Immigration and Firm Productivity: Evidence from the Canadian Employer-Employee Dynamics Database (2020)
Published on: September 14, 2020
This study examines the empirical relationship between immigration and firm-level productivity in Canada.
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An interview with Laura Mannix – innovation is in our sector’s DNA
Published on: September 9, 2020
I spoke with Laura to talk about her work bringing social innovation culture into her organization, as well as how DIVERSECity has been able to pivot remotely. We talk about what all of that has meant for the kind of community work that they do and how it relates to newcomer and community engagement as well.
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Multilingual Mandatory Mask Videos (COVID-19 related)
Published on: September 7, 2020
Refugee 613 has produced several multilingual videos to help ensure language is not a barrier to getting accurate, trustworthy information during COVID-19. These videos were produced in collaboration with Ottawa Public Health.
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The Competencies of Front-line Settlement Practitioners in Canada: A Background Research Report (webinar recording)
Published on: September 5, 2020
This pan-Canadian research report identifies eight critical competencies that could form the basis of training to help settlement counsellors be successful as the job is redefined and the range of work is extended.
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Persistent overqualification among immigrants and non-immigrants (2020)
Published on: September 5, 2020
Using integrated data from the 2006 and 2016 censuses, this study examines persistent overqualification over time among immigrants and non-immigrants.
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Canadian podcasts focused on immigration & diversity
Published on: August 27, 2020
In the Canadian immigration and diversity space, there are more podcasts emerging all the time. Here are a few that I'm aware of. Some are done & archived, some are fresh. All are interesting.
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Who is Succeeding in the Canadian Labour Market? Predictors of Career Success for Skilled Immigrants (2019)
Published on: August 25, 2020
This study is intended to inform Canadian policy and practice with respect to skilled immigrants, and to increase awareness among prospective immigrants of the factors that are associated with labour force success.
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‘Mapping Migrancies’: A discursive mapping approach to analyse lived experiences of skilled migration infrastructures (2020)
Published on: August 25, 2020
This paper reports on a research project that explores a gap in exploring infrastructures of formal migration, and their entanglements with migrants’ own subjectivities by arguing for a new research agenda on migration infrastructure.
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Improving Immigrant Inclusion in the Workplace (2019)
Published on: August 25, 2020
This project aimed to uncover organizational practices and strategies to facilitate immigrant attraction, inclusion and retention.
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