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N4 Biennial Stakeholder Survey - Open Now!
The N4 Stakeholder Survey captures the strengths and challenges professionals encounter while providing health or social services to newcomers. This 5-10 minute survey will inform N4’s focus for the coming years including the tools, education, and resources that we create and provide. We will be sharing the results later in the year.
New 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.
Amherst, NS · Barrie, ON · Brampton, ON · Burnaby, BC · Calgary, AB · Cambridge, ON · Courtenay, BC · Digby, NS · Fredericton, NB · Gatineau, QC · Halifax, NS · Hamilton, ON · London, ON · Mississauga, ON · Montreal, QC · Ottawa, ON · Regina, SK · Toronto, ON · Vancouver, BC · Victoria, BC · Waterloo, ON · Winnipeg, MB
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As an N4 member, you can access Member Directory to check on the newest members, connect with your peers and create a list of your close contacts.Not an N4 member yet? Join now, it's quick, easy and free!
Featured Webinar
Ensuring Equitable Health Care Through Interpretation: From Concept to Practice
Need for interpreter services has never been greater. Good, clear, and accurate communication is essential in delivering exceptional care. CHEO has recently expanded their interpreter services. The aim of this webinar is to share these new strategies.
Speakers: Jill Sullivan, Manager, Patience Experience, CHEO · Jocelyn Lamont, Patient Experience Specialist, CHEO · Catherine Penney, QI Specialist, N4
September 27 · 1 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free · Employer Series
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Upcoming Webinars
October 11 · 1 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free
Unveiling the Invisible: Exploring Intersections in Child Welfare and Immigration
Speakers: Liz Okai, Manager, CWICE · Danielle Ungara, Manager, CWICE
Register NowOctober 18 · 1 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free
Supporting IENs to Relaunch and Flourish in their Nursing Career in Canada
Speakers: Rola El Moubadder, Program Manager, CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses · Meghan Wankel, Program Coordinator, CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses
Register NowOctober 25 · 1 PM EST · English · 1.5 hours · 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
Register NowNovember 22· 1 PM EST · English · 1 hour · Free
Learn to Successfully Structure Orientation for Internationally Educated Health Professionals
Speakers: Catherine Driscoll, International Educated Nurses (IEN) Coordinator, Horizon Health Network · Ndolo Njie-Mokonya, Supervise Practice Experience Program Coordinator, The Ottawa Hospital
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All of our past webinars are recorded and available for free to view at any time on our website.
Featured Member
Bianca Briciu is assistant professor at the Providence School of Transformative Leadership and Spirituality, Saint Paul University. With a profound fascination for unlocking human potential across various dimensions of intelligence—ranging from cognitive to emotional and spiritual—she stands as a dedicated educator and researcher. Her current focus lies at the intersection of emotional and spiritual intelligence, positive psychology, mindfulness and transformative leadership.
Our Latest Organizational Partnerships
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:
Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment (OHPR), NS
College of Physicans & Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS), Bedford, Nova Scotia
The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
caSPR (Canadian Society of Physician Recruitment), Point Edward, ON
Societe sante en francais, Ottawa, ON
Want to meet with N4 to discuss your organization? Book a virtual meeting with N4.
N4 is presenting at Metropolis Social Determinants of Health Conference
Lessons Learned and Opportunities: Moving Forward in The Post-Pandemic Era
October 2-3, 2023
The conference aims to examine lessons learned from the contagion for social researchers, policy makers and service providers via an examination of the demographic, social, economic, political and behavioral factors that impacted the ability to respond the health emergency arising from the pandemic with a view to establishing a more equitable healthcare system that enables better health outcomes for all.
Promoting Retention of Health Care Professionals: The Importance of Mentorship Modules
In this webinar, speakers describe the importance of mentorship modules for the retention of health professionals, best practices and lessons learned through the implementation of mentorship modules.
Speakers: Dr. Catherine Baxter, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nursing, Brandon University | Susanne Priest, MN/PN, Regional Director, NP Practice and Nursing Retention
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Checklist for Recruiting, Integrating, and Retaining Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHPs)
N4 has produced an array of tools to support the recruitment and retention of internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) into Canadian health care organizations including a report, toolkit and checklist.
This checklist supports health care employers to create a workplace which welcomes and ensures a sense of belonging for IEHPs.
What Members Say About N4
"I believe the program has impacted positively in my career by making it easier for me to understand the way Canadian healthcare system works and how one can easily integrate into the system."
Faith Chiaghana, Internationally Educated Nurse (IEN) Participant in the N4/SPU IEHPs Online Program
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N4 has created a School Enrolment Advocacy Template Letter for Children in Temporary Housing
Access to affordable and appropriate housing is a current challenge for many Canadians. Families welcomed to Canada as refugees are often placed in hotel setting as they search for long-term, appropriate accommodations. This process can take months. Without a permanent address, newcomer children may be inappropriately denied school enrollment. N4 has created this template letter to advocate for families in your community who are facing barriers to school registration due to their temporary housing situation (ex. living in a hotel).
Stay up to date with the latest IEHPs news
Receive news from authoritative organizations involved in the certification, recruitment and retention of Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals (IEHPs).
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IRCC: Canada celebrates Welcoming Week 2023
“By opening our doors to those seeking a better life, we open our communities to those wanting to build a stronger Canada... Read MoreGlobal News: Immigration Minister Marc Miller: Housing crisis can't be solved without new immigrants
Canada’s housing crisis “absolutely cannot” be solved without the aid of new immigrants who bring their skills here... Read MoreGlobal News: Should international students be capped? Here’s what Canada’s provinces say
As Canada continues to grapple with a housing crisis, the conversation is increasingly turning to international students... Read MoreCTV: Housing Minister Fraser: Government Open to Adjusting Immigration Targets for Housing
Canada’s housing minister says the federal government isn’t ruling out changes to its ambitious immigration targets... 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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