Category: WES Canada Programs Research Summaries

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Colleges and universities face job cuts, deficits amid international student cap, Complementary Pathways: Key Factors in Future Growth, Smart money: Focused fiscal policy needed more than ever, Lower immigration will slow economic growth, but won't cause recession, Research to Insights: Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada, Canada: Abuse, Bias Against Immigration Detainees with Disabilities, The risks of immigration misinformation to Canada’s international students, and more.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: The Leaky Bucket 2024: A closer look at immigrant onward migration in Canada, Foresights for Human Rights, 2024, Sorting facts from fiction on centres for asylum seekers, Better co-ordination and governance needed to steer Canada’s migration policies, “Patriotic Heroes” and “Foreign Laborers”: Politics of Media and Public Discourses on Essential Workers and Migrant Workers in Canada During the COVID-19, and more.

An ARAISA and ISANS collaboration, this October 2024 webinar is part of a series of webinars to address the dynamic and evolving subject of integrating AI in our sector. This session explores creative and practical uses of popular AI-driven educational tools that simplify planning and materials creation for instructors.

An ARAISA and ISANS collaboration, this September 2024 webinar is part of a series of webinars to address the dynamic and evolving subject of integrating AI in our sector. This session introduces the government’s “FASTER” approach, highlighting the importance of evaluating risks associated with AI tools as well as highlighting the innovative approaches currently in use amongst colleagues.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Information for the 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan, Canada will slash 2025 target for permanent residents by 21 per cent, Do international students and temporary foreign workers pay more than Canadian-born individuals in the rental market?, Financial impact of new immigration settings in Canada already being measured in the billions, Ontario to effectively bar international students from medical schools starting in 2026, and more.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Shifting Perceptions: Unpacking Public Support for Immigrant Workers Integration in the Labor Market, Cap on foreign student permits costing Atlantic Canada $163M, New temporary policy allows Indigenous people freer movement across borders, Canadian public opinion about immigration and refugees, and more.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Canada's new limits on temporary foreign workers are now in effect. Here's what changed, Population growth slows for first time since pandemic as federal government clamps down, The provision of higher- and lower-skilled immigrant labour to the Canadian economy, A Settler’s Journey Towards Reconciliation, and more.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Unlocking Opportunities: How Canada’s Immigration Policy Changes Affect International Students, Quebec court authorizes temporary foreign worker class action on closed permits, The Role of Immigrant Workers in the Green Transition, Immigration policy overhaul suggested as feds, provinces spar over asylum seeker resettlement, and more.

This is the second session in a 4-part webinar series exploring the transformative potential of AI in newcomer-serving sector, with a special focus on how AI can enhance our services and operations. In this session, Dan Kershaw, ED, Furniture Bank, talks about becoming AI Augmented - the Furniture Bank's Integration Journey.