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IRCC: Eligible travellers from 13 more countries now qualify for visa-free travel to Canada
Posted on Friday, June 09, 2023 10:40 AM
News release
June 6, 2023, 11:30 a.m.—Winnipeg—Canada is a destination of choice for people looking to visit, do business or reunite with family and friends. That’s why we are committed to improving our immigration programs and services by making them more efficient and equitable for people around the world.
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced the addition of 13 countries to the electronic travel authorization (eTA) program. Travellers from...

IRCC: Canada is reuniting loved ones through new immigration measures...
Posted on Friday, June 09, 2023 10:35 AM
Canada is reuniting loved ones through new immigration measures New measures also address labour shortages in Canada
News release
May 26, 2023—Vancouver—Families are meant to be together, especially during life’s big moments like moving to a new country. That is why Canada is working to help families reunite more quickly and easily, and support themselves once in Canada.

Featured Organization: Rainbow Railroad
Posted on Friday, June 09, 2023 09:20 AM
Re-posted from June 2021
rainbowrailroad.org · Toronto, ON
Rainbow Railroad is global not-for-profit organization that helps LGBTQI+ people facing persecution based on their sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics. In a time when there are more displaced people than ever before, LGBTQI+ people are uniquely vulnerable due to systemic, state-enabled homophobia and transphobia. These factors either displace them in their own country or prevent them from escaping harm.
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Featured Member: Cindy Dawson
Posted on Wednesday, June 07, 2023 09:31 AM
Cindy Dawson is the Clinical Manager of 1Call1Click.ca, an initiative of the Kids Come First Health Team, providing mental health, addiction and substance use health care for children and youth based out of CHEO. Cindy has two decades of experience working in the children and youth mental health space and shares this expertise as an N4 subject matter expert.
Prior to moving into management, Cindy gained front-line experience working with children and youth as a Certified Child and Youth Counsellor...

Trusted Resources about Assessments as Information
Posted on Monday, June 05, 2023 09:10 AM
In our current post-pandemic climate where the nurse shortage still exists and much emphasis has been placed on IENs as a key resource, the time is ripe to once again shift our thinking surrounding assessments.
N4 has put together trusted resources that reframe thinking surrounding assessments within an IEN landscape to that of a solutions-based model.

IRCC: Express Entry rounds of invitations: Category-based selection
Posted on Friday, June 02, 2023 03:23 PM
In category-based rounds of invitations, we invite candidates who are eligible for a specific category established by the Minister to meet an identified economic goal. We invite candidates to apply for permanent residence based on criteria such as
- ability to communicate in a specific official language
- work experience in a specific Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) category of the National Occupational Classification (NOC)
- education
Category-based rounds add to general and...
N4 Newsletter: May 2023
Posted on Monday, May 29, 2023 09:04 AM
The May Newsletter with the latest news, events, updates and much more:
N4 / SPU IEHPs Online Program
Fostering Canadian Integration for IEHPs: From Learning to Action
September - December 2023
This 12-week program is designed to accompany and support IEHPs with the challenges of finding their place in Canada. It is based on an integrated development model that focuses on knowledge, skills and identity-making. The program's...

IRCC: Expanding employment opportunities for racialized newcomer women
Posted on Thursday, May 18, 2023 05:55 PM
Every woman and girl in Canada should have the opportunity to reach their full potential and overcome the unique barriers that can sometimes stand in their way. These barriers can be particularly significant for racialized newcomer women. That’s why the Government of Canada is helping racialized newcomer women find jobs by providing the support and services they need to succeed.

The Globe and Mail: B.C. government to send cancer patients to the U.S. for treatment
Posted on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 06:50 PM
British Columbia will send cancer patients out-of-country for radiation therapy in response to growing wait times and a backlog at home.
Beginning May 29, eligible patients will be sent to Bellingham, Wash., to receive radiation therapy at either PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center or North Cascade Cancer Center, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday.

CBC News: N.S. community doubts refugees recruited as health-care workers will ever arrive
Posted on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 09:08 AM
International workers who applied under federal program face lengthy delays
As Bahati Maganjo helps care for a patient who has just had a hip replacement in New Glasgow, N.S., she says her passion for working in health care is fuelled by the reality of growing up on the doorstep of war.
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