Category: Immigration & Settlement

This April 2022 panel builds on UN Special Rapporteur on Racism E. Tendayi's Achiume report Racial discrimination and emerging digital technologies: a human rights analysis. Presenters assessed the racially discriminatory use of digital technologies in border and immigration enforcement, including at the U.S./Mexico border and in Europe.

This January 2023 goes over guidelines and best practices that Executive Directors (EDs) and leaders in the Settlement and Integration sector can adopt at their organizations to support and enhance staff capacity and techniques to overcome burnout but also to ensure higher retention rates.

In recent years there has been significant discussion of the “migration infrastructure”, notably the networks, institutions and organizations that mediate migration trajectories. This April 2024 CERC in Migration and Immigration workshop takes a radical critical approach on to examining these concerns, looking at how provision of local migrant services, whether in border areas, or locations of settlement, give rise to a migrant “integration business”. 

This June 2023 webinar presented MTM's latest survey results about Newcomer media and tech habits, as well as how you can use data to reach newcomer communities.

A year ago I was invited to an IRCC online focus group on "how to position Canada’s immigration system as a global leader in client service excellence." Something it is increasingly not. It was part of IRCC's consultations last year, one of their thematic consultations, and I was happy to attend and provide feedback, as well as listen and learn form other participants. The entire experience makes me think of what engagement and a real relationship of trust and mutual respect could look like in our sector.

This 2019 AMSSA webinar focused on helping LINC teams understand the benefits and multiple approaches to online learning, as well as stay current on research and available supports. Presenters focused on the opportunities and barriers to using online and blended delivery for language training and address digital literacy, equity and access.

This 2023 Peel Newcomer Strategy session outlines and provides suggestions on how settlement sector can better promote their services to newcomers arriving in their community.

This 2021 Pathways to Prosperity conference workshop asked As we consider what is normal in a post-pandemic world, what have we learned about the long-term effectiveness of our adaptations, and for whom? What kind of social support can volunteers provide to help with this transition?

This 2023 ARAISA webinar is a presentation of the Wired: Evaluating Settlement Online (WESO) Toolkit. It focuses on key areas for settlement services, like capacity building, quality assessment, data analysis, and resource allocation.