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The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: ‘There’s going to be friction’: Two-thirds of Canadians say immigration target is too high, poll says, Is Canada losing ground as a preferred destination for Indian students?, HungerCount 2023: When is it enough?, More international students are seeking asylum in Canada, numbers reveal, and more.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: The Provincial Nominee Program: Retention in province of landing, Canada’s role in responding to Palestinian refugee crisis a potential ‘minefield,’ experts say, Ensuring financial sustainability for Ontario’s postsecondary sector, Federal government gives $7M to Peel Region for reception centre to welcome asylum seekers, and more.

Standards for Technology in Social Work Practice was issued to address the intersections of professional social work practice and technology. While a U.S. document, it is very applicable to the Canadian context, including the work Immigrant and Refugee-serving organizations do.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Pilot program launches to streamline work permit processing for Canadian employers recruiting in the Philippines, Canada’s change to its Roxham Road deal is called a ‘shameful downgrading’, Processing Applications for Permanent Residence - IRCC, Newcomers need more support to succeed in the Canadian job market.

Hosted on July 27, 2023, this Switchboard training session on creating rapid community assessments (RCA) with refugees was delivered by Dr. Mary Bunn, PhD, LCSW; Ramsha Sohail, MPhil; and, Dr. Karin Wachter, PhD, MEd. RCAs help collect community insights and views on a certain issue and calculate the major needs of the target community. That means the approach is useful for technology, digital literacy, digital inclusion assessments as well.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Ontario to require temporary foreign worker agencies, recruiters to be licensed starting Jan. 1, Canada announces First-Ever Express Entry invitations for French-speaking newcomers, Settling In: Indicators of Immigrant Integration 2023, What Canada gets right (and wrong) in economic pathways for displaced talent, Canada is getting bigger. Are we setting the country and its newest citizens up for success?, and more.

The goal of the report is to offer guiding questions and considerations for humanitarian organizations deciding if a chatbot is an appropriate tool to address program and community needs. It also contains use cases highlighting the experiences of practitioners working in diverse geographic contexts and issue areas.

Two years ago I moderated a panel focused on measuring virtual service delivery for the Peel Newcomer Strategy Group. We asked the question: How do I know my transition to virtual service delivery is effective? It was a great discussion with many resources shared. This year I'm happy to share a better answer.

I was watching a video about Apple’s new Vision Pro, their Virtual Reality headset. The video talked about questions you might typically ask when creating a new product or technology. Specifically, what problem is this product trying to solve? Combined with tech stewardship questions such as can we build the solution, should we build it, how do we do it responsibly, I thought it would be useful to go through these questions when it comes to technology and the Immigrant and Refugee-serving sector.