Tag: Bardish Chagger
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Record 20.7 million tourists visit Canada as Chinese top
TORONTO: A record 20.7 million tourists visited Canada in 2017. Tourism, both domestic and international, pumped a record $97.4 billions into the Canadian economy, making up 2 percent of the GDP and supporting 1.8 million jobs in the country. Interestingly, China became the top source of tourism to Canada last year, surpassing Britain. 2018 is…
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Sikhs in Canada: From Komagata Maru to 4 Cabinet ministers
By Balwant Sanghera VANCOUVER: Punjabis are very adventurous and never shy away from a challenge. Travelling thousands of miles from their homeland to a completely strange and often hostile environment has never deterred them. Countries like Canada have always been very attractive to them in order to better themselves especially in the economic sense. With…