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. Its membership includes more than 240 community-based organizations in the province of Ontario.
OCASI champions equity and human rights for im/migrants and refugees through advocacy, collective action, collaborative planning, research, capacity-building, and information and knowledge transfer.
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Canadian Newcomer Youth: Illustrating The Journey
Through a creative workshop, 6 newcomer youth shared their journeys, challenges and successes in Ontario.
This documentary highlights the experiences of newcomer youth from Afghanistan, Iran, Brazil and the Philippines. Each of their stories is unique, but all have had to learn to
Last updated Apr 17, 2025
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Access in Action Toolkit
This toolkit has information and resources that speak to the specific struggles and needs of im/migrants and refugees with disabilities and d/Deaf newcomers.Last updated Apr 2, 2025
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Gender-based Violence Against Racialized Migrant Women, Girls, and Gender-Diverse People with Disabilities & D/deaf People
This National Toolkit is for im/migrant and refugee-serving sector staff and volunteers across Canada working with racialized im/migrant and refugee women, girls, and gender-diverse people with disabilities and D/deaf people.Last updated Apr 2, 2025
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Course/Training
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 Mar 4, 2025
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Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism in the Immigrant and Refugee-Serving Sector
This 4-module course is specifically aimed at assisting newcomer and migrant people who work in the immigrant and refugee-serving sector to learn about the past and present-day experiences of anti-Indigenous racism experienced by the original peoples of Canada.Last updated Jan 14, 2025
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Training for employment support services
The Employment Support Services Training e-learning course is designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to understand and respond to the needs, challenges and opportunities of newcomers seeking employment. 'a job.Last updated Jan 9, 2025
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Research/Dataset
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
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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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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Course/Training
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