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Upcoming N4 Webinar: Considering Cultural Safety in Working across Cultures
Posted on Thursday, November 05, 2020 05:21 PM
Online · English · FreeWhen: Nov 26, 2020 01:00 PM ESTRegister now! newcomernavigation.ca/culturalsafety
Join speaker Marie Serdynska, Coordinator of The Montreal Children’s Hospital Sociocultural Consultation and Interpretation Services, as she explores cultural safety in this online event.
The key objectives of this session are:
- The definitions and origins of cultural safety with implications for healthcare practice
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Equalizing power imbalances by acknowledging and inclusively engaging with diverse...
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Canada aims to welcome 401,000 new permanent residents in 2021
Posted on Friday, October 30, 2020 02:03 PM
Canada aims to welcome 401,000 new permanent residents in 2021, 411,000 in 2022, and 421,000 in 2023
Notice – Supplementary Information for the 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan
October 30, 2020—Ottawa—Following the tabling of the 2020 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is pleased to release details on the Government of Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan for 2021-2023. Canada aims to welcome 401,000 new permanent residents in 2021, 411,000...
Your Mental Health and Well-Being
Posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 12:26 PM
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Mental health – how we think, feel and behave – is an important part of overall health. As a newcomer to Canada, you can get tips on how you can improve your own mental health, such as eating...
Call for Applications for Cohort 3 of the N4 Certificate Program
Posted on Friday, October 23, 2020 03:24 PM
We have opened the call for applications for the third cohort of 30 candidates. This certificate program is open to healthcare and settlement workers seeking knowledge in newcomer navigation skills to better understand and serve the newcomer population within their organization.
This program is facilitated online over a 12-month period and is comprised of two, six-month micro-certificates that both consist of four consecutive courses and one practicum/internship that spans the duration of the micro-certificate....
Upcoming N4 Webinar: Fredericton Downtown Community Health Centre: An innovative partnership
Posted on Thursday, October 08, 2020 01:20 PM
Online · English · Free
When: Oct 21, 2020 01:00 PM EST
Register now! newcomernavigation.ca/fredericton
Strong partnerships across sectors and organizations are critical to ensure newcomers settling into Canada have an equitable experience and achieve optimal health outcomes. In this webinar, speakers Tracey Rickards, PhD, Kelly Scott-Storey, PhD, and Joan Kingston, BScN, will tell the story of the Downtown Fredericton Community Health Centre (DFCHC): The result of an embedded...
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October is mental health awareness month
Posted on Thursday, October 08, 2020 09:41 AM
October is mental health awareness month. Dr. Nathalie Dinh, Psychologist, Social and Transcultural Psychiatry Division of McGill University Faculty of Medicine, and expert in transcultural mental health offers some pearls of wisdom on helping newcomers and newcomer serving professionals.
Caring for the Newcomer
We need to be mindful of the Western paradigm that often guides our work in mental health, whether from our Canadian training or life experience. We need to always strive to be culturally...
Upcoming N4 Webinar: Welcoming Refugees during COVID-19
Posted on Friday, September 18, 2020 04:51 PM
Online · English · Free
When: Oct 7, 2020 01:00 PM EST
What does it look like to settle into a new country during COVID-19? How have organizations prepared to welcome refugees and adapt their services to meet their needs? This panel discussion brings together professionals from across both the health and settlement sector across Canada who have welcomed newcomers to Canada during COVID-19. The panel will also feature the perspective of a newcomer with lived experience.
The...
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Upcoming N4 Webinar: Navigating Online Communications
Posted on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 08:57 AM
Join the National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4) as we present the webinar “Navigating Online Communications: Essential Tips for Healthcare and Settlement Service Providers”. In this interactive webinar, speakers Jan Bailey and Shona Welsh of OVATION: Experts in Speaker Training will walk you through their 3-point ‘SPA’ strategy for effective online communications. You’ll walk away with practical tips you can immediately implement while working with your colleagues and clients including:
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Upcoming N4 Webinar: Newcomer Navigation: Simplifying the Healthcare Journey for New Canadians
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2020 10:15 AM
Join the National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4) as we present our inaugural webinar “Newcomer Navigation: Simplifying the Healthcare Journey for New Canadians”. In this session, speakers Christine Kouri (BSCN, MHA) Manager, Health Equity and Diversity and Suelana Taha, Health Equity Coordinator at The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), will discuss the innovative Newcomer Navigation role of supporting newcomers and their families through the often complex Canadian paediatric healthcare...
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Back to School in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Posted on Friday, August 21, 2020 08:21 AM
Across Canada, with all sorts of information circulating about the effect of COVID-19 on children, parents, teachers and many others are concerned about the return to school. The N4 resources toolkit has the back to school plans from all 10 provinces and 3 territories to help you understand what our provincial and territorial governments plan for our children.
- Alberta: K to 12 school re-entry Guidance and plans for students to start the 2020-21 school year
- British Columbia: Back to School Plan...
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