Certain racialized groups face systemic and intersectional barriers and prejudices that disproportionally impact them i.e. anti-black racism
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OCASI Anti-Racism Anti-Oppression (ARAO) Policy Kit
OCASI has created a set of tools to help organizations in the immigrant and refugee-serving sector take action against racism and oppression.Last updated May 6, 2025
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"Journey To" Meetings - OCASI Youth Advisory Group
In 2023, NewYouth.ca, through OCASI's Youth Advisory Group, held three virtual meetings between newcomer youth and youth workers. In these meetings, newcomer youth discussed their journeys to community, education and employment, and services. Artist Nancy Baltazar illustrated
Last updated Apr 30, 2025
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Canadian Newcomer Youth: Illustrating The Journey
Through a creative workshop, 6 newcomer youth shared their journeys, challenges and successes in Ontario.
This documentary highlights the experiences of newcomer youth from Afghanistan, Iran, Brazil and the Philippines. Each of their stories is unique, but all have had to learn to
Last updated Apr 17, 2025
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Research/Dataset
Ontario Human Rights Commission action plan to address anti-Black racism in education
Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) Launches Action Plan to Tackle Anti-Black Racism in SchoolsLast updated Mar 31, 2025
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Research/Dataset
Reflections on the first decade: Black Canadian Leadership at the UN Forum for People of African Descent
The Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO) and the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) teamed up to facilitate attendance and participation of 24 Black Canadian civil society leaders at the Second Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African DescentLast updated Feb 6, 2025
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Course/Training
CAPE: Cybersafety Awareness for Public Educators
This online, self-paced, free course is intended for nonprofit staff and volunteers who help clients with tech support, cybersafety training, digital skills, online banking/shopping, accessing government resources online, etc.Last updated Jan 8, 2025
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Research/Dataset
International review: Strategies to support ethno-cultural and linguistic diversity for seniors
This review aims to identify and describe promising strategies that have been developed to improve access to programs and services for seniors from diverse communities.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Best Practices/Practical Guide
Health & Safety Awareness Presentation
WSPS' Health & Safety Awareness Presentation (HSAP) gives students, new immigrants and other vulnerable workers the crucial information they need to ensure their health and safety on the job.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Research/Dataset
For queer Asians, community means family
From coast to coast, queer and trans Asian Canadians are coming out of the shadows and showing the world who they are.Last updated Nov 5, 2024
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Course/Training
Understanding and Challenging Anti-Black Racism
This 4-module course aims to assist people working in the immigrant and refugee-serving sector understand how systems operate and how they create and manifest racism and anti-Black racism.Last updated Nov 4, 2024
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Black History/Black Futures Month
Ontario Nurses Association January 19, 2023
Each February, ONA celebrates Black History/Black Futures Month and honours Black Canadians whose achievements have shaped who we are today.
In December 1995, the Parliament of Canada officially recognized February as Black History…
Published January 20, 2023
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Canada violating rights of Indigenous peoples, immigration detainees, Human Rights Watch report says
Janice Dickson And Catriona Koenig The Globe and Mail January 13, 2023
A new report from Human Rights Watch criticizes Canada for violating the rights of Indigenous people and immigration detainees, and for not doing enough to address human rights issues abroad.
The latest…
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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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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Most Canadians welcome immigrants, but anti-immigration sentiments persist
The Conversation December 20, 2022 Constantin Colonescu Dr. Andrea Wagner
Hostility towards immigrants has become a powerful component of right-wing populism in several western countries. But for the time being, Canada has not succumbed to this wave.
In Canada, attitudes towards…
Published December 21, 2022
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Newcomers face ‘alarming’ discrimination in finding housing, says report
Kelly Skjerven The Star Thu., Dec. 1, 2022
Newcomers searching for a home in Toronto’s tight rental market face “alarming” levels of discrimination, according to a new report by the Canadian Centre for Housing Rights
In a phone audit of rental listings that appeared this year…
Published December 2, 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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‘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
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New program at Western University seeks to empower London's future Black leaders
Isha Bhargava · CBC News · Posted: Nov 11, 2022
A significant goal for Western University student Olateju Obisesan is to bridge the gap between her city and its Black community by helping provide them with the support they need.
It's an ambition that made her one of 20 members…
Published November 15, 2022
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Canada identifies international students as ‘ideal immigrants’ but supports are lacking
Published: November 9, 2022 The Conversation Isaac Garcia-Sitton
The number of international students in Canada has steadily increased over the last decade, contributing approximately $22 billion to the Canadian economy, and an estimated $5.1 billion in annual revenues to…
Published November 15, 2022