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Featured Learning Event
IEHP Resource Hub: Tools and Resources to Support Optimal Employment of Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals
Join us for the launch of the N4 IEHP Resource Hub; a one stop shop for IEHPs, settlement, healthcare employers, and policy makers to access tools to ensure IEHPs optimally contribute to our healthcare workforce.
Speakers: Christine Kouri, Director, N4 · Houda Zrelli, Project Coordinator, French Health Network of Central Southwestern Ontario
March 27 · 1 PM EST · French · 1 hour · Free
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IEHP Resource Hub
The N4 IEHP Resource Hub serves as a comprehensive platform for Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals (IEHPs) and those who support them. It provides a wealth of resources to facilitate the successful integration of IEHPs into the Canadian health workforce.
Upcoming Learning Events
April 10 · 1 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free
Canada's Refugee Health System Atlas: National Innovation with Global Impact
Speakers: Gabriel Fabreau, Assistant Professor, University of Calgary · Annalee Coakley, Co-director, Refugee Health YYC
Register NowApril 17 · 1 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free
Improving the Data Landscape on IEHPs: Recent Data on IENs Not Working as Nurses in Ontario
Speaker: Joan Atlin, Director, Strategy Policy and Research (SPR), WES Canada
Register NowApril 24 · 1 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free
A Sense of Belonging, or Just a Means to an End? Inclusion of Immigrant Frontline Workers in the Ontario Settlement Sector
Speakers: Michaël Séguin, Assistant Professor, Saint Paul-University · Bianca Briciu, Assistant Professor, Saint-Paul University · Sahar Zohni, Manager of Operations, Planning and Performance, N4
Register NowJune 5 · 1 PM EST · French · 1 hour · Free · Webinar
Recruitment and Retention Practices for Internationally Educated Nurses
Presented by Hôpital Monfort
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All of our past webinars are recorded and available for free to view at any time on our website.
English · 1 hour · Free
Doing More with What You Know: An Introduction to Knowledge Mobilization for Newcomer-Serving Professionals
Speaker: Sarah Pinder, Knowledge Broker, Knowledge Institute, for Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions
Watch Now!English · 1 hour · Free
Mental Distress and Resettlement: Improving RAPs Model of Service for Clients in Mental Distress
Royal College members receive 0.5 Continuing Education credits for watching this webinar. CCHL members receive 0.5 MOC II credits for watching this webinar. CPA members receive 1 Continuing Education credit for watching this webinar.
Speakers: Paulysha De Gannes, Assistant Manager, CAMH · Mercedes Sobers, Research Coordinator, CAMH · Jack Williams, Research Analyst, CAMH
Watch Now!English · 1 hour · Free
Unveiling the Invisible: Exploring Intersections in Child Welfare and Immigration
Speakers: Liz Okai, Manager, CWICE - Child Welfare Immigration Centre of Excellence · Danielle Ungara, Manager, CWICE - Child Welfare Immigration Centre of Excellence
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IEHP Resource Hub
N4 has Created Visual Pathways to Licensure for ITPs (IMGs)
IEHP Resource Hub
N4 has Created a Visual Pathway to Licensure for IENs
Migration, Race, Child Welfare, and Citizenship (OCASI)
Webinar · English · 1.5 hours · Free
Migration, Race, Child Welfare and the Right to Citizenship OCASI virtual event held on February 22, 2024 Hosted by Debbie Douglas, OCASI Executive Director Moderated by Temisan Boyo Fanou, Lawyer and consultant specializing in labour, migration, and human rights Organized with funding support from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
Speakers: Josh Lamers, Collective of Child Welfare Survivors; Danette Edwards, Black Legal Action Centre; and Abdullahi Muse, Somali community member and activist
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Featured Member
Lisa Jane de Gara is a dedicated leader, blending her experience in public service and academia to make a difference. Currently leading a team at Action for Healthy Communities, she's focused on bringing top-notch immigration services to small towns in rural Alberta. She is also a Sessional Lecturer with the University of Saskatchewan's Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy where she herself learned the "tricks of the trade." As a scholar, her work on the internet and disinformation has brought her to the USA, Japan, and Lithuania.
Featured Organization
World Education Services (WES) is a non-profit social enterprise that supports the educational, economic, and social inclusion of immigrants, refugees, and international students. For nearly 50 years, WES has set the standard for international academic credential evaluation, supporting millions of people as they seek to achieve their academic and professional goals.
N4 Outreach and Partners
N4 meets regularly with stakeholder organizations to ensure we understand and support their efforts to promote equity for newcomers. Here are the latest organizations we have met with:
La Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne (FCFA) du Canada, Ottawa, ON
Touchstone Institute, Toronto, ON
Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON
SHERPA University Institute, Montreal, QC
AMSSA, Burnaby, BC
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New N4 Members
Health and social service professionals across Canada join N4 to ensure equity for our newcomers. Here's some of the cities where our newest members have joined from.
Calgary, AB · Chatham, ON · Greater Sudbury, ON · Halifax, NS · London, ON · Mississauga, ON · Montreal, QC · Ottawa, ON · Simcoe, ON · St. John's, NFLD · Stratford, ON · Sudbury, ON · Toronto, ON · Vancouver, BC · Windsor, ON · Winnipeg, MB
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Government of Canada: Canada announces new immigration pilots for rural and Francophone minorities
Rural and Francophone minority communities are critical to Canada’s long-term growth... Read MoreCBC: Ottawa says it will bypass Quebec's immigration cap to speed up family reunification
After several months of asking the Quebec government in vain to increase its family reunification capacity... Read MoreStatCan Report: The improvement in the labour market outcomes of recent immigrants
Several factors may have contributed to the improved labour market outcomes for recent immigrants since the mid-2010s... Read MoreWould You Like to Feature Your News Here? Share the news of your organization's work with newcomers and we will feature it here and on the N4 website.
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What Members Say About N4
Delve into Clarissa Moura’s testimonial to uncover the invaluable soft skills she gained in the N4/SPU IEHP Online Program as an internationally educated nurse, and learn how this program laid the foundation for her success in Canada. Gain insights into the program's unique features and embark on your own path to professional excellence in Canada.
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Government of Canada: Canada announces new immigration pilots for rural and Francophone minorities
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Rural and Francophone minority communities are critical to Canada’s long-term growth... Read More
CBC: Ottawa says it will bypass Quebec's immigration cap to speed up family reunification
After several months of asking the Quebec government in vain to increase its family reunification capacity... Read More
StatCan Report: The improvement in the labour market outcomes of recent immigrants
Several factors may have contributed to the improved labour market outcomes for recent immigrants since the mid-2010s... Read More
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