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The latest sector news and research content of interest from the previous week.

In April 2026, the Canadian Internet Society (TCIS) hosted its annual Digital Access Day policy conference. The 2026 theme was 'Access, Autonomy, and the Open Internet'

The latest Global Trends report, published in June 2026, provides key statistical trends on forced displacement. This CARFMS webinar reviewed the essential elements and aspects of this year’s report from a number of different perspectives.

This brief argues that a more inclusive, coherent and consistent family reunification program is needed. Canada’s current legislative and administrative frameworks continue to privilege the economically self-sufficient, heterosexual, nuclear family model rooted in the 1976 Immigration Act.

I like to go through Settlement-related conference program agendas for conferences I’m not attending to see what might be of interest from a digital perspective. This year’s Metropolis Conference does not disappoint. Hopefully, at least the slides from these presentations, discussion notes, summaries, as well as reports mentioned will make it on the Metropolis conference platform or be shared publicly at some point. Here are some of interest.

In this February 2026 TechSoup Canada webinar, presenters unpack what data sovereignty and digital autonomy really mean for Canadian nonprofits—and why “data stored in Canada” is not the same as being safely under Canadian law.

OK, I haven't posted here for some time, and I don't tend to write personal reflections here, mainly snide comments on other content. I thought I would write out some thoughts about running a site like this on the side of my desk, now as a sector worker rather than as a consultant.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: They came to Canada to be doctors. Then Ontario dashed their dreams. How a judge’s rulings are giving them new hope, REPORT | Employment Practices and Skill Demands in Canada: A National Survey, and more.

This November 2025 P2P Conference workshop examined how Canada can better leverage immigrant talent through workforce integration, upskilling, and pathways to entrepreneurship. Drawing on national research, presenters identified systemic barriers that limit newcomer participation and highlight policy and program solutions that support equitable employment outcomes.