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Ottawa, November 29, 2024 – Canada has temporarily paused new refugee sponsorship applications from Groups of Five and Community Sponsors under the Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR) Program.

After ten years of persistent advocacy by the CCR and you, our members, IRCC has confirmed that NGO workers are permitted to advise and represent people on their immigration applications, so long as no direct or indirect payment for these services is involved.

OCASI, in collaboration with KEYS, is now enhancing and developing new content for the Foundations of Settlement Work (FSW) course to ensure it addresses the evolving challenges that newcomers and settlement service providers face.

As 2025 approaches, it’s time to look ahead at some upcoming changes that will affect workers and tenants in Ontario.

The report highlights OCASI's activities and achievements over the past year. 

Recent immigration updates include limits for international workers and the end of some policies introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Changes for international students are expected later this fall.

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The Humber Polytechnic Community Impact Fund (formerly Humber College Community Partnership Fund) has been established to provide financial support for community projects that create educational/training pathways for…

OCASI is extremely disappointed with the Government of Canada’s deep cuts to 2025 immigration levels, further cuts to follow in 2026 and a lower than expected target for 2027.

As 2024 approaches, it's time to look ahead at some upcoming changes that will affect workers in Ontario.

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