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World Education Services (WES) is a non-profit social enterprise dedicated to helping international students, immigrants, and refugees achieve their educational and career goals in the United States and Canada. For more than 45 years, WES has set the standard of excellence in the field of international academic credential evaluation. Through WES Global Talent Bridge, the organization joins with institutional partners, community-based organizations, and policymakers to help immigrants and refugees who hold international credentials fully utilize their talents and education to achieve their academic and professional goals. Through its grantmaking, impact investing, and partnerships, the WES Mariam Assefa Fund seeks to advance economic and social inclusion for immigrants and refugees.

The WES Weekly Roundup began at WES as an internal scan to mobilize knowledge across teams and inform their work. Recognizing resource and capacity constraints in the sector, WES has partnered with KM4S to make the information accessible to all. The WES Weekly Roundup aims to curate information into one place for service providers and others in the immigration and settlement sector to access and stay informed on issues impacting the sector and the clients we serve.  

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 WES Weekly Roundup February 28, 2023
Published on: February 28, 2023
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Proof Point: Canada is failing to put immigrant skills to work, Black Business Owners in Canada, IRCC invites Canadians to directly influence future immigration policies and programs, Canada will fast-track immigration applications from quake-hit areas of Turkey, Syria, Why are some refugees more welcome in Canada than others?, Toolkit for Evidence-Informed Policymaking in Migrant Integration, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup February 23, 2023
Published on: February 23, 2023
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Newcomers falling out of love with Canadian citizenship, New migration service launches to support international students in Canada, Labour Shortages, Working Conditions, and the Care Economy, Canada may fast-track immigration applications from people in earthquake zones, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup February 7, 2023
Published on: February 7, 2023
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Canada holds fist Federal Skilled Workers-only draw in Express Entry history, A data-based case for diversification: Study finds that only 14 countries account for half of all international student enrolments, Canadian MPs unanimously vote to resettle 10,000 displaced Uyghurs, Canada’s tech company’s platform will play key role in U.S. push for private refugee sponsorship, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup January 31, 2023
Published on: January 31, 2023
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Alberta adds family relatives to eligibility criteria for the Alberta Express Entry program, Racialized Canadians are less likely to find as good jobs as their non-racialized and non-Indigenous counterparts early in their careers, World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2023, ‘Welcome Corps’ a potential lifeline for refugees, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup January 24, 2023
Published on: January 24, 2023
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Ottawa eyes ‘aggressive measures’ to clear immigration backlog, memo reveals, Ford government to allow out of province nurses to start work immediately in Ontario, Does Canada’s Express Entry System Meet the Challenges of the Labor Market?, Syrian Refugee Lived Experience Project, WES Blog: How WES Canada Supports Immigrant Youth in Building Their Careers, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup January 18, 2023
Published on: January 18, 2023
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Matching Rapid Growth with Adequate Supports: How Colleges and Government Can Enhance International Student Experiences in Ontario, Global Skills Mobility Partnerships: An Opportunity for Canada, Labour Force Survey, December 2022, Why Some Groups Are Quitting Canada’s Popular Refugee Sponsorship Program, Why Canada’s plan to bring in 1.45 million permanent residents won’t fix the labour shortage, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup January 11, 2023
Published on: January 12, 2023
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: The top immigration developments of 2022, Opinion: Canada’s immigration plan should involve more than just big numbers, National physicians regulator aims to fast-track certification of more foreign-trained doctors, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup December 21, 2022
Published on: December 21, 2022
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Thousands assigned to inactive immigration officers and IDs. Are you one of them?, Immigrants could be the solution to Canada’s labour shortage, but they need to be supported, Atlantic Canada experiences a recent uptick in retaining skilled immigrants, Connecting Refugee Students and Graduates to Skilled Migration Pathways, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup December 13, 2022
Published on: December 16, 2022
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the economic integration of many immigrants, News release: Ontario upskilling more nurses to work in critical care, Gig platforms help immigrant care workers find jobs, but they are only a temporary solution, Admissions of Afghan refugees, and more.
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