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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

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.

NAARS TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE

IRCC and the Sector are engaged in an exercise to

What is NAARS?

• Needs and Assets Assessment and Referral Services (NAARS) provide eligible clients with an assessment of their settlement needs and assets as well as a personalized Settlement Plan.
• NAARS is an important first step in the settlement process to inform eligible

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

This resource provides an aggregate count of clients served in Ontario, broken down by Census Metropolitan Area and various demographic characteristics.

The 519 has launched a community-driven project called Sharing Truth. Building Power. Driving Change. It's aimed at addressing the unique racism, xenophobia, and queerphobia experienced by Black LGBTQ+ newcomers in Ontario.

Resources include:

• an Anti-Oppression Practice Toolkit for

Workers Action Centre's Primer: An organizers guide to wage theft explains:

• the high rate of wage theft in Ontario,
• its impact, and
• what workers can do.

Wage theft affects migrant, racialized, and low-wage workers the most. It can include unpaid hours, missing overtime, late wages

The study, the third in ICC’s Leaky Bucket series, uses 40 years of data to uncover that one in five immigrants leave Canada within 25 years, with the highest losses occurring just five years after arrival.

The report follows ICC’s first “Leaky Bucket” report released in 2023, also produced by the Conference Board of Canada. That original study revealed the alarming trend of immigrants leaving Canada in growing numbers to seek opportunity elsewhere.

Tailoring sexual health information for newcomers in Canada

Attached is a copy of the webinar presentation.

English recording:   https://youtu.be/HmPJF1KHR5I

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OCASI is pleased to announce the upcoming self-directed online course on:

Addressing Anti-Indigenous Racism in the Immigrant and Refugee-Serving Sector

• Date: December 11 - January 23, 2026
• Registration deadline: January 9, 2026

About this Course

This 4-module course is specifically