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Serving im/migrants and refugees is about helping these individuals or families make the adjustment to their new home and community.

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Anti-Asian racism: A guided learning journey

This comprehensive learning tool approaches anti-Asian racism through an intersectional and DEIA lens, highlighting how race, ethnicity, gender, and other social factors shape these experiences.

Last updated Apr 21, 2026
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Navigating Legal Status and Belonging: Supporting Youth with No or Precarious Immigration Status

Session 1: Supporting Young People with No or Precarious Status
This session aims to provide participants with a foundational understanding of the realities faced by youth with no or precarious immigration status in Canada. Participants will learn to identify common legal issues

Last updated Mar 25, 2026
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Inform Professional Practice - Serving Youth in Newcomer Communities

Various approaches to support newcomer youth have shifted over the past two years in response to COVID-19, policy changes and global events. This workshop will look at some of the highlights and challenges as we explored the new landscape of working with diverse populations of

Last updated Mar 25, 2026
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OCASI Professional Development Conference 2025 Conference Materials Now Available!

We would like to share with you the link to videos of the Keynotes, Plenaries and 3 of the 21 Concurrent Sessions we offered at the OCASI Professional Development Conference 2025, our best attended gathering yet, with over 540 participants.
If you have any questions please email

Last updated Mar 24, 2026
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Mapping the competencies of frontline settlement counsellors to available training - information & referral

Helping a newcomer navigate a complex new system is less about giving them a map and more about teaching them how to read the terrain. For a settlement practitioner, the goal is to move a client from crisis management to self-efficacy.
Please note: You must have a Settlenet accoun

Last updated Feb 19, 2026
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A Practical Guide for Immigrants and Service Providers in Canada
OCASI's Accessibility Initiative is excited to share a valuable new resource : Navigating Settlement Services for People with Disabilities : A Practical Guide for Immigrants and Service Providers in Canada.
To learn how to access and navigate essential services in:
- Documenting a
Last updated Feb 2, 2026
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Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services (NAARS) — Parameters for the Creation of the Communities of Practice (CoPs)

This guidance document outlines important considerations, and community members are encouraged to tailor them to their specific context and needs, while staying within the parameters described below.

Last updated Jan 2, 2026
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For Clients: Career Skills micro-credential courses in Accounting, Finance, IT, Design and Project Management

Since 1998, the Career Skills program at Skills for Change has been a trusted training provider for thousands of individuals to build the knowledge and confidence needed to succeed in today’s competitive job market. Designed for professionals and entrepreneurs alike, Career

Last updated Dec 24, 2025
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Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services (NAARS) Transformation

What is NAARS?

Last updated Dec 24, 2025
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2024-25 Settlement Service Data - Ontario

2024-25 settlement service uptake data prepared by the Outcomes Analysis Unit of IRCC.

Last updated Dec 24, 2025

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HerCare Health Professional Pathway

Toronto, ON

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May 11 - 22, 2026
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12TH ANNUAL TORONTO NEWCOMER DAY

Toronto, ON

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May 29, 2026
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FCJ Refugee Centre 35th Anniversary Gala Dinner

Toronto, ON

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Oct 15, 2026

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Administrative Assistant- Policy & Membership Services (Canada Summer Jobs)

OCASI - Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants Toronto, ON Hybrid

Deadline date May 15, 2026

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Research Assistant- Policy & Membership Services (Canada Summer Jobs)

OCASI - Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants Toronto, ON Hybrid

Deadline date May 15, 2026

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Program Assistant- Professional Development and Training (Canada Summer Jobs)

OCASI - Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants Toronto, ON Hybrid

Deadline date May 15, 2026

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Canada Summer Jobs 2026 - Event Organizer Position (2 Openings)

The Cross-Cultural Community Services Association (TCCSA) Onsite

Deadline date May 29, 2026

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Canada Summer Jobs 2026 - Social Services Assistant Position

The Cross-Cultural Community Services Association (TCCSA) Onsite

Deadline date May 29, 2026

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Canada Summer Jobs 2026 - Community and Social Services Worker – Wellness Services

The Cross-Cultural Community Services Association (TCCSA) Onsite

Deadline date May 29, 2026

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Canada Summer Jobs 2026 - Social Services Assistant Position (2 Openings)

The Cross-Cultural Community Services Association (TCCSA)

Deadline date May 29, 2026

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Canada Summer Jobs 2026 - Community and Social Services Worker

The Cross-Cultural Community Services Association (TCCSA)

Deadline date May 20, 2026

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Program Development Manager

Reception House (Waterloo Region) Kitchener, ON Hybrid

Deadline date May 8, 2026

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Follow-up Support Worker

COSTI Immigrant Services North York, ON

Deadline date May 1, 2026

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Resources Around Me Tool

Kids Help Phone has launched the Resources Around Me (RAM) tool, a bilingual online directory specifically designed to help newcomer children and youth find mental health and well-being supports in their community. Settlement workers and service providers are encouraged to share…

Published April 20, 2026
Settlement and Gender-Based Violence (GBV): Culturally Responsive and Prevention-Focused Approaches in Newcomer Communities
OCASI, in collaboration with Future Black Female and Coalition to End Violence Against Women (CEVAW), invites you to a Hybrid Forum:
Settlement and Gender-Based Violence (GBV): Culturally Responsive and Prevention-Focused Approaches in Newcomer Communities.
- Date: May 26, 2026
- Time…
Published April 20, 2026
Call for Members: OCASI Membership Services Committee

Dear Members,

With over 260 member agencies across Ontario, OCASI continues to grow and strengthen its network. To support this work, OCASI is inviting members who are interested in serving on the OCASI Membership Services Committee.

The Membership Services Committee supports and…

Published March 18, 2026
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Virtual Victim Support Directory (VSD) information session

It is our pleasure to invite you to a virtual Victim Support Directory (VSD) information session. The VSD is Ontario’s first stop for housing, legal, financial, health, and crisis support. The website was updated in 2025 and we are excited to bring the new look and features to…

Published February 25, 2026
IRCC Message to All Funded Service Provider Organizations (SPOs)

Colleagues,
Following is the email that was sent from Maxine Ifill, DG, Settlement and Resettlement Operations to all funded Service Provider Organizations regarding the impacts of Budget 2025, the latest Immigration Levels Plan, and the Comprehensive Expenditure Review (CER) on…

Published January 16, 2026
Important information regarding settlement supports for persons fleeing the conflict in Gaza

On December 12, 2025, the Government of Canada made changes to section 3.8.3 of the Settlement Program’s Terms and Conditions to extend the arrival deadline to Canada by one year to December 31 2026, to reflect the ongoing humanitarian needs. The temporary measures for clients to…

Published January 2, 2026
Supports to Engage Newcomers Digitally (SEND) Project Looking for Participants

The Supports to Engage Newcomers Digitally (SEND) project helps newcomer-serving organizations across Ontario increase their ability to communicate with newcomers through digital tools such as WhatsApp, SMS, Telegram, Signal, and Facebook Messenger.
Funded by Immigration Refugee…

Published October 31, 2025
Upcoming Events

Upcoming professional development and networking opportunities for service providers.

Published October 7, 2025
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Workplace Stress & Mental Health Survey

You are invited to participate in an important online survey for a research study on workplace stress and mental well-being in the settlement sector in Ontario. This survey aims to identify factors that affect job satisfaction, workplace stress and overall mental health in…

Published September 19, 2025
Toronto Police Public Advisory: Impersonation of Community Support Organizations

The Toronto Police Service (TPS) is making the public aware of scammers impersonating community support organizations. Complaints are being received involving scammers who are impersonating community outreach organizations and legal services designed to support new immigrants…

Published July 9, 2025