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The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: How Much Will Canada’s Population Grow? Nobody Knows, but We Can Predict Where It Goes, Most Canadians agree temporary foreign workers are important or somewhat important to Canada’s economy, The tricky problem of banning Canadian work experience requirements.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Canada’s population booms by 430K over 3 months. What’s behind the spike?, Immigration Minister to ‘rein in’ number of temporary foreign workers coming into Canada in 2024, and What’s behind the dramatic shift in Canadian public opinion about immigration levels?

As I look forward into 2024, I thought I'd look back. In 2023 I posted 146 articles, 28 publications, and 5 good ideas on this site. That's not enough publications and good ideas, given how much is out there, and how much folks in the sector want, need, and like to hear about interesting projects and insightful resources. My goal for 2024 would be to post more of those.

The WESO project's client digital literacy experiment sought to answer a simple but complex question: what is the bare minimum training for Newcomers that would improve the likelihood that they might access online services? The ultimate goal of the training was to change clients’ behaviour and get them to use online/digital services.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Canada to create citizenship path for undocumented immigrants, 97 statements of offence issued to 11 Quebec companies regarding temporary foreign workers, Co-Creating the Right to Adequate Housing in Canada, and After escaping war, thousands of Ukrainians want to stay in Canada permanently.

What's in the CFP related to digital that should be acted on?They'll fund your tech. But what should you ask for? I don't have a crystal ball or insider view of IRCC, and they're being vague in some areas. But there are a few areas that seem fairly clear to me where I want to make recommendations. I'm also pointing out areas of the CFP that you need to make sure you actually find and read.

The Connecting Families Initiative (CFI) is a Government of Canada program that provides more affordable Internet services to eligible Canadians. Those eligible for Connecting Families will be contacted directly. However, a number of the participating Internet Service Providers also offer other targeted programs for low-income Canadians to access low cost internet and mobile services. In some cases this includes Government Assisted Refugees. Find out more.

This November 2023 Pre-Arrival Community Partners Committee session convened by the YMCA of Greater Toronto examined how AI can play a role in the pre-arrival settlement sector, by examining how it is already being used and looking at the challenges and success of implementing this technology in program processes and service delivery.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Asylum Seekers: "It's up to the other provinces to do their part," says Quebec, Canada to limit study permits for international students, raise financial requirement, and Ottawa urged to create pathway for undocumented migrants to stay as deportations rise.