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The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Optimizing Immigration for Economic Growth, Ontario court approves class-action by immigration detainees against federal government, Economic Impact of International Education in Canada, Quebec’s attack on refugee sponsorship.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Using Twitter to investigate discourse on immigration, With dipping study permit approval rates for international students, Canada may not meet its reduced target, Foreign workers in Canada: Differences in the transition to permanent residency across work permit programs, Higher share of foreign workers have made transition to permanent residency in recent years: report.

Organized by ARAISA and the Société Nationale de l’Acadie (SNA) these May 2024 Cybersecurity and Data Protection webinars aim to raise awareness of privacy and data security principles, focusing on safeguarding client information and complying with provincial privacy laws. Both webinars are useful for all. Part 2 covers specific Atlantic region legal frameworks.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Ottawa split on plan to let undocumented migrants apply to stay in Canada, Immigration Minister Miller says, Population projections: Canada, provinces and territories, 2023 to 2073, British Columbia makes Entrepreneur Regional Pilot Program permanent, Court grants Trudeau government extension to fix ‘lost Canadians’ citizenship rules — with a catch.

This research examined how racialized newcomers experience information and communication technologies (ICTs) during their settlement journey in Canada, focusing on digital equity and systemic racism. The study aimed to explore the intersection of systemic racism and digital inequity and to identify policies and practices that can support racialized newcomers more effectively.

This research is about developing targeted technology standards for language instructors, programs, and learners using the Avenue platform for adult newcomer language instruction in Canada. It focuses on creating standards specific to the Canadian settlement language sector rather than using broader existing standards.

These May 2024 AMSSA webinars AMSSA covered techniques for securing sensitive information, highlighting case studies of standard operational principles as well as the consequences of data breaches, and the legal framework of digital security in the settlement sector in B.C., as well as the legal responsibilities of organizations and individuals. While legal and regulatory frameworks are B.C.-focused there is also discussion of national legislation and there is much in these webinars on privacy and security principles, and best practices relevant for all Immigrant and Refugee-serving organizations.

This June 2024 HelpSeeker webinar introduces their ontology focused on bridging communication across funders, service providers, and stakeholders, ensuring data collected at the client-service interaction level is effectively aggregated to assess broader systems impacts.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: EMBRACING IMMIGRANT TALENT: Perspectives and Practices of Toronto Region Employers, Ottawa pledges $750M for Quebec immigration costs, sets no clear reduction targets, Government immigration survey asks how many permanent residents Canada wants.