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Can Mindfulness Improve the Mental Health of Refugees?
Refugees have consistently been found to experience elevated levels of distress, from symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety, to various culturally specific forms of suffering.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Glossary/Factsheet
4 strategies for hiring refugees successfully
Over five million Ukrainians have fled their country, and more than 68,000 have made it to Canada. If they haven’t already, most will begin seeking employment in their new countries soon.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Personal finance for newcomers to Canada: Opening a bank account, saving for a mortgage, credit scores and more
Getting established in a new country and understanding an unfamiliar financial system can be overwhelming. If you’re new to Canada, here’s what you need to know about getting your financial footing.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Research/Dataset
How age is a big factor for immigration applicants to Canada
Canada is credited for having one of the world’s most immigrant-friendly policies, ranking fourth internationally in the Migrant Integration Policy Index.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Research/Dataset
Ukraine war: why Russians fleeing conscription should be treated as refugees
People fleeing across borders is a hallmark of armed conflict. We first saw millions of Ukrainians flee the country when the Russians invaded Ukraine in February this year.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Research/Dataset
For queer Asians, community means family
From coast to coast, queer and trans Asian Canadians are coming out of the shadows and showing the world who they are.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Tool
What are my options if I was discriminated against?
Steps to Justice has a new tool to help people who experienced discrimination at work, by their landlord, or by the police. The tool lets them compare the legal options they have.Last updated Nov 5, 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
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Research/Dataset
National Advisory Council on Poverty - 2024 report
The National Advisory Council on Poverty released their 2024 report yesterday. It confirms what we have been saying for years re: disproportionate levels of poverty for Black and racialized people, and for immigrants, refugees and migrants.Last updated Oct 31, 2024
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Research/Dataset
Using Data to Integrate Antiracism
Using data to integrate anti-racism in the settlement sector.Last updated Oct 29, 2024
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This pilot program makes it easier for newcomers to Canada to become permanent residents
Jonathan Migneault · CBC News · Posted: Jan 19, 2023
Felix Koros moved from Kenya to Sault Ste. Marie., Ont., with his family in early December, and thanks to an immigration pilot program, he says he is on track to become a permanent resident soon.
"We thank God that we are here…
Published January 20, 2023
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Alberta immigration program changes to prioritize those with immediate family in the province
Omar Sherif · CBC News · Posted: Jan 18, 2023
Alberta is adjusting its immigration process in an attempt to make it easier for those with ties to the province to move to Canada.
The province announced Wednesday that they will allocate 25 per cent of express entry nominations to…
Published January 20, 2023
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Alberta will no longer hold federal immigration detainees in provincial jails
Paige Parsons · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 18, 2023
The Alberta government has announced a deadline for ending an agreement to hold federal immigration detainees in provincial jails.
The province says that written notice has been given to the federal government to end the…
Published January 20, 2023
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Quebec taking dwindling share of immigrants to Canada, according to new data
Ryan Tumilty National Post Jan 17, 2023
OTTAWA – Quebec is taking a dwindling share of Canada’s new immigrants, and significantly less than its proportional national share, as it maintains tight caps on newcomers, even as the Trudeau government continues to open the floodgates…
Published January 20, 2023
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Why some groups are quitting Canada’s popular refugee sponsorship program
Nicholas Keung The Star Tue., Jan. 17, 2023
Canada’s Syrian resettlement project spurred an outpouring of public support for refugees, but now the federal government is trying to ease growing pains that have come with the hugely popular private sponsorship program.
Since…
Published January 20, 2023
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It's a nightmare': Frustration mounts as permanent residency delays continue
Dilshad Burman City News Posted Jan 13, 2023
After an unscheduled pause in the Express Entry program for almost two months, Canada is once again inviting people to apply for permanent residency (PR) as of January 11. Candidates looking to make the country their permanent home say…
Published January 20, 2023
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Canada violating rights of Indigenous peoples, immigration detainees, Human Rights Watch report says
Janice Dickson And Catriona Koenig The Globe and Mail January 13, 2023
A new report from Human Rights Watch criticizes Canada for violating the rights of Indigenous people and immigration detainees, and for not doing enough to address human rights issues abroad.
The latest…
Published January 20, 2023
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Ukrainian refugee finds hope and new opportunity through Ottawa Mission program
CTV News Dave Charbonneau Thursday, January 12th 2023
The Food Services Training Program at the Ottawa Mission is a free program that gives the most vulnerable a chance to turn their lives around.
The program is helping one Ukrainian refugee start a new life in a new country.
Tet…
Published January 20, 2023
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Liberal minister says Canada needs more immigration, some worried about impacts on services
Nojoud Al Mallees The Canadian Press Friday, January 13, 2023
OTTAWA -- As Canada plans to significantly ramp up its immigration levels in the coming years, some policy experts are worried about potential effects on health care, housing and the labour market.
But Immigration…
Published January 20, 2023
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Some Trans People Are Preparing to Flee the US and Seek Asylum Abroad
Anya Zoledziowski Vice January 10, 2023
Rynn Azerial Willgohs, a 50-year-old transgender woman, has been rapidly researching ways to flee the United States. She’s from the U.S., but with physical attacks against transgender and nonbinary people on the rise and lawmakers targeting…
Published January 20, 2023