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Global News: New Booth at YYC Setting up Newcomers for Success
Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 01:36 PM
Immigrants arriving at the Calgary International Airport can now visit a new booth as soon as they land to connect to resources to help them get settled. The Immigrant Arrival Centre is a collaborative effort to help people new to our city get a solid start.
Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Course: January 2023
Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 01:23 PM
The Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health Course, funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), provides information, tools and resources for service providers to provide mental health care and support to both immigrants and refugees arriving in Canada.
Features of the course include:
- Self-directed modules that allow you to complete the course at your own pace over six weeks.
- Essential information to support newcomers and to showcase promising practices, tools and resources from...
IEHPs and Employer Site Visits
Posted on Friday, December 16, 2022 10:47 AM
Over the past few months, N4 has met with many organizations and individuals across Canada who are working to support the integration of internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs), in order to inform our efforts to address the barriers for IEHPs in being optimally employed. We’re grateful to them for taking the time to speak with us and look forward to collaborating in the future.
Here’s a look at some of our recent conversations. You can also stay up-to-date about the other...
IRCC: Unconscious Bias Training Module for Panel Members and Their Clinic Staff
Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2022 01:05 PM
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
This training aims to increase awareness of unconscious bias so that panel members and their staff can provide a fair and inclusive service to clients of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada in the context of the immigration medical examination.
IRCC...
Globe & Mail: Canada’s Jobs Are Changing as the Work Force Gets More Educated, Diverse: Statscan
Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2022 01:54 PM
Canada’s work force became more educated, racially-diverse and skilled over the past five years, with a greater proportion of immigrants employed, significant growth in the number of people in professional white-collar jobs and a surge in the number of university graduates.
The latest data from Statistics Canada’s 2021 census shows a dramatic change in the makeup of the Canadian labour force between 2016 and 2021.
McGill Reporter: Unique Initiative Delivers Free Mental Health Support for Ukrainian Refugees
Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2022 01:40 PM
Even though Ukrainian refugees arriving in Montreal have escaped their war-torn country, many still face considerable challenges – not the least of which are mental health issues.
“Refugees in war experience enormous amounts of psychological trauma that impacts their acculturation outcomes negatively,” says Nate Fuks, PhD, and Director of McGill’s The Professor Virginia I. Douglas Centre for Clinical Psychology. “Often it prevents them from adjusting well in a new country.”
ESDC: Government of Canada Launches Call for Proposals to Help IEHPs Work in Canadian Healthcare
Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2022 01:26 PM
Canada’s healthcare sector is experiencing critical labour shortages, heightened by the pandemic, and we need qualified workers to fill these vacancies. To help address these shortages, the Government of Canada is investing in projects that will give internationally educated health professionals the support and experience needed to pursue opportunities in the areas where we need their skills most.
The Role of Fairness Commissioners from an Ontario Perspective
Posted on Tuesday, December 06, 2022 02:07 PM
Office of the Fairness Commissioner · Toronto, ON
This webinar discusses recent initiatives led by the Office of the Fairness Commissioner (OFC) in Ontario to achieve better outcomes for applicants and current efforts underway...
IRCC: Notice – Supplementary Information for the 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan
Posted on Friday, December 02, 2022 11:10 AM
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is pleased to release details on the Government of Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan for 2023-2025. Canada aims to welcome 465,000 new permanent residents in 2023, 485,000 in 2024 and 500,000 in 2025.
IRCC: Temporary Policy to Exempt Refugee Claimants from Certain Requirements for Open Work Permits
Posted on Friday, November 25, 2022 10:31 AM
Temporary public policy to exempt refugee claimants, in Canada, from certain requirements for open work permit issuance
Background
Canada’s asylum system has been under considerable strain due to sustained high levels of asylum claimants seeking Canada’s protection. More recently, the lifting of COVID-19 pandemic-related border restrictions led to a renewed surge in refugee claims in Canada, resulting in critical delays in the early stages of refugee claim processing.
This bottleneck is preventing...
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