Immigrant families had to fend for themselves during online schooling (republished from The Conversation)
Published on: January 11, 2023
Research which took place in Saskatoon during COVID-19 school closures, found that immigrant parents in particular were affected in four ways: parent-teacher communication was hindered; children’s second language acquisition was delayed; schooling was neglected in favour of supporting well-being; and, parents relied on their own communities.
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Gig platforms help immigrant care workers find jobs, but they are only a temporary solution (republished from The Conversation)
Published on: December 1, 2022
For internationally trained health-care professionals faced with unemployment and underemployment in the Canadian labour market, digital platforms offer the possibility of finding jobs in the industry they are trained in.
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Settlement services need to improve their online offerings for tech-savvy newcomers (republished from The Conversation)
Published on: May 25, 2022
Settlement agencies still have work to do to ensure they’re offering enough online services to newcomers, including using online channels to communicate with them before they arrive in Canada.
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