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Course/Training
Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism in the Immigrant and Refuge-Serving Sector
OCASI is pleased to open registration for the upcoming self-directed online course on Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism in the Immigrant and Refuge-Serving Sector.Last updated Dec 19, 2022
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Research/Dataset
#ImmigrationMatters: Canada’s immigration system
We follow a plan for immigration that helps distribute the benefits of immigration across the country. We select immigrants for their economic contribution, for their humanitarian needs and to reunite families.Last updated Dec 13, 2022
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Course/Training
Race, Gendered Violence and the Rights of Women with Precarious Status
This 4-module course is developed to help front-line practitioners learn about how to better understand and meet the unique needs of women with precarious immigration status, who are facing gender-based violence.Last updated Nov 29, 2022
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
A Refugee’s Resettlement Journey to Canada
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada - IRCC produced an animated video to provide refugees resettling to Canada with an overview of what to expect, including services and supports that will be provided to help them get settled in Canada.Last updated Sep 14, 2022
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Research/Dataset
2SLGBTQI+ is not an acronym
It is not enough, and it took too long. These are two inevitable responses to government funding announcements by people advocating for change, especially for equity-deserving groups.Last updated Sep 12, 2022
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Glossary/Factsheet
Why critical race theory is vital
To those who misunderstand the need for critical race theory, learning about and understanding the legacy of racism in Canada and the world is critical to our collective future.Last updated Sep 12, 2022
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Tool
Welcoming Week 2022 toolkit
Welcoming Week is an annual opportunity to recognize and celebrate the people, places and values that help everyone feel welcome and that they belong in their local community, no matter where they come from.Last updated Aug 11, 2022
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Research/Dataset
Regulatory approaches to international labour recruitment in Canada
This paper is intended to be a resource on the provincial statutory regulation of international labour recruitment and employment in Canada. In order to frame the comparative discussion, select international principles on fair recruitment are used as a thematic framework.Last updated Jul 29, 2022
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Research/Dataset
The mental health of immigrants and refugees: Canadian evidence from a nationally linked database
This following report was produced by Edward Ng and Haozhen Zhang for Statics Canada. Please click below to see the full reseach.Last updated Jun 30, 2022
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Research/Dataset
Beyond Positive Intentions: Seeking Well-Being and Equity for LGBTQ+ Newcomer Women and Other Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Newcomers
This report has been exclusive produced by Access Alliance. Please visit their web page and their original resource for the full report.Last updated Jun 29, 2022
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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
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Supporting minority languages requires more than token gestures
TVO Veaceslav Balan and Frederick John Packer Jan 9, 2023
In August 2022, Statistics Canada released the latest census data on languages in Canada. According to the data, over 9 million people — or one in four Canadians — have a mother tongue other than English or French (a…
Published January 10, 2023
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North America: Refugee and migrant rights must be top priority of ‘Three Amigos’ summit
Amnesty International January 9, 2023
The rights of refugees and migrants must be a top priority during the North American Leaders’ Summit in Mexico City, said Amnesty International today. President Biden, President López Obrador and Prime Minister Trudeau must stop implementing…
Published January 10, 2023
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Federal Court urges Ottawa to consider 'moral debt' owed to pandemic workers for immigration status
Adrian Humphreys The National Post Published Jan 09, 2023
“The moral debt owed to immigrants who worked on the frontlines to help protect vulnerable people in Canada during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be understated,” a judge said last year in a ruling for…
Published January 10, 2023
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Ukrainian Kyiv-based pride organization asks Canadians to open homes to LGBTQ refugees
Courtney Dickson · CBC News · Posted: Jan 06, 2023
Simon Fraser University professor Svitlana Matviyenko was in Kyiv on New Year's Eve when Russia fired missiles into the city.
"It was a very strange experience, obviously. And scary in many ways," she told Stephen Quinn, the…
Published January 10, 2023
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Building an anti-racist child-care system in Canada
Policy Options Kaitlin Peters January 9, 2023
In 2021, a Montreal daycare flagged a three-year-old Black child for ”troubling behaviour,” deciding to call Quebec’s youth protection services before having a meeting with the child’s parents. The parents – both of whom had…
Published January 10, 2023
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Refugee group says Ottawa will help bring 600 LGBTQ Afghans to Canada
Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press December 22 2022
An LGBTQ refugee group says Ottawa is helping resettle to Canada 600 Afghans who are fleeing persecution due to their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Earlier this week, Toronto-based Rainbow Railroad said it has only been…
Published December 29, 2022
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Quebec suspends immigration program for non-French-speaking entrepreneurs
The Canadian Press Dec. 21, 2022
Business people from abroad who are thinking of immigrating to Quebec with a business project but don't speak French will have to change their plans in 2023.
The Minister of Immigration, Francisation and Integration, Christine Fréchette, announced…
Published December 22, 2022