Newcomer youth are a growing presence in Canada but more so in Ontario. As this young population leads the way for a “new” Canada, it is important for service providers, researchers, teachers, and social policymakers to investigate the multiple challenges and barriers that newcomer youth face as they navigate through their adjustment and settlement processes.
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For Clients: Microgrant Program for Newcomer Youth
VWAT Family Services is offering $5,000 in funding to support youth-led projects that make a real difference in the community. They are looking for newcomer and racialized youth (ages 15–30) who want to create projects that promote inclusion, wellness, and youth resilience…
Published May 8, 2026
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For Clients: Youth Challenge International Skill Generator: Human x Tech Program
Youth Challenge International is now accepting applications for its Skills Generator: Human x Tech program—an exciting, free opportunity designed for under- or unemployed youth looking to level up their résumés.
Skills Generator: Human x Tech is a 10-week program that helps young…
Published April 27, 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
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Youth Innovations Test Grant
Look for better ways to support young people
Grassroots work is community-led and community-designed. Shared identities and lived experiences are essential to building relationships with those benefiting from the work and help set the stage for grassroots groups delivering…
Published April 9, 2026
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For Clients: Summer Company Grant for Students
Overview
Are you an Ontario student with a business idea? The Summer Company program
supports eligible young student entrepreneurs, aged 15 to 29, looking to launch and operate a small business during the summer.The Summer Company program provides:
- Business fundamentals training
- Gr…
Published March 30, 2026
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The 2026 Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation Grants are Open until April 10!
Grant Streams
1) Mentorship and Leadership Grant
The Kiwanis Club of Toronto has chosen to focus on supporting mentorship and leadership opportunities of children and youth in Toronto with grants up to $10,000 each.
This grant will support initiatives that inspire children and youth…
Published March 27, 2026
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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
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Some Quebec colleges say Ottawa denies 80 to 90 per cent of study permits from Africa
Morgan Lowrie · CBC News · Posted: Nov 04, 2022
Some Quebec junior colleges say 80 to 90 per cent of the international students they've accepted from Africa are being refused study permits by the federal government, jeopardizing their ability to offer programs and raising…
Published November 4, 2022
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Newmarket program assists youth experiencing anti-Black racism
Newmarket Today Staff 17 October 2022
On Saturday, MPP Dawn Gallagher Murphy met with the team at the Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association (NACCA) to hear more about the impact that a six-month $49,600 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium…
Published October 19, 2022
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International students enticed to Canada on dubious promises of jobs and immigration
Nazim Baksh, Lisa Ellenwood, Mark Kelley, Satbir Singh Aulakh · CBC News · Posted: Oct 13, 2022
Dilpreet Kaur's parents were worried it would be difficult for her to find a job in her home state of Punjab, India, where her father toils long, lonely hours as a rice and wheat…
Published October 13, 2022