Immigration can be a stressful experience, with change of cultural values, lack of support from extended family and changing financial situation. It also causes changes in gender roles. Before things turn worse, people often benefit from some counselling. The names of the patients in the case histories below have been withheld to protect privacy. A 22-year-old recent immigrant found it...

“What began as a romantic notion of wanting to help people who are going through emotional difficulties went on to become my passion and profession,” says Dr. Arpita Biswas, a forty-something registered psychologist and member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario. “Not only do I provide services that involve psychological assessments and psychotherapy, I also help patients in...

Baljit Sethi received the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Immigrant and Multicultural Services of Prince George which provides settlement services to communities in Northern British Columbia. Previously, she was a family counsellor with the Immigrant Services Society of BC and a teacher. Active in the...

The Schulich School of Business at York University and GMR Group, one of the world’s leading infrastructure developers, recently signed an agreement to build a Schulich campus in Hyderabad, India. It will become the first full-fledged campus of a major, top-ranked international business school in India. Groundbreaking took place over the summer and the new campus is scheduled to open in...

Based on international test scores and evaluation, Ontario has one of the top 10 education systems in the world. Ontario’s economic success depends on a strong, publicly- funded education system. That means investing in skills and education and helping students of all ages reach their full potential. Today, Ontario students are ranked among the best in the world, have higher test scores...