Resources

This guide helps immigrant and refugee-serving organizations support newcomer mental health, with a focus on refugees. Developed during OCASI’s 2016-2017 Mental Health Project, it emphasizes the social determinants of mental health and provides practical policies and strategies

This toolkit has information and resources that speak to the specific struggles and needs of im/migrants and refugees with disabilities and d/Deaf newcomers.

Mental Health Promotion in Immigrant and Refugee Serving Organizations. Knowledge Exchange Report. February 8th, 2023

Mental Health Promotion in Immigrant and Refugee Serving Organizations. Knowledge Exchange Report. February 13, 2024

This National Toolkit is for im/migrant and refugee-serving sector staff and volunteers across Canada working with racialized im/migrant and refugee women, girls, and gender-diverse people with disabilities and D/deaf people.

This toolkit is designed to help frontline workers in settlement agencies and advocates introduce newcomers with disabilities to both the Disability Tax Credit and Registered Disability Saving Plan, explain the benefits of these programs, the eligibility criteria, and to guide

Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) Launches Action Plan to Tackle Anti-Black Racism in Schools

Economic impact of immigration

According to Statistics Canada, immigrants contribute to every sector of Canada’s economy. As of May 2021, immigrants aged 25 to 54 represented

over 36% of people working in accommodation and food services

nearly 38% of those working in the

The Butterfly Budget App for Newcomers is a free, easy-to-use personal finance planning tool designed to help newcomers track their expenses when moving to Canada. 

Butterfly was created by newcomers. It allows users to convert their budget into their home currency and is offered

Connecting to Careers in Agricultural Technology within Vertical Farming is an upskilling program funded by Upskill Canada (powered by Palette Skills) and the Government of Canada. Vertical farming involves various techniques for growing crops in a controlled environment. In