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This brief argues that a more inclusive, coherent and consistent family reunification program is needed. Canada’s current legislative and administrative frameworks continue to privilege the economically self-sufficient, heterosexual, nuclear family model rooted in the 1976 Immigration Act.

I've written previously how the 2017 Standards for Technology in Social Work Practice is very applicable to the Canadian context, including the work Immigrant and Refugee-serving organizations do. It's a sector we should be paying attention to, because it is close in scope and focus to Settlement work, and is a regulated sector. What they do, we should adapt. What they learn, we should study. We don't, but we should.

I like to go through Settlement-related conference program agendas for conferences I’m not attending to see what might be of interest from a digital perspective. This year’s Metropolis Conference does not disappoint. Hopefully, at least the slides from these presentations, discussion notes, summaries, as well as reports mentioned will make it on the Metropolis conference platform or be shared publicly at some point. Here are some of interest.

I work at the intersection of health and immigrant and refugee settlement now. To be completely honest, I thought the healthcare sector was much further along when it comes to digital transformation. Turns out, not really. At least, not in the comprehensive and sectoral way I thought they might be. They're a regulated sector, with strict laws and regulations when it comes to Personal Health Information (PHI), so they have to be even more thoughtful about how they approach tech and people. Other than that, there are as many questions, concerns, discussions, innovations, ideas, curiousity, and uncertainty as anywhere else.

This November 2025 P2P Conference workshop examined how Canada can better leverage immigrant talent through workforce integration, upskilling, and pathways to entrepreneurship. Drawing on national research, presenters identified systemic barriers that limit newcomer participation and highlight policy and program solutions that support equitable employment outcomes.

In this November 2025 P2P Conference plenary presenters were asked to include a future-oriented focus in their presentations, considering how these dynamics may evolve over the next 10 to 15 years and what they could mean for migration to Canada.

This November 2025 P2P Conference plenary explores change drivers, focusing on how emerging technologies are influencing, and will continue to influence, immigration and settlement in Canada. The session looked at advances in AI and digital tools and their impact on: immigration decision-making and processes, the way in which information is accessed and used, and the delivery of services to newcomers.

In this November 2025 P2P Conference session presenters explored how recent Canadian and American migration policy changes, including immigration caps, are impacting Canada’s ethnically diverse settlement services sector. The workshop discusses a study the explored inter-ethnic relationships between service providers and users throughout 2023-2024, a critical period in migration policy.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Targeted immigration measures to boost Canada’s supply of doctors, Immigrant women care workers keep Ontario’s home care afloat under exploitative conditions, Report finds inequities in Canada’s refugee resettlement system, and more.