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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.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: The Leaky Bucket 2024: A closer look at immigrant onward migration in Canada, Foresights for Human Rights, 2024, Sorting facts from fiction on centres for asylum seekers, Better co-ordination and governance needed to steer Canada’s migration policies, “Patriotic Heroes” and “Foreign Laborers”: Politics of Media and Public Discourses on Essential Workers and Migrant Workers in Canada During the COVID-19, and more.

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.

The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Majority of new Canadians feel they are being unfairly blamed for housing crisis: OMNI poll, Quebec premier floats idea of ??’waiting zones’ in Canada for asylum seekers, Canada: Int’l students’ mental health on the line as policy changes bite, Displacement and International Protection in a Warming World, and more.

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.

This is the third 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, Isar Nejadgholi, a Senior Research Scientist at the National Research Council Canada, provides an overview of her research into the potential applications of AI in the settlement sector.

In this Technology in Human Services podcast episode I was joined by Ibukun Abejirinde and Nancy Clark to talk about their work looking at how to re-imagine digital or virtual health care through a compassionate lens, focusing on Newcomers to Canada.

Ensuring the long-term health and well-being of immigrants in Canada is vital for human rights, social justice, and the sustainability of Canada's health system and economy. This April 2024 IPAC event explored what affects immigrant health, aiming to gain a deeper understanding of the issue. Panelists identified opportunities for collective action across sectors and geographies to enhance the long-term health outcomes of immigrants in Canada.

I originally presented this at the Arab Community Centre of Toronto's Josoor Project Conference in March 2024: "Digital Inclusion: From Research to Application - Opportunities, Challenges and Strategies." You can view the video as well as read my full remarks in text.