WES Weekly Roundup March 28, 2023
Published on: March 28, 2023
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Canada’s population estimates: Record-high population growth in 2022, The Safe Third Country Agreement & Roxham Road, Canada extends emergency travel program for Ukrainians fleeing war, Tackling the labour shortage by helping more skilled refugees and other displaced people build their careers in Canada, and more.
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Settlement Services during COVID-19: IRCC's 2020 data on the pivot of service providers to virtual service delivery (webinar recording)
Published on: March 25, 2023
IRCC presented the findings from this sector survey at the March 2021 Metropolis conference. They have never released a report of their findings other than in this and maybe a couple of other presentations. And it's useful information for the sector as well as data for those also doing related sector research.
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Online and Hybrid Language Service Delivery Initiatives (webinar recording)
Published on: March 24, 2023
This February 2023 Pathways to Prosperity workshop highlighted several initiatives that address the need for online and hybrid language service delivery options for adult immigrants.
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Empowering Newcomers to Succeed: Service Delivery Improvements Through the Development of Digital Tools
Published on: March 24, 2023
In this project, Norquest College developed a series of self-assessment tools to streamline access to services in the settlement sector. The resources have also been designed to help measure digital literacy skills among newcomers, settlement service practitioners and LINC instructors.
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WES Weekly Roundup March 22, 2023
Published on: March 22, 2023
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Canada announces extension of post-graduation work permits for up to 18 months to retain high-skilled talent, Express Entry: Canada holds largest all-program draw ever, Out of the shadows: A proposal for the regularization of migrants without status in Canada, External Processing: A Tool to Expand Protection or Further Restrict Territorial Asylum?, and more.
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Canadian Diversity: Technology in the Settlement Sector (2023)
Published on: March 15, 2023
The articles in this edition of Canadian Diversity should provide you with some inspiration and ideas. You should want to learn more about the projects and research. Hopefully they will encourage you to share what you’re working on.
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WES Weekly Roundup March 14, 2023
Published on: March 14, 2023
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Federal, provincial and territorial immigration Ministers meet to plan for the future of Canada’s immigration system, Eliminating Exam Requirement removes major barrier for international medical graduates seeking to practice in Manitoba, Canada’s Ukraine visa program is set to expire this month. Will Ottawa extend it?, This new bill would make it easier to deliver Canadian aid to Afghanistan. Not everyone’s in favour, and more.
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Integrated Advocacy - Paths Forward for Digital Civil Society (2020)
Published on: March 14, 2023
The Digital Civil Society Lab at Stanford University initiated a research study to map these changing contours of civil society, to analyze current connection and collaboration between more traditional civil society and digital policy organizations, and to identify additional ways that the philanthropic and organizational community could better support civil society in the digital age.
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A few “big players”: Systems approach to immigrant employment in a mid-sized city (2023)
Published on: March 12, 2023
Using a systems approach, this paper presents a case study of immigrant employment in a mid-sized city in Ontario, Canada. Through a document review and stakeholder interviews, a systems map was developed, and local perspectives were analyzed.
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