In today’s edition of This City: an international student on the distressing impact of the government’s enrolment cap; a sociology professor on workplaces as social hubs—and why we don’t hate our jobs as much as we say we do; and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our city coverage. |
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In January, the federal government announced that it was slashing the number of study permits it will grant for new international students in 2024 to approximately 360,000—a 35 per cent reduction from last year. “Since then, many of us haven’t felt welcome in Canada,” says Akarshannoor Singh, a 22-year-old student at Seneca Polytechnic who came from India. Here, he describes the hardships he endured in order to build a life in Canada and his fear that it may have all been for nothing. |
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| | U of T sociology professor Scott Schieman has been dissecting attitudes toward work for more than two decades. His recent Canadian Quality of Work and Economic Life Study includes data from 18,500 of the country’s workers. He shares his thoughts on overhyped buzzwords, workplaces as social hubs and why we don’t hate our jobs as much as we say we do. |
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What to read, watch and listen to this month |
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| | Step into a soaring Russian mansion with CAA Theatre’s production of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, a turn-of-the-century tragicomedy about a landowning family that has fallen on hard times. First performed by Crow’s as a theatre-in-the-round production in 2022, it has now been adapted for a more traditional staging at the CAA. February 2 to 25, CAA Theatre |
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| | In the latest issue: how two faux-Inuit sisters cashed in on a life of deception. Plus, the city’s best cheap eats, a suburban holy war between religion and real estate, a bittersweet memoir about ditching Toronto, and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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