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Course/Training
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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Research/Dataset
Mental health therapy is not 'one size fits all': Expert on how to find the right treatment
To help decipher which treatment pairs with specific conditions the Canadian Psychological Association and Canadian Psychiatric Association compile research on illnesses and treatments that are most effective, and give guidelines to health professionals.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
CLEO's New Guided Pathway for Open Work Permits
CLEO has a new Guided Pathway to help people fill out draft forms to apply for an open work permit in Canada. An open work permit allows someone to work for any employer in Canada.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
AirBnB Donations for Ukrainian Temporary Residents
Airbnb has donated accommodations across the country for use by Ukrainian temporary residents and their dependents who are in urgent need of temporary housing.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Glossary/Factsheet
The century of climate migration: why we need to plan for the great upheaval
Agreat upheaval is coming. Climate-driven movement of people is adding to a massive migration already under way to the world’s cities.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Newcomer Youth Connections for Success
Newcomer Youth: Connections for Success (NYCS) helps newcomer teens, ages 14-18, build community connections, find peer support and enhance leadership & employment skills.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
CUAET - Webinar Recording
Here is the link to the recording of the webinar hosted by IRCC about CUAET.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Research/Dataset
Innovation in Immigrant-owned Firms in Canada
This paper uses data from a survey of Canadian firms in 2011, 2014 and 2017, and asks whether immigrant-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) were more likely than those owned by Canadian-born individuals to implement an innovation.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Research/Dataset
The Financing of Immigrant-owned Firms in Canada
Using data from the 2011 and 2014 Survey on Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises, this paper examines access to financing by immigrant business owners.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Research/Dataset
The Wealth of Immigrant Families in Canada
This study documents the evolution of the wealth of immigrant families and of their Canadian-born counterparts from 1999 to 2016. The study uses data from Statistics Canada’s Survey of Financial Security.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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New report raises concerns over labour exploitation of migrant workers during pandemic
Sawyer Bogdan Global News February 15, 2023
A new report looking at the impact the pandemic had on the exploitation of migrant workers in Canada is raising concerns about an increase in labour trafficking.
The groups involved in the report say a major labour shortage, coupled…
Published February 16, 2023
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Roxham Road: 300 Migrants Redirected Elsewhere in Canada: Quebec Says
The Canadian Press Tuesday, February 14th 2023
Nearly 400 migrants who passed through Roxham Road on Saturday and Sunday were redirected to other Canadian provinces, Quebec Immigration Minister Christine Fréchette said Tuesday.
"We are starting to see results," she said in a…
Published February 16, 2023
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Percentage of permanent residents becoming Canadian citizens in decline: StatCan data
Christian Collington The Canadian Press Feb. 15, 2023
StatCan numbers reveal the percentage of permanent residents who become Canadians has plummeted over the past 20 years.
The Institute for Canadian Citizenship says Statistics Canada data points to a 40 per cent decline in…
Published February 16, 2023
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Turkish diaspora urges Canada to expedite immigration of families hit by earthquake
Irem Koca The Star Tue., Feb. 14, 2023
OTTAWA Turkish Canadians are calling on Ottawa to expedite the visa applications of family stranded in Turkey, after the devastating earthquakes.
An online petition signed by more than 7,800 people asked Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship…
Published February 16, 2023
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Regina, Ottawa to partner on more 'deeply affordable' rapid housing units
Jessie Anton · CBC News · Posted: Feb 13, 2023
The federal government has announced it's providing the City of Regina $6.6 million from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to put toward another rapid housing initiative project.
According to Ahmed Hussen, the federal…
Published February 15, 2023
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Grassroots organization seeking local housing supports for Ukrainian families
Brent Cater City News February 13 2023
It's been nearly a year since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine - and the number of refugee families fleeing the fighting has continued to grow.
Finding homes for these families has become increasingly challenging as hundreds look to…
Published February 15, 2023
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Asylum seekers using well-organized system for crossing irregularly into Canada
Marisela Amador City News The Canadian Press
Moments after a Greyhound bus from New York City pulls into a gas station bus stop in Plattsburgh, N.Y., Friday at 5:25 a.m., several minivan taxis swarm the vehicle.
About a dozen passengers descend from the bus — mostly single men…
Published February 15, 2023
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Expanding immigration will not erase racism in Canadian society
Themrise Khan Policy Options February 13, 2023
In its latest immigration plan, the federal government says it hopes to welcome almost 1.5 million new permanent residents between 2023 and 2025, up from approximately one million in the immigration targets for 2020-22. The economic…
Published February 15, 2023
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Kept apart for years, Iranian couples decry Canada's heartbreaking immigration delays
Priscilla Ki Sun Hwang · CBC News · Posted: Feb 13, 2023
One spouse in Canada, the other overseas — for years.
For a group of Iranian nationals, the wait to live with — let alone hug and kiss — their partners has been painfully long as they wait years for Canada to process their…
Published February 15, 2023
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New ODSP income limits
Steps to Justice has updated information on how much someone can earn without it affecting their ODSP. People can now make up to $1,000 a month before their ODSP is reduced. If they make more than $1,000, ODSP reduces their monthly payments by 75% of the amount over $1,000.
Published February 13, 2023