WES Weekly Roundup February 26, 2025
Published on: February 26, 2025
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: President Trump says U.S. ‘on time’ with tariffs against Canada, other countries, Ottawa commits to resettle 4,700 Sudanese refugees, reopens family pathway following outcry, Canadian universities struggle with financial impact of declining international student enrolments, Ukrainian newcomers struggle to renew passports amidst looming visa deadline, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup February 12, 2025
Published on: February 12, 2025
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Study: International student graduates' labour market early outcomes—Results from the National Graduates Survey, Is immigration the only reason Canada is avoiding a recession? The hidden truth about migrant deaths at the Canada-U.S. border, This licensed Canadian immigration consultant was impersonated by a fraudster. How migrants are being scammed by ‘ghost agents, Is Canada’s Population Slowing According to Plan? and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup January 29, 2025
Published on: January 29, 2025
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Population projections for Canada, provinces and territories, 2024 to 2074, Trudeau says Canada is ready to respond to possible Trump tariffs, Has Canada overshot its mark in cutting international student enrolment? What the latest study permit data shows, Canada Doubles Penalties for Employers Abusing the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup January 22, 2025
Published on: January 22, 2025
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Nearly 50,000 foreign students listed as ‘no-shows’ by Canadian schools, Businesses and unions to form trade council to confer with Ottawa on Trump’s potential tariffs, Federal immigration department cutting 3,300 jobs over three years, Canada’s plan to reduce immigration levels leaves newcomer organizations scrambling with ‘off-the-cliff’ funding cuts, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup January 8, 2025
Published on: January 8, 2025
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Immigration levels, and the untapped potential of Canadian newcomers, International higher education: Canada’s 2025 predictions, Federal government to remove incentive for foreign workers to reduce fraud in immigration system, Why has Justin Trudeau resigned – and what’s next for Canada? and more.
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Advanced digital technologies and settlement work (webinar recording)
Published on: December 27, 2024
In this December 2024 Wellesley Institute Community Knowledge Program webinar, panelists discussed their current projects in settlement work and how advanced digital technologies are currently being used to support newcomers to Canada.
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Employment for Newcomers - recent research doesn't reveal much in the way of novel solutions
Published on: December 20, 2024
2024 was not a great year to be a Newcomer to Canada. Beyond the increased racism, discrimination, being scapegoated for Canada's governance and corporate failures, it was also a year of a research pile-on about immigrant employment and "how to help employers get it" that hasn't really moved the needle at all.
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AI in Practice – Turning Challenges into Opportunities (webinar recording)
Published on: December 15, 2024
An ARAISA and ISANS collaboration, this November 2024 webinar is part of a series of webinars to address the dynamic and evolving subject of integrating AI in our sector. This session explores how AI tools can enhance language education in your instructional practice.
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WES Weekly Roundup November 20, 2024
Published on: November 20, 2024
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Immigration Minister says ‘not everyone is welcome’ to come to Canada as concerns grow about U.S. deportation plans, Nearly 14,000 asylum claims filed by international students in Canada so far in 2024, Failure to Launch: The Economic and Social Costs of Youth Unemployment and their Long-term Impact, Impact of the 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan on Canada’s Housing Gap, and more.
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