Category: WES Canada Programs Research Summaries

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Canada’s permanent resident application backlog is forcing thousands of skilled workers to quit and return home, Canada lifts working hour restrictions for international students, International Migration Outlook 2022, Survey shows that prospective students want more information on admissions, The Safe Third Country Agreement is unsafe – and unconstitutional, and more.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: The "Canadian Experience Disconnect" - Immigrant Selection, Economic settlement and hiring, How failing to consider intersectionality affects immigrant women in the workplace, Canada moving to boost pathways to permanent residency for intl students, and more.

TechGirls Canada (TGC), in collaboration with Prof. Nadia Caidi from the University of Toronto, conducted a two-year, Canada-wide analysis of the unique challenges visible minority and immigrant women face in finding employment in science, technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) occupations. Their report Workfinding and Immigrant Women’s Prosperity in STEM is based on the stories of 74 immigrant women across 13 provinces and territories. This video presents their stories in a poignant and direct way.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: It's not as easy as they say: International Students' Perspectives about gaining Canadian work experience, No help for undocumented workers, Unmasking differences in women’s full-time employment, New immigrants to Canada are building bridges with Indigenous Peoples. Here’s why that matters, and more.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Transitioning to online applications for permanent residence, Easier access to permanent residence for physicians in Canada to help address doctor shortages, Alternative Federal Budget 2023: Rising to the challenge, Influence of a Global Pandemic for Ontario Newcomers: Challenges and Experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Canada’s immigration minister leaves door open to extending Afghan resettlement programs, and more.

If you're curious about Immigrant and Refugee social media habits before they arrived in Canada, be sure to have a look at the DataReportal country reports.

Welcome to episode 33 of the Technology in Human Services podcast. In this episode I speak with Miyuki Fukuma about sector technology development, the need for tech human resources in our sector and how we can actually afford those positions, technology sustainability that impacts how technology is funded, digital communication, and a good chunk of time on accessibility.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Ontario immigration is preparing to switch to new NOC 2021, Canada Working on Permanent Residence Option for undocumented workers, International students are key to Canada’s success – but we risk losing the best and the brightest to other countries, More than three million Ontarians could be without a family doctor by 2025, Canada Online Refugee Claims: IRCC Replaces CRPP With eApp, and more.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Ontario gives OK for nursing college to expedite international nurse registration, Thousands of international students still waiting on permits after Canadian school year begins, Could Quebec’s skills training model help solve Canada’s labour shortage?, Canada agrees to resettle Afghans held in UAE facility, and more