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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Taking time off work: For new and expecting parents
If you are going to have a baby or adopt a child, Ontario law says you can take time off work without losing your job. This is called taking a leave.Last updated Dec 4, 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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Research/Dataset
Canadian public opinion about immigration and refugees - Fall 2024
This is a study conducted by Environics Institute.Last updated Nov 20, 2024
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Completing Special Diet Allowance (SDA) Forms
This document assists health professionals in completing SDA forms for people living with HIV who are applying for or in receipt of Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)/Ontario Works (OW) benefits.Last updated Nov 20, 2024
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Completing ODSP Applications
This document assists health professionals in completing Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) applications for people living with HIV.Last updated Nov 20, 2024
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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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Hundreds of asylum seekers arrive in Windsor via the U.S., Ottawa confirms
TJ Dhir · CBC News · Posted: Feb 16, 2023
Hundreds of asylum seekers are staying in hotels in Windsor, Ont., this month after arriving via the U.S., the Canadian government has confirmed.
The Windsor arrivals come as hundreds of people are entering Canada through Quebec, some…
Published February 28, 2023
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Federal government announces details of new Black justice strategy
David Fraser The Canadian Press 16 February 2023
OTTAWA — Canada's long-awaited Black justice strategy will be developed by a committee of community leaders.
The Liberal government committed to creating the strategy in the 2021 election campaign after advocacy groups and the…
Published February 28, 2023
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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