WES Weekly Roundup August 23, 2022
Published on: August 23, 2022
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: The country’s linguistic diversity continues to grow, How the labour shortage got so bad, Recruiting and training is the number one concern SMEs, Immigration Minister responds to criticism over Afghan resettlement numbers, The century of climate migration: Why we need to plan for the great upheaval, and more.
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We’re moving in the wrong direction when it comes to professional development, communities of practice, and knowledge sharing
Published on: August 22, 2022
I believe that any research or project models, reports, toolkits, etc., that are created as a result of government funding should be shared for reuse. And it’s not at all a new idea or approach.
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Health of the Newcomer-Serving Sector Report: A Survey of Front-Line Workers in Alberta, Manitoba & Saskatchewan (2022)
Published on: August 22, 2022
This report examines the perspectives of front-line staff working within agencies in the newcomer-serving sector to better understand their employment experience, assess organizational strengths and challenges, as well as discern opportunities for growth.
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WES Weekly Roundup August 16, 2022
Published on: August 18, 2022
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Canada’s labour shortages will outlive a recession, Delays in work visas negatively impacting Canadian business, Canadian university surpluses hit $7.3bn with international fee boost, and more.
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New content partnership with World Education Services (WES) Canada
Published on: August 18, 2022
I'm excited to announce a content partnership for the Knowledge Mobilization for Settlement website. Starting today, I'll be sharing regular posts from the previously internal WES Weekly Roundup.
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Settlement services provided to immigrants to Canada, 2020 (2022)
Published on: August 11, 2022
The Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) has incorporated data from IRCC's Settlement Program and Resettlement Assistance Program focusing on services accessed by recent immigrants up to April 2021. The current article examines the settlement services accessed by adult immigrants admitted from 2016 to 2020.
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eHealth Literacy in a Sample of South Asian Adults in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Subanalysis of a 2014 Community-Based Survey (2022)
Published on: August 11, 2022
The aim of this study is to describe perceived eHealth literacy and explore the extent to which it is associated with sociodemographic, health status, and technology use variables in a subset of South Asian Canadians.
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Migration Research in a Digitized World (2022)
Published on: August 11, 2022
This open access book explores implications of the digital revolution for migration scholars’ methodological toolkit.
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WES Weekly Roundup August 9, 2022
Published on: August 9, 2022
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Canada rolls out measures to help international students stay — and work, Changes to Ontario’s control over immigration begin rounding into form, Lives Put on Hold: The Impact of COVID-19 on Canada’s youth, and more.
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