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LINC 5-7 Curriculum Guidelines
The LINC 5-7 Curriculum Guidelines document is meant to assist instructors in program planning by providing ideas for curriculum content.:Last updated Nov 3, 2020
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Mental Health Promotion
The Mental Health Promotion in Immigrant and Refugee Serving Organizations Project is funded by Immigration Refugee Citizenship Canada (IRCC) through the Settlement Program Service Delivery Improvements Funding (SDI) Stream.Last updated Oct 24, 2020
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Research/Dataset
The Competencies of Frontline Settlement Counsellors in Canada
There is a pressing need for greater training of settlement counsellors – those on the front lines of welcoming newcomers to Canada – as their role changes in response to rising immigration levels and an increasingly complex settlement landscape, according to a new CERIC-fundedLast updated Aug 27, 2020
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services: Social Assistance Treatment of the CERB
The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services has posted information on Social Assistance Treatment of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) on their website.Last updated Apr 27, 2020
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Accessible workplaces
Ontario’s Accessible Employment Standard requires you to make your employment practices accessible to meet the needs of employees and job applicants with disabilities. Learn how to meet the standard.Last updated Apr 26, 2019
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
10 Things to Know About Legal Cannabis in Canada
Recreational use of cannabis will be legal in Canada on October 17, 2018. Have a look at 10 important things to know about legal Cannabis in Canada.Last updated Aug 3, 2018
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
OHRC Policy on Preventing Discrimination Based on Creed
This section of the Ontario Human Rights Commission explains the OHRC policy preventing discrimination based on creed.Last updated Aug 2, 2018
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Research/Dataset
The 'App Gap': Why It’s so Difficult for Low Income People to Apply for Benefits for Which They Are Eligible
Information from John Stapleton, Open Policy: What does an applicant need to apply for a benefit from home?Last updated Jul 30, 2018
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Immigration Matters Campaign Toolkit
Immigration and Citizenship release the Immigration Matters campaign to show the benefits of immigration at the local, community level.Last updated Jul 30, 2018
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Can a Doctor or Healthcare Provider Treat a Patient Differently for Reasons That Go Against Human Rights?
Ontario's human rights laws protect individuals from discrimination when they are receiving healthcare services. The Human Rights Code applies to services they receive from a home care program, at the hospital, in a doctor’s office, or at another healthcare facility.Last updated Jul 30, 2018
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One in three Ukrainians with visas have reached Canada as applications approach 700K
Canadian Press November 23, 2022
OTTAWA — Government statistics show fewer than one-third of Ukrainians approved for temporary Canadian visas have arrived in the country, even as hundreds of thousands of others remain in the queue waiting to find out if they qualify to travel to…
Published November 23, 2022
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Toronto job fair for refugees brings together newcomers with major employers
CBC News · Posted: Nov 21, 2022
Refugees living in the Greater Toronto Area got a chance to connect with major employers downtown on Monday.
At the Toronto Refugee Hiring Event in Metro Hall, more than 200 refugees registered for interviews with a dozen employers.
Some got a job…
Published November 23, 2022
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Achev employment agency helping newcomer women thrive in job markets
Qiam Noori Mississauga News Friday, November 18, 2022
Canadian women face systematic challenges in finding desired jobs, expanding careers, or settling in a new community. But those challenges are even harder for newcomer women or women of colour, according to Tonie Chaltas, head…
Published November 23, 2022
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As Canada boosts immigration, skills mismatch ‘discouraging’ newcomers
Saba Aziz Global News November 16, 2022
When Tanya Raizada immigrated to Canada as a permanent resident this summer, she was hoping that her resume with over a decade of work experience would be good enough to help land her a job in her field.
Before moving to Toronto in June…
Published November 17, 2022
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Landlord doubles rent for Syrian refugees using exemption that allows for unlimited increases
Robert Williams The Star Wed., Nov. 16, 2022
KITCHENER — An exemption in the Rent Control Act for newer rental units means a Syrian refugee family’s monthly cost for a Kitchener town home will more than double in February.
Jumping from a current rent of $1,900 per month to $4,000…
Published November 17, 2022
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Public opinion on migration could sour amid food insecurity and climate change
Andrew Griffith November 15, 2022 Policy Options
The inter-related pressures of food insecurity and climate change will increase migration pressures within and between countries, as Parag Khanna argues in his book, Move. While this is mainly with respect to the Global South, even…
Published November 17, 2022
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How Canada plans to break records with its new refugee targets
The Conversation November 15, 2022 Geoffrey Cameron & Shauna Labman
Every November, Canada’s immigration minister presents an annual report to Parliament that includes immigration targets for the next three years. This year, these immigration targets have grabbed headlines for…
Published November 17, 2022
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Canadians worried about housing as Ottawa raises immigration targets: poll
Lee Berthiaume The Canadian Press November 16, 2022
A new poll suggests the vast majority of Canadians are worried about how the federal Liberal government’s plan to dramatically increase immigration levels over the next few years will affect housing and government services.
The…
Published November 17, 2022
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Federal government formally bans top echelons of Iranian regime from entering Canada
The Canadian Press Monday, November 14, 2022
OTTAWA - The federal government has formally banned the top echelons of the Iranian regime from Canada, with a new, rarely used designation now in place that allows border agents to deny foreigners access to the country.
Federal…
Published November 17, 2022
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‘Surprising and scandalous’: Take migrant detainees out of provincial jails, critics tell Ottawa
Irem Koca The Star Mon., Nov. 14, 2022
OTTAWA — Two former federal cabinet ministers called on the government Monday to end the practice of incarcerating refugee claimants and migrants in provincial jails on administrative grounds.
“The facts are now out. The stories are public…
Published November 17, 2022