WES Canada Programs Research Summaries

World Education Services (WES) is a non-profit social enterprise that supports the educational, economic, and social inclusion of immigrants, refugees, and international students. For 50 years, WES has set the standard for international academic credential evaluation, supporting millions of people as they seek to achieve their academic and professional goals. Through decades of experience as a leader in global education, WES has developed a wide range of tools to pursue social impact at scale. From evaluating academic credentials to shaping policy, designing programs, and providing philanthropic funding, we partner with a diverse set of organizations, leaders, and networks to uplift individuals and drive systems change. Together with its partners, WES enables people to learn, work, and thrive in new places. 

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 November 27, 2024
Published on: November 27, 2024
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.
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WES Weekly Roundup November 20, 2024
Published on: November 20, 2024
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Immigration Minister says ‘not everyone is welcome’ to come to Canada as concerns grow about U.S. deportation plans, Nearly 14,000 asylum claims filed by international students in Canada so far in 2024, Failure to Launch: The Economic and Social Costs of Youth Unemployment and their Long-term Impact, Impact of the 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan on Canada’s Housing Gap, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup November 13, 2024
Published on: November 13, 2024
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Immigration and a Population Strategy for Canada, Canada ends fast-track study permit processing, Canada: Sector survey says collaboration between governments and institutions essential to avoid “long-term damage to the sector”, Immigration cuts will help narrow Canada’s housing gap but won’t solve crisis, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup November 6, 2024
Published on: November 6, 2024
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: U.S. election: How would Harris, Trump immigration plans impact Canada?, Quebec freezes two major immigration streams, citing pressure on services, How Canada’s new immigration targets will impact the economy, Hunger Count 2024: Buckling Under the Strain, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup October 30, 2024
Published on: October 30, 2024
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Information for the 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan, Canada will slash 2025 target for permanent residents by 21 per cent, Do international students and temporary foreign workers pay more than Canadian-born individuals in the rental market?, Financial impact of new immigration settings in Canada already being measured in the billions, Ontario to effectively bar international students from medical schools starting in 2026, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup October 23, 2024
Published on: October 23, 2024
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Shifting Perceptions: Unpacking Public Support for Immigrant Workers Integration in the Labor Market, Cap on foreign student permits costing Atlantic Canada $163M, New temporary policy allows Indigenous people freer movement across borders, Canadian public opinion about immigration and refugees, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup October 16, 2024
Published on: October 16, 2024
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Talent to Win: Employers’ perspectives on immigrant underemployment and the immense upside of solving it, Canada has always had a ‘tap on, tap off’ immigration policy aimed primarily at filling jobs, Canada’s skyrocketing rates of non-permanent residents are the highest they’ve ever been, Majority of immigrants struggle to get ahead in the workplace, one-third face discrimination: OMNI Poll, and more.
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WES Weekly Roundup October 9, 2024
Published on: October 9, 2024
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.
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WES Weekly Roundup October 2, 2024
Published on: October 2, 2024
The weekly roundup includes research, stories, and events of interest to the Canadian immigration and settlement community. Includes: Canada's new limits on temporary foreign workers are now in effect. Here's what changed, Population growth slows for first time since pandemic as federal government clamps down, The provision of higher- and lower-skilled immigrant labour to the Canadian economy, A Settler’s Journey Towards Reconciliation, and more.
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