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hollandbloorview.ca · Toronto, ON

How multidisciplinary teams at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is helping children with complex health issues

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital creates a world of possibility by supporting children and youth living with disability, medical complexity, illness and injury. Learn more about how their dedicated...

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When: March 26, 2021 · 01 PM EST
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Most newcomers nowadays are from different ethnocultural backgrounds. Upon arrival in Canada or other high-income countries, newcomer children may experience subtle or drastic changes in their food environment depending on their pre-migration living circumstances, which may lead to dietary acculturation. Such changes may have short and long-term effects on the health status of newcomer...

Dear front line settlement and resettlement workers:

As Canada ramps up our COVID-19 immunization response with increased access to COVID-19 vaccine supply over the spring, there is a need, more than ever, for reliable information on these vaccines and the vaccination plans. You play an important role in sharing reliable information with Canada’s newcomers.

We would like to invite you to one of two information sessions on February 16 and 19, 2021 about Canada’s vaccine roll-out plan and public health...

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When: March 3, 2021 · 01 PM EST
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Effective human communication plays a central role in human relationships daily. It is not surprising to see how interpersonal communication can affect our lives in different contexts. For newcomers to Canada, cultural settings, language barriers, and other factors could be a burden to have and maintain dynamics, especially in the workplace. With COVID-19, it became hard to establish effective...

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When: February 24, 2021 · 01 PM EST
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Black History Month commemorates the rich heritage of a variety of cultures that span the globe: from the sub-Saharan African and Sahelean cultures, through Europe and the Americas, to the island gems of the Antilles and extending across the Australian landscape. As we celebrate Black History Month we are mindful that when we say Black, we are referring to more than...

mosaicnet.ca · Winnipeg, MB

Mosaic is a rights-based organization that provides newcomer parents and primary caregivers with opportunities to develop additional language and parenting skills to build the confidence and independence needed to participate actively in community life, so they may contribute to and share in the benefits of their new communities.

Mosaic...

Online · English · FreeWhen: January 27, 2021 01:00 PM ESTRegister now! newcomernavigation.ca/human-trafficking

In this introductory webinar, we will define human trafficking and explore its impact on migrant women with precarious immigration status in Canada. Designed for frontline workers and service providers who work in the non-profit and community sector and/or for those who work directly with migrant and immigrant women, this webinar aims to:

• Increase frontline workers’ awareness on the issue...

rainbowrailroad.org · Toronto, ON

Prior to COVID-19 travel restrictions, we visited Ecuador and Mexico to understand the issues facing displaced LGBTQI people in the region. Each country differs, and to be sure, there are...