OCASI was formed in 1978 to act as a collective voice for im/migrant serving agencies and to coordinate responses to shared needs and concerns.
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OCASI Survey Results on Hybrid Work & 4-Day Work Week Models
In 2024, OCASI in partnership with The Public Good Initiative (University of Toronto) launched 2 surveys to address the Ontario immigrant and refugee-serving sector's perception of these models.Last updated Dec 10, 2024
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Course/Training
Serving Youth in Newcomer Communities (SYNC)
The professional development e-learning course Serving Youth in Newcomer Communities is designed to engage participants from across Ontario working with newcomer youth through a series of interactive modules.Last updated Dec 3, 2024
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Foundation of Settlement Work Level 2
The professional development e-learning course Foundation of Settlement Work Level 2 provides more in-depth training materials on the immigrant and refugee serving sector.Last updated Dec 3, 2024
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Trauma and Violence Informed Approach (TVIA)
The OCASI Mental Health Promotion Project (MHP) is pleased to open registration for the self-directed online course: Trauma and Violence Informed Approach (TVIA).Last updated Nov 12, 2024
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Understanding and Responding to Sexual Violence in Immigrant and Refugee Communities Level 2
This five-module online self-directed course is developed to help front-line practitioners working with immigrant and refugee communities to better understand issues of sexual violence and develop a supportive response for survivors with intersectional identities.Last updated Nov 12, 2024
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Accessibility Program
OCASI's Accessibility Initiative (AI) allows settlement sector employees to acquire new skills and knowledge in areas related to service provision to immigrants with disabilities.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Understanding and Challenging Anti-Black Racism
This 4-module course aims to assist people working in the immigrant and refugee-serving sector understand how systems operate and how they create and manifest racism and anti-Black racism.Last updated Nov 4, 2024
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Using Data to Integrate Antiracism
Using data to integrate anti-racism in the settlement sector.Last updated Oct 29, 2024
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Foundations of Settlement Work in Ontario
Many organizations and individuals have used OCASI’s training guide Immigrant Settlement Counselling as a resource and a reference since it was published in 1990 and updated in 2000.Last updated Jul 29, 2024
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Succession Planning Process
Succession planning is the process of identifying very important positions in the organization and creating a talent pipeline, by preparing employees to fill vacancies in their organization as others retire or move on.Last updated Jul 29, 2024
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Immigration Levels Plan leaves behind refugees, families and people without status
OCASI is extremely disappointed with the Government of Canada’s deep cuts to 2025 immigration levels, further cuts to follow in 2026 and a lower than expected target for 2027.Published October 29, 2024
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Welcome to the newly designed website of SettlementAtWork!
We are pleased to announce that the Settlement At Work website has been revamped and redesigned! In order to meet the needs and demands of the growing settlement sector, the website has been upgraded with new features to facilitate the research and posting of new content.Published August 1, 2024