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Best Practices/Practical Guide
6 Tips for Practicing Active Listening
We all know that listening isn’t always as easy as it seems. In a world where communication is constant, practicing active listening has become an essential skill for building meaningful relationships.Last updated May 21, 2025
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Research/Dataset
Experiences & giving trends of multicultural Canadians
This new study provides practical insights to help organizations build stronger connections with some of Canada’s fastest-growing populations.Last updated May 13, 2025
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Glossary/Factsheet
What is the One-Year Window of Opportunity (OYW)?
The One-Year Window of Opportunity (OYW) is a special rule in Canada’s immigration system that helps reunite families. It allows resettled refugees in Canada to apply for certain family members who could not travel with them at the time of their arrival. This application must beLast updated May 9, 2025
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Benefits wayfinder support guide for frontline service providers
This practical guide from Prosper Canada is for anyone supporting people with their financial well-being.Last updated May 8, 2025
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
OCASI Anti-Racism Anti-Oppression (ARAO) Youtube Playlist
OCASI Anti-Racism Anti-Oppression Policy and Implementation Plan recorded on November 15 and 22, 2023.Last updated May 7, 2025
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Research/Dataset
Why income support is good housing policy: A new case for a permanent housing benefit in Canada
The report argues that income security is the key to solving Canada’s housing crisis. It advocates for a permanent housing benefit that is simple, predictable, and easy-to-access to provide immediate rent support to low-income families.Last updated May 6, 2025
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Tool
Direct Cash Transfers as a Pathway Out of Homelessness
This resource is about the transformative potential of Direct Cash Transfers (DCTs) as a strategy to combat homelessness. It compiles a comprehensive collection of toolkits, research studies, case analyses, and multimedia materials that explore how providing unconditionalLast updated May 6, 2025
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Five Good Ideas on supporting caregivers at the workplace
In their Five Good Ideas webinar, Liv Mendelsohn and Christa Haanstra discussed how to build a culture that recognizes and values caregiving. They demonstrated how you can create a win-win situation where caregivers thrive professionally while balancing their personalLast updated Apr 28, 2025
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Tool
OHRC and LCO release new tool to help organizations assess AI technologies to ensure they uphold human rights
The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) and the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) launched the Human Rights Impact Assessment for AI Technologies (“HRIA” or “the tool”), a tool to help assess and mitigate human rights impacts of AI systems in a broad range of applications.Last updated Apr 23, 2025
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Guide to Voting in a Canadian Federal Election
This resource is helpful for newcomers learning about the voting process, and for settlement workers who support them with civic information and participation.Last updated Apr 17, 2025
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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