Knowledge Mobilization for Settlement

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Most Recent Blog Posts

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WES Weekly Roundup September 20, 2023
By: WES
Posted on: September 20, 2023
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Poll finds more than half of Canadians want fewer immigrants than Ottawa’s target, Hidden Talent: Unlocking the Employment Potential of Newcomer Youth in the Toronto Region, Canada on pace to build fewer — not more — homes by 2030 target: CMHC.
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WES Weekly Roundup September 13, 2023
By: WES
Posted on: September 13, 2023
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Ottawa mulls fast-tracking international study permits for ‘trusted’ universities, colleges, UN envoy links temporary foreign worker program to ’contemporary forms of slavery’, Newcomers still being turned away from main shelter system, city confirms, Stopping immigration won’t fix Canada’s housing Crisis, and more.
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You don't need to be an early AI adopter, but pay attention (newsletter summary post)
Posted on: September 12, 2023
If most Canadian businesses haven't adopted AI in their work, should you worry if you haven't yet?
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Most Recent Publications

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Teachers’ engagement with published research - how do teachers who read research navigate the field, what do they read, and why (2023)
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Posted on: August 28, 2023
This project sought to uncover the reported practices and attitudes towards published research of English language teachers who reported reading or being interested in research and research-oriented publications.
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Workforce Wanted: Data Talent for Social Impact (2023)
Posted on: July 11, 2023
This report focuses on global data talent in the social sector. The report reviews the current landscape and offers four pathways forward for building purpose-driven data professionals.
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Chatbots in humanitarian contexts - Learning from practitioner experiences (2023)
Posted on: July 11, 2023
The goal of the report is to offer guiding questions and considerations for humanitarian organizations deciding if a chatbot is an appropriate tool to address program and community needs. It also contains use cases highlighting the experiences of practitioners working in diverse geographic contexts and issue areas.
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Most Recent Good Ideas in Settlement & Inclusion

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Serving international students almost seamlessly in a sector that's typically told not to
Practitioners:
Posted on: August 1, 2023
International Student Connect provides International Students with an authoritative information source along with connections in their community where they can get needed help and support. That alone makes it useful. But it is its first steps towards seamless information delivery in our sector that makes it very promising.
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Evaluating your hybrid services, there's a toolkit for that
Posted on: May 29, 2023
The YMCA of the National Capital Region’s project, Wired: Evaluating Settlement Online (WESO), is a research-based program that addresses the challenges/barriers that service providers and newcomer clients face in delivering/using remote and hybrid services. The project is uncovering evidence-based practices that Settlement Service Provider Organizations (SPOs) find promising in delivering remote/hybrid services and engaging clients, creating a toolkit/framework and resources for SPOs to evaluate the effectiveness of your service delivery and adapt your models accordingly to improve services, and creating a network of knowledge and promising practice sharing.
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Empowering Newcomers to Succeed: Service Delivery Improvements Through the Development of Digital Tools
Practitioners:
Posted on: March 24, 2023
In this project, Norquest College developed a series of self-assessment tools to streamline access to services in the settlement sector. The resources have also been designed to help measure digital literacy skills among newcomers, settlement service practitioners and LINC instructors.
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