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One permit, one boss, one fear
A UN rapporteur believes that permits tied to a single employer expose foreign workers to exploitation. Ottawa disagrees, but the debate remains open.
ReadMontréal-Nord, at the heart of the first wave
In the spring of 2020, Montreal's Blackest and poorest neighbourhoods were the hardest hit by COVID-19.
ReadA public service that looks like us
In Quebec public bodies, visible minorities rose from 2.7% to 11.2% of the workforce between 2009 and 2022.
ReadA score is not a person
Between 300 and 900, a credit score opens or closes doors. It measures a history, never a person's worth.
ReadA whole career on the first rung
Black federal public servants allege decades of discrimination in hiring and promotion. Their class action was refused at first instance; the appeal is to be heard this fall.
ReadAt the crossroads of injustice
In 1989, Kimberlé Crenshaw named intersectionality: some forms of discrimination only appear when we look at the whole person.
ReadEquity is the law
In 2023, a task force chaired by a McGill professor proposed adding Black workers to the Employment Equity Act.
ReadNaming the invisible walls
Sparked by a citizens' petition, the OCPM consultation led Montreal, in 2020, to recognize the systemic nature of racism and discrimination.
ReadSame degree, not the same pay
With the same degree, young racialized women graduates earn less than their peers, shows a Statistics Canada study measuring income two years after a bachelor's degree.
ReadThe diploma in the drawer
Nearly one in three recent immigrants with a degree says they are overqualified for their job; Quebec is trying to speed up recognition of skills acquired elsewhere.
ReadThe loan that opens the door
Launched in 2020, the Black Entrepreneurship Program has supported more than 24,000 entrepreneurs and was renewed in 2025.
ReadThe résumé and the name
In 2012, a test run in Montreal with fictitious résumés showed that, with equal skills, a name weighed heavily on who got an interview.
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