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Call for Virtual Experiential Learning Projects
Posted on Wednesday, December 02, 2020 11:10 PM
Carleton University, Bachelor of Global and International Studies (GINS 3100) Call for Virtual Experiential Learning Projects
The National Newcomer Navigation Network (N4) program was pleased to partner with the Bachelor of Global and International Studies (BGInS) at Carleton University over the Fall 2020 term in support of their innovative, virtual experiential learning course, or e-internship. This course is offered to third-year students as an alternative to overseas internships, allowing greater...
Upcoming N4 Webinar: Newcomer Healthcare: There is no one-size-fits-all approach
Posted on Monday, November 30, 2020 04:51 PM
Online · English · Free
When: Dec 16, 2020 01:00 PM EST
Register now! newcomernavigation.ca/newcomer-healthcare
Cross-sectoral collaboration among the health and settlement sector is critical to ensure newcomers settling into Canada have an equitable health care experience and achieve optimal health outcomes. This panel will feature perspectives from front-line staff, a physician and nurse practitioners across Canada in the health sector who have developed multidisciplinary models...
COVID-19 second wave
Posted on Friday, November 27, 2020 03:29 PM
Message to Settlement and Resettlement Assistance Program Service Provider Organizations
As COVID-19 continues to affect our communities and some areas of Canada are seeing new restrictions imposed, you may have questions about service delivery. We are writing as a reminder to please follow guidance from your local health authority in these uncertain times.
As you know, Canada continues to provide protection through our refugee programs. We recommend maintaining alternative service delivery options...
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...
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...
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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