London has two new job maps. The first counts everyone who has a job or is looking for one. That is the participation rate. The second counts the people who are looking but cannot find work. That is the unemployment rate.

Why last week's heat wave wasn't the same experience for everyone in Middlesex-London

While family doctors are the primary regular healthcare provider across all groups, immigrants and non-permanent residents—particularly those who are visible minorities—are more likely to have no regular healthcare provider and less likely to use alternative regular healthcare providers such as nurse practitioners or medical specialists.

You may have heard that Ontario shut down its immigration nominee program this summer. That is not accurate. Ontario closed eight old streams on June 25 and opened one new stream in their place. The door did not close. It changed shape, and applications are not open yet, so nothing needs to be filed today.

Here are six quick questions and answers about what changed.

Cross the Thames in London and you cross a river with an older name. Deshkan Ziibi. It means Antler River in the Anishinaabe language, and people used that name long before the city was built.

This month marks five years since another older name entered the citizenship oath.

A look at one fixable piece of the newcomer service gap in London-Middlesex.

A new survey of newcomers in London-Middlesex looks, at first, like good news for those with the most education. Permanent residents with a graduate or professional degree report the most trust in their neighbours, the strongest sense of belonging, and the easiest time getting the services they need.

London's youngest children are not spread evenly across the city. They live in clusters. The 2021 Census counted children in every planning district, and the picture is clear: the most young children live in a handful of neighbourhoods across west, east and south London.

June is National Indigenous History Month. June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. The day began in 1996 and was given its current name in 2017, and this year marks the 30th time it has been held. It falls on the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. For many First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities, this time of year has long been a time to gather and celebrate.

What transportation data reveals about immigrants, newcomers, and access to work in London

If you have seen headlines this month about Canadian immigration changes and you are not sure which ones apply to you, this guide is for you. May 2026 brought several federal and provincial announcements at once, and the news coverage has been confusing.

Think about what it means to trust your neighbours. Not deeply, just ordinarily; the low-level confidence that the people around you are generally on your side, that you can ask for directions, nod in the elevator, leave a note if your package arrives at the wrong door. It's a background hum most people don't notice until it's gone.

For many newcomers in London, that hum is present from early on. For others, it never quite starts.

You may have seen the headlines: Canada's population actually shrank in the third quarter of 2025, the first time that had happened in decades. National news covered it. What those headlines mostly skipped was the London version of that story, and the London version is worth looking at closely.

Who is powering London’s workforce? Who is raising families here? And who is building a life in shared homes while studying or working temporarily? 

You haven't arrived yet. This letter is about what people were doing before you did.

Nearly one in four workers in the London Economic Region was born somewhere else. That share has been growing for decades. So has something else: the share of long-term residents who arrived as workers and are now seniors.

Picture the typical immigrant household in London. Who do you see?

Chances are it's a family; parents, children, maybe a grandparent nearby. That image drives a lot of how immigration gets talked about in Canada, and, quietly, a lot of how services get designed and funded. The 2021 Census data for the London Census Metropolitan Area tells a more specific story. It doesn't match the postcard.

On April 1, 2026, a federal policy change took effect quietly.

People often think of London's diversity as something spread evenly across the city. New data from the London & Middlesex Local Immigration Partnership's Fact Sharing Work Group shows something different: language communities cluster in specific neighbourhoods, and the patterns matter for service planning.

Less than half of permanent residents in London and Middlesex can access the service they need most when they arrive. But one group fares worse than all others: people aged 46–65, with only 36% reporting success. As seen in the latest Matter of Facts report from the LMLIP. These are mid-career professionals, people who should have resources, experience, and networks. So why are they falling through the cracks?