Immigrant Workforce Integration, Including Upskilling and Reskilling for Employment and Entrepreneurship (webinar recording)
Published on: December 12, 2025
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.
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From Data to Strategy: Shaping Client-Centered Evaluation in Settlement Services (webinar recording)
Published on: December 9, 2025
In this November 2025 P2P Conference presentation, panelists asked: How confident are you that your services truly meet client needs? They introduced tools to evaluate service quality, measure client satisfaction, and support evidence-based decisions.
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AI, Newcomers, and the Future of Work: Barriers and Pathways to Success (webinar recording)
Published on: December 9, 2025
This November 2025 P2P Conference presentation provides an overview of how AI is rapidly transforming how work is organized and who benefits from new opportunities. This session explores the impact of AI on newcomers and equity-deserving workers, using national labour market data to identify which groups are most affected by automation and digital task change.
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Responsible Innovation in Canada and Beyond: Understanding and Improving the Social Impacts of Technology (2021)
Published on: November 1, 2025
This study investigates how technology influences society and what can be done to improve those social impacts. The document discusses responsible innovation in Canada, focusing on understanding and improving the social impacts of technology through collaboration among various stakeholders.
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Canada’s immigration process is increasingly digitized, but that can make it difficult to navigate (republished from The Conversation)
Published on: July 7, 2025
Migration is an increasingly digitized process, from visa applications to credential recognition and social services. That means access to digital tools alone is not enough — what also matters is the ability to effectively navigate complex digital systems. aChanges to immigration policies can often leave migrants confused about what their rights are and the opportunities available to them. This confusion can damage Canada’s image as a country welcoming to immigrants.
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Advancing Tech Equity in Our Sector: Introducing NTEN’s 2025 Equity Guide for Nonprofit Technology
Published on: June 24, 2025
Are our technology practices helping or harming the communities we serve? As digital tools become more deeply woven into every part of nonprofit work, from client services and communications to data collection and decision-making, it essential that we pause and ask this question. NTEN’s newly updated Equity Guide for Nonprofit Technology gives you some useful starting points.
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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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The future is equitable: Balancing the impact of GenAI on Canada's Black communities (2024)
Published on: November 2, 2024
This research examines the potential impacts, both positive and negative, of Generative AI (GenAI) on Black communities in Canada. The study aims to provide business and policy leaders with guidance for creating an AI-powered future that mitigates potential negative impacts and creates inclusive opportunities for Black communities.
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Local experiences of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) (webinar recording)
Published on: September 21, 2024
This is the fourth session in a 4-part webinar series exploring the transformative potential of AI in newcomer-serving sector, with a special focus on how AI can enhance our services and operations. In this session, Fernando Vitorino, Vice President, Information and Communication Technology Solutions & Services, Achēv and Aimee Holmes, Vice President, Data Strategy & Digital Solutions, presented their experiences of integrating AI into program and service delivery.
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