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April 24-30: National Immunization Awareness Week - NIAW
Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 09:23 AM
This year, Canada’s National Immunization Awareness Week (NIAW) coincides with both the Vaccination Week in the Americas and World Immunization World Immunization Week. Every year, Canada Immunize hosts a number of events to raise awareness of the importance of immunization, its impact on the community and success. Worldwide organizations participate in international strategies to increase awareness regarding the importance of vaccination.
Newcomers to Canada may lack immunization and immunization...
Budget 2021: What it means for IRCC
Posted on Monday, April 26, 2021 12:44 PM
Message from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada - IRCC
Yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland tabled Budget 2021, titled A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience. This Budget was about finishing the fight against COVID-19 and creating more jobs and prosperity for Canadians in the years and decades to come.
In her speech, Deputy Prime Minister Freeland reiterated the government’s commitment to immigration, including a plan to draw even more talented,...
Changes to COVID-19 testing for travellers entering Canada
Posted on Monday, April 26, 2021 11:09 AM
The process for every international traveller coming into the four designated airports has changed, as announced by the Government of Canada on April 23rd 2021: COVID-19 Day-10-Testing changed to Day-8-Testing.
Will you be involved in the COVID-19 Day-8 screening swab? How will this change affect your work? Do you see any challenges?
Prioritization of pregnant women for COVID-19 vaccination in Canada
Posted on Monday, April 26, 2021 09:14 AM
In a response to the urge by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada ( SOGC) to prioritize pregnant women in all provinces to receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to increase in the number of pregnant women admitted to ICU in Ontario, New Brunswick and Ontario added pregnancy to the province priority list on April 20 and 23, respectively. Alberta had started adding pregnancy as an eligibility to receive the COVID-19 vaccine since March and Saskatchewan started since April 14.
Unfortunately,...
Upcoming N4 Webinar: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Maternal Health of Newcomers
Posted on Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:44 PM
Register now! newcomernavigation.ca/maternal-health
COVID-19 has imposed major disruptions to maternal and child health services that have disproportionately impacted newcomer women and children. Join us for a panel discussion featuring diverse perspectives from across North America.
Learning objectives
- How COVID-19 has exacerbated maternal health inequities for newcomer women and children
- Some of the top challenges Newcomer women experience during labour and delivery
- Examples of promising practices...
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