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Switchboard, a one-stop resource hub for refugee service providers in the United States, and the University of Utah recently ran Confluence, a conference to provide participants with valuable insights into co-creation design methodology, innovative approaches to virtual case management using Artificial Intelligence, and ideas for developing cross-industry partnerships to create sustainable, innovative solutions that improve outcomes for newcomers.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Federal Politics: Concern over immigration quadruples over last 48 months, International student enrolment dropping below federal cap, Universities Canada warns, Reverse Immigration From Canada: Why New Immigrants Are Moving Back?, Canada turning away more foreigners amid rise in anti-immigration sentiment, and more.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Canada to restrict low-wage foreign workers, consider lower immigration targets, Thousands of international students in Canada face deportation, sparking protests nationwide, Sabine El-Chidiac: Stop blaming immigrants for Canada’s housing crisis, Differences in confidence in public institutions across generations of Canadians, an dmore.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Temporary Foreign Worker Program takes center stage as Ministers considers further reforms, Quebec announces six-month freeze on some temporary foreign workers in Montreal, Ontario colleges banned from new international activities, Labour market resilience in the face of an aging population, and more.

The treatment of asylum seekers is an important issue for many countries as they grapple with polarized public views on the issue. Researchers analyzed discourse about asylum seekers on Twitter — now X — at the time of the closing of Roxham Road.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Canada to grant a select group of international students permanent residence upon graduation with pilot program, DeepDive: Who benefits from surging immigration? Hint: it’s not Canadian workers, Visitors to Canada with valid visas claim they are being pressured to seek asylum upon arriving — or leave, A new kind of slavery’: Skyrocketing use of temporary foreign workers in restaurants and fast-food chains has advocates concerned, and more.

In this Technology in Human Services podcast episode I was joined by Ibukun Abejirinde and Nancy Clark to talk about their work looking at how to re-imagine digital or virtual health care through a compassionate lens, focusing on Newcomers to Canada.

This research explores the potential risks and ethical concerns associated with the use of general-purpose large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT in the Newcomer-serving sector. It examines how these AI tools could impact immigrants and refugees if used without proper customization and safeguards.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Court grants Ottawa four more months to fix unconstitutional 'lost Canadians' law, Bridging the Gap between the Gig Economy and Migration Policy, Ottawa considers changes to reduce number of temporary foreign workers in Canada, What Does Integration Mean in a Multicultural Country like Canada?, Use it or lose it: The problem of labour underutilization among immigrant workers in Canada, Canadian labour market stalls as youth, newcomers struggle to find work, Looking for a job in the food service industry? Your race, immigration status and appearance could decide, and more.