead of Toronto.
Mercer says its cost of living survey measures the comparative cost of more than 200 items in each location, including housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods, and entertainment.
Compared to Canadian cities, the cost of living has increased more year-over-year in the US, with all American cities surveyed having gone up in the rankings since last year and all Canadian cities going down.
#Ontario #BritishColumbia #Alberta
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Average hourly salary vs. minimum wage: Here's what Canadians are earning
According to Statistics Canada, people across the country are earning well above minimum wage.
British Columbia:
This past May, British Columbians made about $34.21 per hour. BC even had the highest year-over-year increase (7%).
During that month, the lowest-paid workers in BC were earning a minimum wage of $15.65.
Alberta:
In Alberta, the average hourly salary in May was $34.63. The last time Alberta raised its minimum wage was in June 2019 to $15 an hour. This is a 2.9% year-over-year change, the country’s lowest increase.
Ontario:
Ontario and Canada had the same average hourly wage year-over-year increase. There was a 5.1% increase in Ontario as the hourly wage raised from $32.60 to $34.27 on average. The last time Ontario raised the minimum wage was in October 2022 to $15.50 an hour.
Canada wide:
Across the country, the average hourly wage among Canadian employees in May 2023 was $33.25. This year, federally regulated private-sector employees received a one-dollar pay increase ($15.55 to $16.65 per hour). The Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) said this increase was to keep pace with inflation, which rose by 6.8% in 2022.
#Ontario #Alberta #BritishColumbia
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According to Statistics Canada, people across the country are earning well above minimum wage.
British Columbia:
This past May, British Columbians made about $34.21 per hour. BC even had the highest year-over-year increase (7%).
During that month, the lowest-paid workers in BC were earning a minimum wage of $15.65.
Alberta:
In Alberta, the average hourly salary in May was $34.63. The last time Alberta raised its minimum wage was in June 2019 to $15 an hour. This is a 2.9% year-over-year change, the country’s lowest increase.
Ontario:
Ontario and Canada had the same average hourly wage year-over-year increase. There was a 5.1% increase in Ontario as the hourly wage raised from $32.60 to $34.27 on average. The last time Ontario raised the minimum wage was in October 2022 to $15.50 an hour.
Canada wide:
Across the country, the average hourly wage among Canadian employees in May 2023 was $33.25. This year, federally regulated private-sector employees received a one-dollar pay increase ($15.55 to $16.65 per hour). The Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) said this increase was to keep pace with inflation, which rose by 6.8% in 2022.
#Ontario #Alberta #BritishColumbia
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🇨🇦🇬🇧 Canadians will be charged to visit the UK starting next year
The UK government recently announced that it would be implementing its new visa waiver system called the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) worldwide in 2024.
It was created to strengthen security at the UK border by “ensuring robust security checks are conducted on every visitor pre-travel.”
According to the British government, anyone coming from a country that does not need a visa to enter the UK will be required to get an ETA. This includes Canadians.
#UK
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The UK government recently announced that it would be implementing its new visa waiver system called the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) worldwide in 2024.
It was created to strengthen security at the UK border by “ensuring robust security checks are conducted on every visitor pre-travel.”
According to the British government, anyone coming from a country that does not need a visa to enter the UK will be required to get an ETA. This includes Canadians.
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British Columbia saw an alarming 24% rise to 2,515 euthanasia deaths last year
British Columbia saw 24 percent more people getting assisted suicides last year — what campaigners call an 'alarming' sign of unraveling safeguards on euthanasia in the Canadian province.
Some 2,515 people received medical assistance in dying, more than the 2,030 who did so in 2021, BC Ministry of Health figures show.
The data come amid concerns that BC and Canada as a whole are headed toward a euthanasia free-for-all, as federal officials weigh whether to extend the procedures to the mentally ill and even children.
Last year, some 5.5 percent of all fatalities in BC were assisted suicides, making it one of the top causes of death in the province after cancer, heart disease, and dementia, and roughly on par with drug overdoses.
#BritishColumbia #MAID
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British Columbia saw 24 percent more people getting assisted suicides last year — what campaigners call an 'alarming' sign of unraveling safeguards on euthanasia in the Canadian province.
Some 2,515 people received medical assistance in dying, more than the 2,030 who did so in 2021, BC Ministry of Health figures show.
The data come amid concerns that BC and Canada as a whole are headed toward a euthanasia free-for-all, as federal officials weigh whether to extend the procedures to the mentally ill and even children.
Last year, some 5.5 percent of all fatalities in BC were assisted suicides, making it one of the top causes of death in the province after cancer, heart disease, and dementia, and roughly on par with drug overdoses.
#BritishColumbia #MAID
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Canadian government funds project to fight 'disinformation'
The Canadian government is providing a C$5.5 million investment to create the Canadian Digital Media Research Network.
Announced on Jun. 7 by Dominic LeBlanc, minister of intergovernmental affairs, infrastructure and communities, the CDMRN aims to “further strengthen Canadians’ information resilience by researching how quality of information, including disinformation narratives, impacts Canadians’ attitudes and behaviours and by supporting strategies for Canadians’ digital literacy.”
Suspicious when a state wants to have its own center deciding what can be labled as disinformation.
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The Canadian government is providing a C$5.5 million investment to create the Canadian Digital Media Research Network.
Announced on Jun. 7 by Dominic LeBlanc, minister of intergovernmental affairs, infrastructure and communities, the CDMRN aims to “further strengthen Canadians’ information resilience by researching how quality of information, including disinformation narratives, impacts Canadians’ attitudes and behaviours and by supporting strategies for Canadians’ digital literacy.”
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Research raises concerns over 'looming' new retirement gap
Concerns have been raised over a "different type of retirement gap", after research revealed that many savers are underestimating their life expectancy.
The research found that people aged 50 and over on average think they will live until around age 80, whether male or female.
However, despite these expectations, according to the ONS life expectancy calculator, a male aged 50, will, on average live to age 84, while a women aged 50 will live on average to age 87.
This gap between expectation and reality could create additional pressures on retirement planning and a different type of retirement gap, especially given the choices the majority of people currently make around their plans, choosing unsecure retirement income over any type of guarantee.
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Concerns have been raised over a "different type of retirement gap", after research revealed that many savers are underestimating their life expectancy.
The research found that people aged 50 and over on average think they will live until around age 80, whether male or female.
However, despite these expectations, according to the ONS life expectancy calculator, a male aged 50, will, on average live to age 84, while a women aged 50 will live on average to age 87.
This gap between expectation and reality could create additional pressures on retirement planning and a different type of retirement gap, especially given the choices the majority of people currently make around their plans, choosing unsecure retirement income over any type of guarantee.
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Canadians are working past retirement, but not because they want to
More than half of Canadians still in the workforce past the age of 60 are there by necessity, not choice, according to a Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada in 2022. Fewer people had retired in the past year, compared to the year before, among people aged 55 to 64.
One major reason is inflation, which is rising faster than government support such as Canada Pension Plan or Old Age Security payments.
Debt is another significant factor preventing seniors from retiring. According to Statistics Canada, the number of seniors with mortgage debt has almost doubled over the past few decades.
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More than half of Canadians still in the workforce past the age of 60 are there by necessity, not choice, according to a Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada in 2022. Fewer people had retired in the past year, compared to the year before, among people aged 55 to 64.
One major reason is inflation, which is rising faster than government support such as Canada Pension Plan or Old Age Security payments.
Debt is another significant factor preventing seniors from retiring. According to Statistics Canada, the number of seniors with mortgage debt has almost doubled over the past few decades.
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🇨🇦🇨🇳Microsoft to move top AI experts from China to lab in B.C.
Microsoft is transferring some of its top artificial intelligence researchers from China to a new research lab in Vancouver.
The new laboratory will be organizationally aligned with its Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) headquarters in Beijing to enhance collaboration with the engineering team in Vancouver and it will be staffed by researchers from various labs worldwide, including China, according to Microsoft.
MSRA has already begun applying for visas to facilitate the relocation of its Beijing-based experts to its new institute.
#BritishColumbia #China
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Microsoft is transferring some of its top artificial intelligence researchers from China to a new research lab in Vancouver.
The new laboratory will be organizationally aligned with its Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) headquarters in Beijing to enhance collaboration with the engineering team in Vancouver and it will be staffed by researchers from various labs worldwide, including China, according to Microsoft.
MSRA has already begun applying for visas to facilitate the relocation of its Beijing-based experts to its new institute.
#BritishColumbia #China
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Olivia Chow elected as Toronto’s mayor in byelection
Voters in Toronto have elected Olivia Chow as mayor of Canada’s largest municipality.
Chow is a former NDP MP and was a city councillor for Toronto starting in the ’90s for more than a decade, with a long history in Canadian politics as a progressive left politician.
The 66-year-old beat out other top candidates like former Toronto police chief Mark Saunders, former city councillor Ana Bailao, current city councillors Josh Matlow and Brad Bradford, former Liberal provincial education minister Mitzie Hunter and columnist Anthony Furey.
#Ontario
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Voters in Toronto have elected Olivia Chow as mayor of Canada’s largest municipality.
Chow is a former NDP MP and was a city councillor for Toronto starting in the ’90s for more than a decade, with a long history in Canadian politics as a progressive left politician.
The 66-year-old beat out other top candidates like former Toronto police chief Mark Saunders, former city councillor Ana Bailao, current city councillors Josh Matlow and Brad Bradford, former Liberal provincial education minister Mitzie Hunter and columnist Anthony Furey.
#Ontario
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Montreal sees spike in violent crimes in 2022: police report
There has been a marked jump in the number of crimes against individuals on Montreal police territory between 2017 and last year, according to the service’s 2022 annual report.
🔹This crime category increased by nine per cent between 2021 and 2022, and by 21 per cent over the last five years.
🔹There were 41 homicides last year compared to 37 in 2021; and firearm infractions which numbered 563 in 2022 as opposed to 516 the previous year.
🔹Reported hate crimes numbered 212 in 2022 versus 194 in 2021.
🔹Property crimes also went up by 13 per cent in 2022 compared to the average for 2017 to 2021, after a dip during the pandemic lockdown.
#Quebec
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There has been a marked jump in the number of crimes against individuals on Montreal police territory between 2017 and last year, according to the service’s 2022 annual report.
🔹This crime category increased by nine per cent between 2021 and 2022, and by 21 per cent over the last five years.
🔹There were 41 homicides last year compared to 37 in 2021; and firearm infractions which numbered 563 in 2022 as opposed to 516 the previous year.
🔹Reported hate crimes numbered 212 in 2022 versus 194 in 2021.
🔹Property crimes also went up by 13 per cent in 2022 compared to the average for 2017 to 2021, after a dip during the pandemic lockdown.
#Quebec
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Alberta-made technology screens people’s speech for early signs of Alzheimer’s
Alberta researchers have found a way to catch potential early signs of Alzheimer’s disease.
They’re using a machine-learning model to detect audio cues — certain speech patterns that are linked to a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.
▪️The technology listens for three features: pauses in speech, word length or complexity, and speech intelligibility.
“For dementia patients, because there might be a need for more recall, they tend to forget words and they need a certain amount of time to recall those words, so there will be longer pauses,” researchers explain.
Researchers used 237 English-speaking individuals and 46 Greek-speaking individuals — half were labeled as dementia patients and half were a control population.
The model was able to distinguish Alzheimer’s patients from healthy controls with 70-75 per cent accuracy.
#Alberta
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Alberta researchers have found a way to catch potential early signs of Alzheimer’s disease.
They’re using a machine-learning model to detect audio cues — certain speech patterns that are linked to a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.
▪️The technology listens for three features: pauses in speech, word length or complexity, and speech intelligibility.
“For dementia patients, because there might be a need for more recall, they tend to forget words and they need a certain amount of time to recall those words, so there will be longer pauses,” researchers explain.
Researchers used 237 English-speaking individuals and 46 Greek-speaking individuals — half were labeled as dementia patients and half were a control population.
The model was able to distinguish Alzheimer’s patients from healthy controls with 70-75 per cent accuracy.
#Alberta
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N.S. buys 25 modular homes for residents displaced by wildfires to rent
Nova Scotia says it is purchasing 25 modular homes to be rented out to residents displaced by this season’s multiple wildfires.
The province said in a statement Tuesday that it will spend $7.4 million on two and three bedroom, furnished modular houses.
Rents will range from $1,000 to $2,000 per month and the modular home can be placed on residents’ property while they rebuild.
The wildfires in Nova Scotia that started in late May destroyed 150 houses in the Tantallon-area and about 60 homes and cottages in Shelburne County.
#NovaScotia #wildfires
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Nova Scotia says it is purchasing 25 modular homes to be rented out to residents displaced by this season’s multiple wildfires.
The province said in a statement Tuesday that it will spend $7.4 million on two and three bedroom, furnished modular houses.
Rents will range from $1,000 to $2,000 per month and the modular home can be placed on residents’ property while they rebuild.
The wildfires in Nova Scotia that started in late May destroyed 150 houses in the Tantallon-area and about 60 homes and cottages in Shelburne County.
#NovaScotia #wildfires
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Canada Day tornado was strongest in Alberta since Edmonton one in 1987
The weather experts have concluded that the worst damage from the Didsbury tornado on July 1 is rated EF4, making it the highest-rated Alberta tornado since Edmonton in 1987. The maximum wind speed reached 275 km/h.
Twelve residences were hit by the tornado with three being destroyed, four were left uninhabitable, and a further five were damaged.
#Alberta
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The weather experts have concluded that the worst damage from the Didsbury tornado on July 1 is rated EF4, making it the highest-rated Alberta tornado since Edmonton in 1987. The maximum wind speed reached 275 km/h.
Twelve residences were hit by the tornado with three being destroyed, four were left uninhabitable, and a further five were damaged.
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British Columbia port strike enters day four
The strike at British Columbia ports enters its fourth day after talks between the two sides stalled on Monday.
More than 7,000 workers who load and unload cargo at more than 30 B.C. ports have been on strike since Saturday morning.
Representative for the BC Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada negotiated over the long weekend before the association issued a statement Monday saying it says it didn't think more bargaining is going to produce a deal.
#BritishColumbia
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The strike at British Columbia ports enters its fourth day after talks between the two sides stalled on Monday.
More than 7,000 workers who load and unload cargo at more than 30 B.C. ports have been on strike since Saturday morning.
Representative for the BC Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada negotiated over the long weekend before the association issued a statement Monday saying it says it didn't think more bargaining is going to produce a deal.
#BritishColumbia
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Canada's office vacancy rate climbed to its highest level in nearly 30 years last quarter
A report by commercial real estate firm CBRE says the national office vacancy rate in Canada climbed in the second quarter to its highest level since 1994.
The firm says the national office vacancy rate rose to 18.1 per cent in the second quarter, up from 17.7 per cent in the first quarter.
The firm says downtown vacancies in the second quarter inched higher in all major centres except for Calgary and the Waterloo region.
Canadian office markets are grappling with the threat of a recession, interest rate hikes, tech sector weakness, tenants reducing the size of their spaces and new supply of office space.
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A report by commercial real estate firm CBRE says the national office vacancy rate in Canada climbed in the second quarter to its highest level since 1994.
The firm says the national office vacancy rate rose to 18.1 per cent in the second quarter, up from 17.7 per cent in the first quarter.
The firm says downtown vacancies in the second quarter inched higher in all major centres except for Calgary and the Waterloo region.
Canadian office markets are grappling with the threat of a recession, interest rate hikes, tech sector weakness, tenants reducing the size of their spaces and new supply of office space.
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Safest city in Canada is in Ontario, new report finds
Eight of the top ten safest cities to live in Canada are in Ontario, according to a new report by rental listing company Rentola — and Toronto came in fourth.
Overall, the city of Barrie, Ontario took first place as the safest city in Canada, with a total score of 7.13 out of 10, the study found. In last place was Winnipeg, Manitoba after scoring 4.59 out of 10.
Each of Canada’s metropolitan areas were ranked based on factors obtained from Statistics Canada, including: the number of citizens per police officer, crime severity index, violent crime severity index, non-violent crime severity index and crime-solving rate. It’s unclear how each factor is weighted to arrive at a final score out of ten.
In total, 34 cities made the list.
#Ontario
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Eight of the top ten safest cities to live in Canada are in Ontario, according to a new report by rental listing company Rentola — and Toronto came in fourth.
Overall, the city of Barrie, Ontario took first place as the safest city in Canada, with a total score of 7.13 out of 10, the study found. In last place was Winnipeg, Manitoba after scoring 4.59 out of 10.
Each of Canada’s metropolitan areas were ranked based on factors obtained from Statistics Canada, including: the number of citizens per police officer, crime severity index, violent crime severity index, non-violent crime severity index and crime-solving rate. It’s unclear how each factor is weighted to arrive at a final score out of ten.
In total, 34 cities made the list.
#Ontario
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Quebecor pulls all its ads from Facebook and Instagram
Quebecor Inc. is withdrawing advertising from Meta's Facebook and Instagram platforms after the tech giant's decision to remove Canadian news from its sites.
Meta made the move in response to the federal Online News Act which requires Google and Meta to pay news publishers for content that appears on their sites if it helps them generate money.
Both Meta and Google have said they would remove Canadian news from their platforms to avoid having to compensate the news outlets.
Quebecor says it is making its move after Meta's "categorical refusal" to enter into negotiations.
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Quebecor Inc. is withdrawing advertising from Meta's Facebook and Instagram platforms after the tech giant's decision to remove Canadian news from its sites.
Meta made the move in response to the federal Online News Act which requires Google and Meta to pay news publishers for content that appears on their sites if it helps them generate money.
Both Meta and Google have said they would remove Canadian news from their platforms to avoid having to compensate the news outlets.
Quebecor says it is making its move after Meta's "categorical refusal" to enter into negotiations.
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💰Income gap between Canadian households increases at record speed
The share of disposable income between Canada’s highest and lowest households widened in the first quarter of 2023, according to data released by Statistics Canada.
The gap between the top 40 per cent and bottom 40 per cent of household incomes reached 44.7 per cent, marking a 0.2 per cent rise from the same time last year. The figure was still lower than pre-pandemic levels, which averaged 45.1 per cent from 2010 to 2019.
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The share of disposable income between Canada’s highest and lowest households widened in the first quarter of 2023, according to data released by Statistics Canada.
The gap between the top 40 per cent and bottom 40 per cent of household incomes reached 44.7 per cent, marking a 0.2 per cent rise from the same time last year. The figure was still lower than pre-pandemic levels, which averaged 45.1 per cent from 2010 to 2019.
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Canadians flocking to Alberta
Alberta attracted more interprovincial migrants than anywhere else in Canada in the first three months of 2023.
The province gained 15,786 residents from elsewhere in the country. Meanwhile, B.C. and Ontario saw net losses of 712 and 14,732, respectively.
#Alberta #Ontario #BritishColumbia
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Alberta attracted more interprovincial migrants than anywhere else in Canada in the first three months of 2023.
The province gained 15,786 residents from elsewhere in the country. Meanwhile, B.C. and Ontario saw net losses of 712 and 14,732, respectively.
#Alberta #Ontario #BritishColumbia
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